LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Papa
John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA), celebrated the opening of
its first restaurant in Madrid, Spain with a launch party on May 9th.
Media and VIP attendees were the first to be able to sample menu
offerings and enjoy a better pizza experience. The new restaurant,
located in the Serrano area of Madrid, is one of more than 100 Papa
John's restaurants planned for Madrid and the surrounding area.
The new venture is owned and operated by Drake QSR, which was awarded
Papa John's Franchisee of the Year in 2015 and is one of the
fastest-growing, most successful franchise business partners for Papa
John's International, Inc. with more than 45 units in Chile. "We're
excited to continue the momentum of our launch event and introduce Papa
John's legacy of quality to our fellow Spaniards," said Antonio
Rostagno, Managing Director of PJ Spain. "Not only are we bringing Better
Pizza to Spain, we are also bringing better career opportunities for
young people."
"Enjoying Papa John's pizza is a shared experience and brings people
together all over the world," said Tim O'Hern, Senior Vice President &
Chief Development Officer. "Quality is something that everyone
understands and appreciates. People know when they're getting quality
ingredients and that is why Papa John's pizza continues to expand into
new countries and territories. In addition, we will be adding much
needed jobs to the labor market which is a win, win."
The entry into Spain continues Papa John's expansion in Europe. Papa
John's International has over 300 restaurants in the U.K. In addition,
Papa John's recently opened its first restaurant in Northern France on
May 24, 2016 and will be opening in the Netherlands in July 2016. Papa
John's International is currently looking for potential franchisees in
other areas of France, as well as Poland, Czech Republic and Belgium.
About Papa John's
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's International,
Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third-largest pizza delivery company.
For 14 of the past 16 years, consumers have rated Papa John's No. 1 in
customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American
Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John's is the Official Pizza
Sponsor of the National Football League and the Official Pizza of Major
League Baseball. For more information about the company or to order
pizza online, visit Papa John's at www.papajohns.com.
Also visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PapaJohns,
Twitter at http://twitter.com/PapaJohns,
YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/papajohns,
Instagram at instagram.com/papajohns,
Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/papajohnspizza,
and Vine at vine.co/papajohns.
Looking to be a part of something Better? Learn more about franchising
with Papa John's at www.papajohns.com/franchise.
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Papa John's International, Inc.
Mike Measells, 502-261-4519
Vice
President, Business Development
mike_measells@papajohns.com
Source: Papa John's International, Inc.
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