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Papa John's

Financing

Loyalty, third-party delivery and stuffed crust power Papa John’s

The chain now expects to match last year’s numbers despite tough comparisons, while unit growth in the pizza chain accelerates.

Financing

Pizza chains expect to keep a lot of their pandemic sales

Domino’s and Papa John’s both believe they can keep growing sales even as comparisons get tough, and say they have advertising dollars to spend, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Leadership

At Papa John’s, Rob Lynch slaughters some sacred cows, and keeps others

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 29, 2021

The Restaurant Leader of the Year finalist helped spur a remarkable turnaround at the pizza chain, with some assistance from the pandemic.

Financing

A growing Papa John’s operator hopes to get more athletes into franchising

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 14, 2021

Disrupt Foods, cofounded by New Orleans Saints player Malcolm Jenkins, has created a program that will manage athletes' and entertainers’ franchise investments in top fast-food brands.

Financing

Pizza chains hope to hold onto sales gains amid investor skepticism

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 25, 2021

Stock prices in delivery companies, including Papa John’s and Domino’s, have fallen in recent weeks. But the chains believe they can still do well this year, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

John Schnatter is not going away

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 10, 2021

John Schnatter has been on a crusade to repair his reputation, while dragging Papa John's in the media for its quality in the process. Yet that effort doesn't appear to be helping.

Financing

Papa John’s looks to improve efficiency following a big 2020

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 02, 2021

The company has added centralized phone orders at company locations and is adding dough spinners as it looks to handle a surge of business.

Financing

Papa John’s faces a new challenge: High expectations

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 25, 2021

The pizza chain and rival Domino’s saw their stock prices plunge Thursday as investors worried that the end of the pandemic will hurt their sales.

Financing

How Papa John’s quickly turned itself around

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 06, 2021

This week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” features the chain’s CEO, Rob Lynch, discussing the company’s comeback and how it was helped along by the pandemic.

Food

Papa John’s has huge plans for its stuffed-crust pizza

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 23, 2020

The pizza chain’s CEO promises it could become a platform for further innovation and one of the biggest initiatives in its history.

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