Papa Johns is the latest pizza chain to close hundreds of locations following a tough quarter as customers pull back on spending.

The company revealed during Thursday’s earnings call that approximately 300 underperforming restaurants in North America will close by the end of 2027, with about 200 of them shuttering this year.

The affected restaurants are those “not meeting brand expectations or lack a clear path to sustainable financial improvement, as well as locations where we can effectively transfer sales to a nearby restaurant,” said Ravi Thanawala, Papa Johns chief financial officer and president of the chain’s North America operations.

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[–] 63 points 8 months ago (10 children)

Y'all were cheap and palatable 20 years ago when I always had a half-off coupon for an XL pie and your owner wasn't publicly a massive bigot

Rest In Piss

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Little Caesars and Hungry Howies are better options and cheaper.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    The first is gas station level quality, and th second is entirely unfamiliar to me. How about I just make my own, or order from a local restaurant instead?

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    IIRC, Mr Papa John has long since left the company and Shaq took over.

    Their pizza still sucks though.

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