Papa John's opens its first restaurant in the Dominican Republic
February 17, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Papa John's International opened its first restaurant in the Dominican Republic, the company has announced. The restaurant is located in the capital city of Santo Domingo, which has a population of 1.9 million.
The 257-seat restaurant, owned by the Inversiones Blumaro S.A. Group, features dine-in, takeout and delivery, in a location co-branded with Burger King. Inversiones Blumaro plans to open 18 Papa John's restaurants over the next nine years in the Dominican Republic, including three additional restaurants this year.
The new Papa John's in Santo Domingo represents the company's 600th restaurant opening outside of the United States.