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Papa John’s Pizza (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the third largest carryout and delivery pizza restaurant in the United States behind Pizza Hut and Domino’s Pizza; it is based in Louisville, Kentucky. Papa John’s slogan is “Better Ingredients, Better Pizza.” There are nearly 2,100 Papa John’s stores in the U.S., over 200 in the UK, 30 in China, over 15 in Canada, and stores in 20 total international markets.
The founder of Papa John’s, John Schnatter, began his pizza career at Rocky’s Sub Pub in Jeffersonville, Indiana while attending Jeffersonville High School. John graduated from Jeffersonville High in 1980, but he continued his association with the pizza business while in college at Ball State University, working as a delivery driver for Greek’s Pizzeria in Muncie. Upon graduating, he began working for his father, who was co-owner of the bar “Mick’s Lounge,” in Jeffersonville. In 1984, he sold his car to buy out the other owner of the bar, and started serving pizza to customers. Business started picking up, and soon enough Mick’s Lounge was converted entirely into the first Papa John’s restaurant.
The corporation credits its growth to attention to great customer service, quality products and menu simplicity, contrasting that with other chains’ focus on low prices. Pizzas failing to garner an eight on a ten point scale are discarded. Fewer options in crust styles and side dishes simplify inventory management and are meant to allow greater focus on what options there are. However, Papa John’s has recently moved toward the industry marketing trend of constantly adding and advertising new menu items. Most recently, they have added thin-crust and pan pizza options, but each with its own “different” twist: the thin crust has been advertised as crispier than others (similar to St. Louis-style pizza) and the pan has a “Robusto” sauce with chunky tomato pieces and more vibrant spice notes. To further simplify in-store operations and to provide product consistency between stores, many functions such as dough production are carried out by an off-site commissary system similar to that of most other fast food chains.
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