Papa John’s Opens 100th Restaurant in Russia
March 15 2017 - 09:32AM
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, 502-261-4233Senior
Director, Public Relationspeter_collins@papajohns.com
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