CHICAGO—A franchisee of 30 Papa John's has withdrawn his stores from the 2,900-plus-unit system and renamed them Papa Tony's. According to the Chicago Daily Herald, the break between Papa John …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—The struggle to boost comparable-store sales at Papa John's International, Inc. continues. According to a news release, Papa John's domestic systemwide comparable sales for …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's will launch what it calls a "Pizza and Entertainment" campaign on May 3 with a promotion offering customers one of three DVD movies with the purchase of a large The …

Many pizza operators weathered past cheese price increases without raising prices, but not this time. Asking more for their pizza, some say, is not a matter of profits, but a means of staying in …

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--Domino's Pizza, Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed $300 million initial public offering (IPO) of …

The decision by John Schnatter, CEO of Papa John's, to cut his 2003 base pay and share it with the company's rank and file is laudable in an era of corporate greed.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. announced that domestic systemwide comparable sales for the five weeks ended March 28, 2004, decreased 3.7 percent (composed of a 2.6 percent …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Within a single hour on the night of April 2, two Papa John's pizza delivery drivers were robbed at sites less than three miles apart. According to the Palm Beach Post …

UHRICHSVILLE, Pa.—In the wake of recent delivery driver robberies, some pizza places here are increasing safety awareness. According to the Times Reporter, following a Feb. 9 attack on one of …

MUNCIE, Ind.—Denise Dollison can't get pizza delivered to her home in the Parkview Apartments public housing complex in Muncie. And according to the Star Press, other Parkview residents say …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's plans to expand a test program in which it sells a pizza and movie deal using a no-return DVD that expires in 48 hours. According to Business First, the ez-D movies …

BANGKOK, Thailand--Minor Food Group's The Pizza Company said plans to expand into Vietnam and China, where it wants five restaurants by the end of 2004. According to The Nation, Minor Chairman …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's announced it's been named the Official Delivery Pizza for several NCAA sports championships. According to a news release, as part of the partnership Papa John's is …

BALTIMORE, Md.—Papa John's signed a five-year sponsorship agreement with The Baltimore Ravens football team on March. 4. According to the Baltimore Business Journal, Papa John's now becomes the …

VILLA PARK, Calif.—A quarterly syndicated Quick-Track(R) research program conducted by Sandelman & Associates asked 62,205 fast-food users across 61 U.S. markets during 2003 which chains …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Better results are yielding better moods among the leadership at Louisville, Ky.-based Papa John's. In a Feb. 25 conference call discussing the number-three chain's 2003 fourth …

NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Three pizza delivery drivers were mugged at gunpoint within three hours at the same New Haven address. According to New Haven police spokeswoman Bonnie Winchester, who said in …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Papa John's International, Inc. reported that revenues for full year 2003, ended Dec. 28, were $917.4 million, a decrease of 3 percent from 2002's $946.2 million. Net income for …

MIAMI—A gang of teens hoping to lure a pizza delivery driver into an ambush wound up surrounded by police officers on the night of Feb. 19. According to the Miami Herald, a Papa John's store …

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—For the fifth year running, Louisville, Ky.-based Papa John's claimed the top spot in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), an annual survey produced by the …