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.
You better not be paying those prices if you’re poor. You could make 8 pizzas for that price. That’s just bad budgeting.
Yeah, let me make eight pizzas during my two hours of free time between work, sleep, and chores.
You make one batch of dough on a Sunday night, then leave it in the fridge. Every day you take a chunk of dough and make a bread something (pizza, pot pie, cinnamon sticks, etc) faster than it takes to get in your car and pick up Rotten Ronnie’s. The cool part is as the dough sits longer in the fridge, the flavor really matures.
So my Monday night looks like 2min to roll out the dough and spread the sauce, 3min on toppings (including knife prep), and 7 minutes to bake at 500F+
Tue Pot pie? Simple, add Costco chicken and rinsed leeks to flour, water, heavy cream, and spices (8min) on the stovetop, place in a bowl, take a dough ball from Sunday roll it out and place on top of the bowl and mixture. 350F for 20 mins of hands off time.
All of these meals are under 3$ per serving. I work 40-50 hours per week and feed and clean after three kids. Their favorite is honey butter bread by TheOutDoorBoys as a quick snack.
Again, when you're young and spending all your time working in order to afford to live, that ain't happening.
Decades later, I can afford to have free time and cook for myself and my family, and I do, and I live doing it. That's not the everyday reality for everyone, though.
I understand. My only wish is that you could imagine how much money you could save while eating healthy and facing the challenges of your week. Good luck friend.
As I alluded to before, I have money now, so yes, I can afford to save money.