LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Papa
John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA), the world's third largest
pizza delivery company is pleased to announce the opening of the 100th
Papa John's restaurant in Russia. The brand has experienced significant
growth in Russia opening more than 32 locations in the past year alone.
The 100th restaurant is located in St. Petersburg.
The brand has been expanding rapidly since its entrance in Russia in
2003 by opening new restaurants not only in Russia, but also across a
vast territory from Siberia to Central Europe. Currently there are 60
corporate-owned restaurants and 40 franchise restaurants in Russia. Over
the last eight years, the company experienced a steady double-digit
growth year-after-year. Russia's 100th Papa John's is located
in St. Petersburg at Maliy Prospekt Vasilievskiy Ostrov, bld. 22. The
restaurant is one of the more expansive locations in Russia with
approximately 193 square metres and 36 comfortable seats.
"The opening of the 100th Papa John's Pizza restaurant in
Russia is a big milestone for both the Russian market and for the
International business as a whole. It confirms the brand's
attractiveness in the market and high potential for further development.
I am thankful to all our franchisees for their confidence. Papa John's
actively chooses each franchisee in Russia to partner with and
appreciates their passion and loyalty to the brand," stated
Christopher Wynne, the President and CEO of Papa John's Russia and PJ
Western Company. "Papa John's strives to provide the highest level of
quality and service in the pizza category. We firmly believe that a
better product and a strong relationship with our partners -
franchisees, team members, and suppliers - are essential. If the
relationship is strong and reliable, no matter how small the business
is, it will be successful. Here at Papa John's we don't race for rapid
restaurant growth, instead we focus on growing our Pizza Family and
staying true to our BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA. brand promise.
"BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA. isn't just a slogan, it's a way of
life at Papa John's. Papa John's has invested more than five million US
dollars in the development of Russian agricultural producers since
August 2014. These investments enable the brand to leverage local
suppliers and ensure the freshest ingredients are delivered to all Papa
John's restaurants. Additionally, all suppliers pass several levels of
quality control, from regional to international standards."
Papa John's in Russia continues to develop its e-commerce business. More
than 75% of all orders are placed online and the brand will continue to
focus on improving its digital customer experience including its
website, mobile apps and other business tools in 2017.
Papa John's plans to increase the number of restaurants up to 150 in
Russia by the end of 2017.
About the company:
Papa John's in Russia
PJ Western owns the Master Franchise rights for Russia and Belarus. It
operates over 111 restaurants in total in the former Soviet Union with
over 60 restaurants owned directly by the company and over 51 franchises
from Siberia to Minsk in cities of Angarsk, Vladimir, Irkutsk, Kazan,
Kemerovo, Minsk, Yekaterinburg, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk,
Samara, Tver, Togliatti and Tomsk, Sochi.
Christopher Wynne took over ownership of the Company in 2008 when the
business had 4 restaurants in operation. The Company has grown to be one
of the largest franchise businesses of Papa John's International
worldwide.
Christopher Wynne, is a native of Colorado, USA, but moved to Moscow in
2002 to begin his career as an entrepreneur in Russia.
The first "Papa John's" restaurant opened in Russia in December 2003.
Papa John's franchise in Russia employs over 2,000 people across Russia
and operates over 1,000 delivery cars.
Papa John's International
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John's International, Inc.
(NASDAQ: PZZA) is the world's third-largest pizza delivery company.
Chairman, Founder and CEO, "Papa" John Schnatter founded the company 33
years ago. The company has more than 5,000 restaurants globally in more
than 45 countries, including Canada, India, Venezuela, UK, Egypt, Saudi
Arabia, China, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Turkey.
BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA. PAPA JOHN'S. Join the Papa John's
Pizza Family at www.papajohns.com/franchise.
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
15 of the past 17 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, the Official Pizza of Major
League Baseball and the Official Pizza Partner of the National Hot Rod
Association (NHRA). 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, and Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/papajohnspizza.
Looking to be a part of something Better? Join the Papa John's Pizza
Family at www.papajohns.com/careers/
and www.papajohns.com/franchise.
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Papa John's International, Inc.
Peter Collins, 502-261-4233
Senior
Director, Public Relations
peter_collins@papajohns.com
Source: Papa John's International, Inc.
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