Papa John's

Papa Johns, eager for more unit growth, inks a 50-unit development deal

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 10, 2024

The Bajco Group will open 50 restaurants in the Midwest, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Florida, as the pizza chain works to increase domestic development.

Marketing

Papa Johns just introduced a major new marketing platform

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 02, 2024

The pizza delivery chain is building on its “Better Ingredients, Better Pizza” with a new marketing slogan, “Better Get You Some," along with a campaign featuring Big Boi.

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U.S. pizza chains hit a post-pandemic wall

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 25, 2024

The Bottom Line: Growth that came so easy to pizza delivery chains like Domino’s, Pizza Hut and Papa Johns is now much harder to come by. And now two of them are looking for new leadership.

Leadership

Shake Shack names Rob Lynch CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 21, 2024

The fast-casual burger chain is plucking the Papa Johns chief executive to take over for Randy Garutti in May. Ravi Thanawala will become the pizza chain’s interim CEO.

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Papa Johns has big plans to boost sales this year

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 01, 2024

The company is shifting spending from local marketing to national marketing and has plans for “major food innovation” come April.

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At Papa Johns, delivery shifts from its own apps to aggregators

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 29, 2024

The Bottom Line: The pizza delivery chain’s business with companies like Uber Eats and DoorDash is thriving while its own delivery is slowing. But this isn’t the beginning of the end of self-delivery, CEO Rob Lynch says.

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Shaquille O'Neal's time on the Papa Johns board is coming to an end

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 28, 2024

The former NBA player turned pitchman will not run for re-election on the board due to business commitments. But he will maintain a relationship with the pizza chain.

Leadership

Papa Johns' international chief is leaving the company

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 29, 2024

Amanda Clark, who has helped boost the pizza chain’s development in the U.S. and globally, is leaving to take a CEO role “at another company in the franchise industry.”

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