Papa John's opens 50th pizzeria in South Korea

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Papa John's announced the opening of unit No. 50 in South Korea.

According to a news release, the pizzeria, located in Seoul, was the 10th Papa John's opened in the country in the past five months. Franchisee PJI Korea opened its first Papa John's restaurant in July 2003 and plans to have 90 units open by the end of 2007.

Additionally, to complement its recently launched call center and nationwide customer service number, PJI Korea will unveil an online ordering site from its homepage at papajohns.com.kr Beginning next month

"We are very pleased with PJI Korea's restaurant-level performance to date, and their commitment to the Papa John's brand," said Myles Felt, Papa John's vice president of international operations. "Their innovative marketing and advertising strategies and recently launched national call center and nationwide customer service number are all key to PJI Korea's success."