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Papa John's Names 2013 Franchisees of the Year

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Papa John’s Names 2013 Franchisees of the Year


Operators recognized for exemplifying Papa John’s commitment to superior-quality and customer service

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Papa John‘s International, Inc. (NAS: PZZA) recently announced its 2013 Franchisees of the Year during its annual operators conference in Orlando. The winners are:

  • Royal PJ, Inc., Encino, Calif.: Hinkle Award (Domestic Small Group Franchisee of the Year, 1-3 restaurants): Ahmad Eslami
  • Tar Heel Pizza Group, LLC, Wilmington, N.C.: Domestic Medium Group Franchisee of the Year (4-10 restaurants): Rick Gordon and Dr. Chris Lawley
  • Houston Pizza Ventures, LLC, Houston: Domestic Large Group Franchisee of the Year (11 or more restaurants): Keith Sullins
  • PJ Western Retail Investments, Moscow, Russia: International Franchisee of the Year: Chris Wynne

Each of the Franchisee of the Year winners was honored with a $20,000 cash award and a crystal Papa John‘s restaurant trophy. The winners were selected primarily for exemplifying Papa John‘s commitment to serving a superior-quality pizza, world-class customer service and outstanding community involvement.

“Our winners do an outstanding job delivering on our ‘Better Ingredients. Better Pizza.’ brand promise,” said John Schnatter, Papa John‘s founder, chairman and CEO. “These franchisees are excellent role models for the entire Papa John‘s system, and it is an honor to recognize their efforts.”

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John‘s International, Inc. (NAS: PZZA) is the world’s third largest pizza company. For 11 of the past 13 years, consumers have rated Papa John‘s No.1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John‘s is also the brand most identified by avid National Football League fans as an NFL sponsor, according to the results of the seventh annual NFL sponsor awareness survey released in March 2013 by Turnkey Intelligence for SportsBusiness Journal/Daily. For more information about the company or to order pizza online, visit Papa John‘s at www.papajohns.com.

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Papa John's Announces Chief Marketing Officer, Andrew Varga, Resigns to Take President Position at Z

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Papa John’s Announces Chief Marketing Officer, Andrew Varga, Resigns to Take President Position at Zimmerman Advertising

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Papa John‘s International, Inc. (NAS: PZZA) today announced that Andrew Varga is resigning his position as Chief Marketing Officer of Papa John‘s International, Inc. (“Papa John‘s”), after accepting the role of President of Zimmerman Advertising, Papa John‘s advertising agency of record and one of the leading advertising firms in the United States. Mr. Varga expects to begin his new position following a transition period with Papa John‘s.

“Andrew made many outstanding contributions to the Papa John‘s team, and we are pleased that he now has a wonderful opportunity to become the President at Zimmerman Advertising,” said Papa John‘s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Schnatter. “We are excited not only to continue working with the talented team at Zimmerman, but also that Andrew and his wealth of knowledge about Papa John‘s and the pizza category will continue to be an integral driver of the Papa John‘s brand.”

“When we created the CMO position nearly four years ago, we had the goal of increasing the brand equity of Papa John‘s,” added Papa John‘s Chief Operating Officer Tony Thompson. “Andrew helped to strategically structure our marketing team to grow our digital, branding, and creative capabilities, all of which contribute to the strength of our brand. We’re confident our talented marketing team is well positioned to continue the strategic marketing and partnerships that will drive our results, and we will immediately begin the search for a new leader of the marketing team.”

Varga added, “It has been my privilege to be a part of the great Papa John‘s brand for nearly four years. I am very excited to continue to be involved with the quality leader in the QSR pizza segment in my new role with Zimmerman Advertising, and am grateful for the positive experience and learnings from John Schnatter and the team that have helped make it possible for me to take on this new opportunity. I look forward to working with John and the rest of the management team to ensure a smooth transition, and to helping continue to grow the Papa John‘s brand.”

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John‘s International, Inc. (PZZA) is the world’s third largest pizza company. For 11 of the past 13 years, consumers have rated Papa John‘s No. 1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John‘s also earned the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Pizza Brand …read more
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Papa John's Most Identified NFL Brand Sponsor by Avid NFL Fans

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Papa John’s Most Identified NFL Brand Sponsor by Avid NFL Fans

LOUISVILLE, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The strength and recognition of the Papa John‘s brand is at an all-time high, at least with avid NFL fans. According to the results of the seventh annual NFL sponsor awareness survey released this week by Turnkey Intelligence for SportsBusiness Journal/Daily, Papa John‘s was the brand most identified by avid NFL fans as an NFL sponsor.

“We are very humbled by our results with the NFL and are flattered to be mentioned in the same company as great brands such as Gatorade and Pepsi,” said John Schnatter, Papa John‘s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “I think this is attributable to the collaborative relationship we have with our franchisees, our corporate operators and our customers. Furthermore, I’d be remiss not to give a shout-out to our fantastic marketing team and our relationship with Peyton Manning and Jim Nantz.”

According to the survey, more than 62 percent of avid fans correctly identified Papa John‘s as the official pizza of the NFL, representing a 13 percent increase over 2012. That increase was the largest change among all 68 brands measured in the survey.

“Our partnership with the powerful NFL brand and our relationship with Peyton Manning and Jim Nantz have been focused on driving quality brand equity while building a rapport with the great fans of the NFL,” said Andrew Varga, Papa John‘s Chief Marketing Officer. “Our strategy has been successful, in part, because we’ve been able to leverage many of the NFL brand assets as well, including being the Official Pizza of about half of the NFL teams, and partnering with Peyton Manning on a season-long ad campaign.”

Papa John‘s enhanced its NFL sponsorship this past season by partnering with Manning for an ad campaign featuring the Denver Broncos quarterback and Schnatter, culminating in its Super Bowl Coin Toss Promotion and commercial that also featured sportscaster Nantz. Manning also became a Papa John‘s franchisee, partnering in 22 restaurants in the Denver market last October.

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Papa John‘s International, Inc. (NAS: PZZA) is the world’s third largest pizza company. For 11 of the past 13 years, consumers have rated Papa John‘s No. 1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Papa John‘s also earned the 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Pizza Brand of the Year. Papa John‘s is the Official Pizza Sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowl XLVII. For more …read more
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