PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC
Papa John's International, Inc., trading as Papa Johns, is an American pizza restaurant chain founded by John Schnatter in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1984. The company went public in 1993 and had expanded to 1,500 restaurants by 1997. As of 2023, it is the fourth largest pizza delivery restaurant chain in the United States, with headquarters in the Louisville, Kentucky, and Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan areas.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- restaurant [1]
- Company / filing name
- PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC [2]
- Headquarters location
- Louisville [1]
- Founded
- 1984-10-02 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Founders
- John Schnatter [1]
- Official website
- https://papajohns.ru/; https://pji.co.kr/; https://www.papajohns.cl/; https://www.papajohns.co.uk/; https://www.papajohns.com; https://www.papajohns.es [1]
- Employees
- 20,700 · reported year 2013 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US6988131024 [1]
- CIK
- 901491 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- PZZA (Nasdaq) [2]
Company positioning and business
Papa John's International, Inc., trading as Papa Johns, is an American pizza restaurant chain founded by John Schnatter in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1984. The company went public in 1993 and had expanded to 1,500 restaurants by 1997. As of 2023, it is the fourth largest pizza delivery restaurant chain in the United States, with headquarters in the Louisville, Kentucky, and Atlanta, Georgia, metropolitan areas. [3]
As of March 2022, Papa John's global presence reached over 5,500 locations in 49 countries and territories. Schnatter stepped down as CEO in 2018 and later resigned as chairman. Robert M. Lynch became CEO in 2019 and Todd Penegor succeeded him in 2024. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Papa John's. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 20,700 · reported year 2013. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: PZZA (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC founded?
Founded: 1984-10-02. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC?
Headquarters location: Louisville. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for PAPA JOHNS INTERNATIONAL INC?
Business sectors: restaurant. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Papa John's (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.