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Analysis & InsightQSR giants launch first ever festive menus
Popeyes and Papa Johns debut Christmas menu revamps for the first time, while food-to-go chains like Black Sheep Coffee and Ole & Steen offer fresh twists to festive favourites
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Analysis & InsightLoyalty: ‘People expect an immediate reward’
The introduction of Tesco’s Clubcard membership pricing brought a ‘different level of thinking to the mass market’ and is likely to be something consumers come to expect outside retail, Hostech heard
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NewsPapa Johns reports £18.5m loss for 2023
The UK and Ireland franchise pizza business, which closed 15 stores during the year to 31 December 2023, saw like-for-like sales decline by 5.7% over the same period
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Analysis & InsightThe value of brand partnerships
From Heinz’s collaborations with GDK and Morley’s, Papa Johns x Tabasco to PizzaExpress’ tie-up with Schwartz, MCA explores the emerging trend for brand partnerships, and the potential for increased brand visibility, customer engagement and mutual growth
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InterviewsPapa Johns UK: ‘We went from profit-making to loss-making overnight’
UK managing director Chris Phylactou says the pizza business is in a “much better place” after acquiring 116 struggling stores, closing 43, and re-franchising 60
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NewsPapa John’s franchisee doubles estate
Chatha Franchises, which is mostly London based, has grown to 18 sites, as Papa John’s refranchises 60 stores
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NewsPapa Johns restructure yields results
The pizza group closed 43 underperforming restaurants and refranchised a further 60 stores, and expects the UK market to be profit-accretive based on “these actions and continued operating success”
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NewsPapa Johns appoints Todd Penegor as CEO
Penegor, mot recently president and CEO at Wendy’s, has over 20 years of experience in the restaurant and consumer goods industries
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NewsPapa Johns advancing efforts to optimise UK business model
Interim CEO Ravi Thanawala has said additional strategic closures and re-franchising opportunities will be considered in the UK, as he remains confident the market can become profit accretive this year
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InterviewsPapa Johns harnesses the power of culture to fuel innovation
International R&D director Adam Wilcock tells MCA how the brand intends to stand out in a cluttered pizza market and focus on innovation that stays true to cultural nuances in the UK
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NewsPapa John’s confirms 43 closure locations
Around a tenth of the pizza company’s 450 UK locations are described as “low-performing” or “underperforming” and so no longer financially viable
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NewsRob Lynch swaps Papa Johns for Shake Shack
Lynch, who has been CEO at the pizza chain since 2019, suceeds Randy Garutti at the premium burger brand
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NewsPapa John’s to close 50 underperforming UK sites
The closures are part of a process to reposition and optimise its UK business model as the pizza chain reports a decline in international sales in 2023
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NewsPapa John’s closes multiple ‘non-viable’ franchises
As the US pizza brand optimizes its UK business, it expects to make more strategic closures of low-performing restaurants to drive improved profitability
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NewsPapa Johns ‘confident’ in long-term potential of UK
CEO Rob Lynch said profits in the third quarter were impacted by the “dilutive impact” of recent UK acquisitions
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NewsGavin Lilley joins Subway
Lilley has joined the fast-food sandwich chain as director of operations and L&D after holding various roles at Papa Johns UK
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NewsPapa Johns UK appoints MD
Chris Phylactou, who was previously VP of supply chain at the pizza company, replaces Rob Payne as UK MD
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NewsPapa Johns faces headwinds
The 531-strong pizza chain reported turnover of £95m in 2022 and faced pressures on profitability as a result of the wider economic climate
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NewsPapa Johns acquires 27 new sites
The pizza group’s UK corporate estate now stands at 118 restaurants, with the company aiming to follow a similar owner-operator model to its home US market
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NewsOpenings of the week
MCA rounds-up this week’s biggest openings stories, featuring Inception Group, Pho, Roxy Leisure, Flat Iron and more