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Papa Murphy's Pizza

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The owner of Papa Murphy's is putting itself on the market

 By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 18, 2025

MTY Food Group, which owns numerous brands including Pinkberry and Wetzel’s Pretzels, acknowledged that it is reviewing strategic alternatives, including a sale of the company.

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Papa Murphy's franchisees are not the chain's biggest problem

 By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 13, 2025

The Bottom Line: The CEO of the take-and-bake pizza chain’s parent company MTY Food Group blamed its problems in part on franchisees’ lack of marketing. But the company faces value concerns and competition from grocery stores.

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A volatile environment and intense competition take a bite out of Papa Murphy's

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 13, 2025

Papa Murphy's continues to close underperforming stores as parent company MTY Food Group works to turn around the struggling pizza chain amid intense competition and declining same-store sales.

Marketing

Papa Murphy’s tests a cautious return of $10 Tuesdays

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 06, 2025

Marketing Bites: For years, the take-and-bake pizza chain found success with the deal, until prices crept up. Now, it’s careful not to repeat Subway’s $5 Footlong playbook.

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With growth at a standstill, Papa Murphy's owner looks for acquisitions

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 14, 2024

The take-and-bake pizza chain has been closing locations this year. But owner MTY Food Group is still shopping for more brands to buy.

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For Papa Murphy's, a cut in SNAP benefits came at a bad time

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 12, 2024

The take-and-bake pizza chain saw a steep drop in sales from customers on SNAP benefits, just as weather and consumer concerns hit restaurants.

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The owner of Papa Murphy's says consumers are getting more demanding

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 11, 2023

The CEO of MTY Food Group said customers expect more from their restaurants. But they’re not demanding more discounts yet.

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Papa Murphy's owner hopes the brand's tough 2022 is in the past

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 16, 2023

The take-and-bake pizza chain "closed a lot of stores" last year amid lower franchisee profits. But parent company MTY Food Group says 2023 has started out much better.

Leadership

Nik Rupp named chief operating officer for Papa Murphy’s

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 22, 2022

The former finance executive will lead the brand under the Canadian brand operator MTY Food Group.

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Papa Murphy’s owner has some labor problems

By Jonathan Maze on Oct. 11, 2021

MTY Global says it is delaying openings and closing some restaurants during the week because it cannot find enough workers.

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