Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. Better Franchisees. Papa John's partners with franchisees who share the desire to make world-class pizza using superior-quality ingredients

Nation's Restaurant News,  Dec 10, 2007  

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Committed to delivering on its brand promise of "Better Ingredients. Better Pizza." Papa John's, the world's third-largest pizza franchisor, is the recognized quality leader in the pizza category. Papa John's opened its first pizza restaurant in 1985, and today owns or franchises more than 3,100 restaurants in all 50 states and 27 countries.

Papa John's began in 1984 when founder John Schnatter, at age 23, knocked down the broom closet in his father's tavern in Jeffersonville, Ind., installed an oven and began delivering pizza out of the back of the bar. From day one, John believed he could make a better traditional pizza by using fresh dough and superior-quality ingredients.

A FOCUS ON QUALITY

Today, Papa John's remains focused on using high quality ingredients to make its customers a superior-quality pizza.

Papa John's makes the crust of every traditional pizza with fresh dough (never frozen) prepared with clear-filtered water in the company's regional quality control centers. Papa John's uses only fresh-packed tomato sauce (not concentrate) made from vine-ripened tomatoes, which go from the vine to the can in an average of six hours; cheese made with 100% mozzarella; and other high quality toppings, including baby portabello mushrooms.

NUMEROUS AWARDS

Papa John's attention to detail and focus on quality has led to numerous honors and awards over the years, some of which include:

* 1999--2007 For eight consecutive years, Papa John's has earned the highest customer satisfaction rating among all national pizza chains in the highly regarded American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released by the National Quality Research Center at the University of Michigan Busihess School.

* 2007 Named Pizza Chain of the Year by PizzaMarketplace.com.

* 1998--2000, 2002, 2004--2006 Top rated national pizza delivery and take-out chain in Restaurants & Institutions' Consumers Choice in Chains Survey.

* 2005--2006 Named Delivery Operator of the Year among pizza chains in the United Kingdom by the Pizza and Pasta Association.

* 2006 Silver winner of the Brandweek Customer Loyalty Award in the pizza category.

Papa John's has also been voted "Best Pizza" in more than 50 U.S. markets over the last several years including Atlanta, Dallas, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Washington, Knoxville, Tenn., and Orlando, Fla.

QUALITY FRANCHISEES

Papa John's is just as passionate about partnering with only superior-quality

franchisees as it is about using only superior-quality ingredients. The company only partners with those franchisees who share a desire to make and deliver a world-class pizza.

ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM

Papa John's is currently looking for the right franchisees to join its system, with particular emphasis on several key markets. The company recently launched an Enterprise Zone Program allowing franchisees who qualify to pay no up-front franchise fees for development in Boston; Chicago; Detroit; Albany, N.Y.; Buffalo, N.Y.; California; Connecticut and New Jersey.

Additionally, franchisees agreeing to build five or more units pay a reduced royalty through 2010, and those building less than five restaurants will pay no royalty during 2008.The program is available through Sept. 28, 2008.

For more information on these and other Papa John's franchise opportunities visit papa johns.com/franchise_opps, or call 502-261-4844.

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Better Ingredients
Better Pizza

Company Name:            Papa John's International, Inc.
Contact:                 Stacy Bowling, Franchise Qualification
                           Specialist
Address:                 2002 Papa John's Blvd., Louisville, KY 40299
Phone:                   205.261.4844
Fax:                     2502.261.4324
Email:                   Stacy_Bowling@PapaJohns.com
Website:                 www.PapaJohns.com
Years in Business:       23
Number of Current Units: Over 3100

Area of Operations:

50 states, 27 countries

Looking to Expand Into
the following Regions:

Throughout the U.S. with
emphasis on the
following regions:
Albany, NY
Buffalo, NY
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
California
Connecticut
New Jersey

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