Form: 10-K

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

March 23, 2000

EXHIBIT 21

Published on March 23, 2000




Exhibit 21

Subsidiaries of the Company

(a) PJ Food Service, Inc., a Kentucky corporation
(b) Papa John's USA, Inc., a Kentucky corporation
(c) Papa John's Support Services, Inc., a Kentucky corporation
(d) PJFS of Mississippi, Inc., a Mississippi corporation
(e) Risk Services Corp., a Kentucky corporation
(f) Capital Delivery, Ltd., a Kentucky corporation
(g) Papa John's (U.K.) Ltd., a United Kingdom corporation
(h) Perfect Pizza Ltd., a United Kingdom corporation