Papa John's International Inc is an American pizza restaurant franchise with its headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky. It operates more than 500 company-owned restaurant locations, along with around 4,800 franchised restaurants in 45 countries around the world, employing around 16,500 people. The firm predominantly offers take-out and delivery options and is one of the largest pizza delivery restaurant chains in the United States. The firm was established in 1983.
Papa John’s international restaurants can be found in the US, the UK, Canada, Mexico, China, Russia, Korea, Spain, and even the United Arab Emirates. The firm prides itself on using fresh dough, its own signature sauce, and high-quality ingredients. Alongside its signature pizzas, the chain offers sides, drinks, and desserts as well as specialty vegan pizzas in some locations.
The firm also incorporates a North America commissaries segment that comprises approximately 11 full-service regional dough production and distribution quality-control centres in the United States. The chain was named as the Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food Association pizza delivery chain of the year in 2019. The company has been trading on the NASDAQ since its public launch in 1993 and is listed under the stock ticker PZZA.
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