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May 2007 – Papa John’s a top of list for rated national pizza chains in Zagat/Today Show Fast Food Chains Survey. |
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May 2007 - For the eighth consecutive year (1999-2007), Papa John’s is rated #1 in customer satisfaction among all national pizza chains in the American Consumer Satisfaction Index released by the National Quality Research Center at the University of Michigan Business School. |
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April 2007 – Papa John’s offers Queen Elizabeth II “free pizza for life” |
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February 2007- First restaurant opened in Egypt in Cairo. |
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February 2007- China opens its 50th store. |
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June 2006- Korea opens its 50th store. |
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December 2006- PizzaMarketPlace.com names Papa John’s 2006 Pizza Chain of the Year. |
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December 2006- For the third consecutive year consumers name Papa John’s number one among national pizza delivery and take-out chains in the Restaurants and Institutions Consumer’ s Choice in Chains Survey. Papa John’s earned the best over all score and outdistanced the next closest national take-out and delivery chain by margin of almost six points. |
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October 2006- Papa John’s now offers customers online ordering in Spanish. |
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May
2006 - For the seventh consecutive year
(1999 - 2006), Papa John's is rated
#1 in customer satisfaction among all
national quick service restaurants in
the American Customer Satisfaction Index
(ACSI) conducted by the National Quality
Research Center at the University of
Michigan Business School. |
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June 2005 -
Papa John's named winner of the 2005
Brandweek Customer Loyalty Award powered
by Brand Keys, in the Pizza Category. |
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June
2005 - 400th international restaurant
opens (in South Korea). |
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May
2005 - First restaurant opened in Dublin,
Ireland. |
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March
2005 - First restaurant opened in Portugal. |
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February
2005 - First restaurant opened in British
Columbia, Canada. |
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January
2005 - Papa John's voted "Best
Pizza" in more than 55 U.S. markets
over the last several years, including
recent wins in Los Angeles, Washington
D.C., Atlanta, Dallas, Indianapolis,
Orlando, Knoxville and Phoenix. |
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December
2004 - First restaurant opened in Quito,
Ecuador. |
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October
2004 - First restaurant opened in Beijing,
China. |
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September
2004 - First restaurants opened in Bahrain
and Oman. |
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September
2004 - For the second time in three
years, Papa John's is ranked number
one among national pizza delivery and
take-out chains in the prestigious Restaurants
and Institutions' Consumers' Choice
in Chains Survey. Papa John's surpassesd
Pizza Hut to receive the highest overall
rating among national pizza delivery
and take-out chains, as well as the
highest rating in the individual attributes
of food quality, value, good reputation,
service, cleanliness and convenience. |
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August
2004 - Papa John's and the Dallas Cowboys
announce a joint venture. |
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May
2004 - For the fifth consecutive year
(1999 - 2004), Papa John's is rated
#1 in customer satisfaction among all
national quick service restaurants in
the American Customer Satisfaction Index
(ACSI) conducted by the National Quality
Research Center at the University of
Michigan Business School. |
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March
2004 - First restaurant opened in Lima,
Peru. |
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February
2004 - Papa John's ranked first among
national delivery and take-out pizza
chains in the 2004 Restaurants &
Institutions Consumers' Choice in Chains
survey. |
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January
2004 - The Pizza, Pasta and Italian
Food Association in London, England
names Papa John's "Pizza Delivery
Operator of the Year". |
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January
2004 - First restaurant opened in Port
of Spain, Trinidad. |
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January
2004 - Ranked #24 in Entrepreneur Magazine's
25th Anniversary - Annual Franchise
500 |
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December
2003 - First restaurant opened in Moscow,
Russia. |
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November
2003 - Introduced the Papa Card gift
cards in restaurants across the U.S. |
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November
2003 - First restaurant opened in Edmonton,
Canada. |
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October
2003 - First restaurant opened in Shanghai,
China and in the Cayman Islands. |
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July
2003 - First two restaurants opened
in Seoul, South Korea on the same day. |
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March
2003 - First restaurant opened in Grand
Bahamas. |
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February
2003 - First restaurant opened in Oranjestad,
Aruba and in Greece. |
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February
2003 - For the fourth consecutive year
(1999 - 2003), Papa John's is rated
#1 in customer satisfaction among all
national quick service restaurants in
the American Customer Satisfaction Index
(ACSI) conducted by the National Quality
Research Center at the University of
Michigan Business School. |
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January
2002 - Papa John's wins the 2002 Brand
Keys Customer Loyalty Award. |
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February
2002 - For the third consecutive year
(1999 - 2002), Papa John's is rated
#1 in customer satisfaction among all
national quick service restaurants in
the American Customer Satisfaction Index
(ACSI) conducted by the National Quality
Research Center at the University of
Michigan Business School. |
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February
2001- For the second consecutive year
(1999 - 2001), Papa John's is rated
#1 in customer satisfaction among all
national quick service restaurants in
the American Customer Satisfaction Index
(ACSI) conducted by the National Quality
Research Center at the University of
Michigan Business School. |
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February/March
2001- SUCCESS Magazine ranks Papa John's
#12 in the Franchisee Satisfaction Rating.
Of the 200 franchisors evaluated, Papa
John's ranked well above the regional
pizza chains included in the “Franchise
Gold 200” (the next highest pizza
franchisor ranked #53). |
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February
2000 - Papa John's is rated #1 in customer
satisfaction among all national quick
service restaurants in the American
Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) conducted
by the National Quality Research Center
at the University of Michigan Business
School. |
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February
2000 - Papa John's finishes first in
the pizza category in the 20th Annual
Restaurants and Institutions' Choice
in Chains Survey (1997 - 2000). Papa
John's captured both the top overall
customer satisfaction and product quality
ratings among national pizza chains
for the fourth consecutive year in this
prestigious survey, finishing ahead
of its much larger rival Pizza Hut (who
had won the award for 10 out of 12 years
before Papa John's inclusion in the
survey). |
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In
2000, Papa John's opened restaurants
in United Kingdom, Canada, Saudi Arabia,
Iceland, and Honduras. |
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August
2000 - First restaurant opened in Anchorage,
Alaska. |
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June
1999 - Papa John's store 2000 opened
in Denver, CO. |
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November
1999 - Papa John's announces the 205-unit
acquisition of Perfect Pizza Holdings
Limited in the United Kingdom. |
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March
1999 - For three years running, Papa
John's has received top honors among
national pizza chains in the prestigious
Restaurants and Institutions' Choice
in Chains Survey (1997 - 1999). In the
survey of more than 2,800 consumers
across the United States, Papa John's
was named the Gold Winner in the pizza
category. |
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In
1999 - Papa John's opened restaurants
in Caracas, Venezuela, San Jose, Costa
Rica, and Guatemala City, Guatemala. |
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1999
- Papa John's celebrated its 1st international
million-dollar restaurant located in
Caracas, Venezuela operated by franchisee
Kentucky Pizza, C.A. |
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January
1999 - Papa John's is ranked #1 Pizza
Franchise in Entrepreneur magazine's
20th Annual Franchise 500. |
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December
1998 - Papa John's tops $1 Billion in
system wide restaurant sales. |
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December
1998 - First restaurant opened in San
Juan, Puerto Rico. |
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July
1998 - Papa John's opened its first
international restaurant in Mexico City,
Mexico owned by franchisee Corporativo
Grupo Mexicano del Pacifico (GMP) |
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February
1998 - For the second consecutive year,
Restaurants and Institutions names Papa
John's “Best Pizza Chain in America”
in its Choice in Chains Survey of more
than 2,800 consumers across the United
States (1997 - 1998). In addition to
being named best overall pizza chain
in the survey results, Papa John's placed
first in three of the survey's seven
categories: food quality, service and
convenience. Papa John's led the survey
ahead of the other national pizza companies,
including Pizza Hut, the largest pizza
chain in the world. |
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October
1997 - First offered online ordering
for pizza delivery. |
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May
1997 - Papa John's airs its first national
television advertising campaign. The
ads feature Papa John's Founder John
Schnatter and Papa John's franchisee
Frank Carney, the co-founder of Pizza
Hut. Carney informs the public that
he's “found a better pizza ”
at Papa John's. |
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January
1997 - Papa John's ranked #1 in the
pizza category in Restaurants and Institutions'
Choice in Chains Survey. Papa John's
captures both the top overall customer
satisfaction and product quality ratings
among national pizza chains for the
first time. |
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August
1996 - Papa John's opened its 1,000th
restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana. |
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June
1994 - Papa John's 500th restaurant
opened in Atlanta, Georgia. |
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1993
- Initial public stock offering. |
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August
1991- Papa John's opened its 100th restaurant
in Clarksdale, TN. |
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January
1986 - Papa John's sold its first franchise
(restaurant #9 located in Fern Creek,
Kentucky) to R.L.S. Enterprises, Inc. |
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March
1985 - First restaurant is opened in
Jeffersonville, Indiana. |
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March
1984 - Incorporated BAM, Inc., an Indiana
corporation to operate a restaurant
& tavern. John begins selling pizzas
from a converted broom closet in Mick's
Lounge, located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. |
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