Papa John’s International Announces Development Deal in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Poland
August 24 2017 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Papa John’s International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA), continues its
expansion into new countries with the announcement of signed
development agreements for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Poland.
PJ Western signed a development agreement to open 16 restaurants
over the next five years in Kazakhstan, with the first store
scheduled to open in Almaty over the next few months. In addition,
PJ Western plans to open its first restaurant in Kyrgyzstan in the
fourth quarter of 2017, with a plan to open six restaurants in
Bishkek over the next three years. They also will be opening 23
restaurants in Poland beginning in late 2017.
“We are very excited about establishing and expanding the Papa
John’s pizza brand in these three countries,” said Chris Wynne
co-owner and CEO of PJ Western. “We believe our success in Russia
will transfer to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Poland and our new
customers will love our BETTER PIZZA and quality ingredients.”
“PJ Western continues to have great success in Russia and
Belarus and we are excited about their expansion plans. We expect
that Chris and his team will continue to deliver on our BETTER
INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA. brand promise in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
and Poland,” said Tim O’Hern, Senior Vice President & Chief
Development Officer.
Papa John’s International is currently looking for potential
franchisees in Paris, France, as well as Germany, Belgium and
Denmark.
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 16 of the past 18 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
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Papa John’s International, Inc.Peter Collins, 502-261-4233Senior
Director, Public Relationspeter_collins@papajohns.com
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