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Financing

For Papa Johns, the CEO departure came at the wrong time

 By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 23, 2024

The Bottom Line: The pizza chain worked to convince franchisees to buy into a massive marketing shift. And then the brand’s CEO left.

Food

Domino's gets into a New York state of mind with new pizza

 By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 15, 2024

New York City built its pizza reputation on foldable slices topped with sauce and cheese. Recently, the big chains are getting in on the action and New York-style pizza is spreading across the country.

Financing

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.

Financing

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.

Operations

MOD Pizza shuttered 26 restaurants during the first quarter

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 09, 2024

Five units were in California but the fast-food wage there was not to blame, the fast casual said. The closed restaurants in 10 states and the District of Columbia were "underperformers."

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.

Financing

How to modernize a 50-year-old pizza chain

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 27, 2024

A Deeper Dive: This week’s episode of the RB podcast features Tom Sacco, CEO of the Iowa-based pizza chain Happy Joe’s, on adapting the brand for today’s restaurant diners.

Financing

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

David Graves is out as president of Pizza Hut U.S.

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 22, 2024

Aaron Powell, the pizza chain’s global CEO, will take over management of the restaurant brand domestically while a replacement is found.

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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