June and half-year comps rise at Papa John's Pizza

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's International said domestic system-wide comparable-store sales for the five weeks ended June 25, 2006, increased 4.9 percent (composed of a 4.3 percent increase at company-owned units and a 5 percent increase at franchise units).

According to a news release, domestic system-wide comps for the quarter ended June 25 increased 4.7 percent (composed of a 4.6 percent gain at company-owned restaurants and a 4.7 percent rise at franchise restaurants).

For the first half of the year, domestic system-wide comps rose 4.4 percent (composed of a 5.3 percent increase at company-owned units and a 4.2 percent increase at franchise units).

Total system-wide international sales for Papa John's branded units increased 27.7 percent for June, 23.2 percent for the quarter and 26 percent for the year-to-date, on a constant U.S. dollar basis, over the comparable periods last year.

As of June 25, Papa John's had 2,960 units (516 company-owned and 2,444 franchised) operating in 49 states and 24 countries.