May 14, 2012 - Leading Pizza franchise, Papa John’s, is cooking up some major expansion plans and has today announced it aims to open a further 25 stores across the country, taking the total number of Papa John’s outlets to 200 in the UK, by the end of the year.

“First pioneered in the USA, the Papa John’s concept of only using the highest quality ingredients and 100% fresh dough to create a top quality pizza with a better natural flavour has proved incredibly popular over here,” confirms Dave Galvin UK franchise sales manager, Papa John’s. “We currently have 88 UK franchisees operating 185 outlets and with 9 new stores already opened this year, we are well on target to reach our goal of over 200 by the year end.

“Each store is run by a franchisee who employs up to 20 people,” continues Galvin. “Many of our franchisees have recognised the business opportunity running a Papa John’s franchise represents and now operate multiple outlets. We help source premises and provide full training and support to allow franchisees to run a successful operation under the popular and highly regarded Papa John’s brand.” Papa John's is one of the largest pizza companies in the world, with over 3900 stores worldwide and is rapidly expanding in 33 markets around the globe. Papa John’s, which is renowned for its product quality, has opportunities for potential franchisees throughout the UK including the key locations of Yorkshire, Manchester, West Midlands, East Midlands, South West, North East, Wales & Scotland. For further information please see www.papajohns.co.uk/franchise

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