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.
Good. My absolute last choice for pizza. I'll take little Caesars every day off the week. I'll take a fucking frozen Jack's pizza before Papa John's
Little Caesars is not the most amazing pizza by a long shot, but for the price? Man, being able to feed two people for like seven bucks with food from "out" is just about not doable anywhere else. When it's fresh, it's quite acceptably decent.
When we want good pizza, it's down to local places. There's several chains I'll eat fine, but the best stuff is local - not every place, mind. Lots of places are meh. The best place near us - best deal was an 18" cheese for $25ish. That's still four meals especially if you have a little salad or something, so not bad on the price - an the sauce and dough and cheese were all amazing, which is what you really need for a good pizza.
I don't like cheese pizza from most places - you need toppings to make it. But you know you've found a great place if you have the cheese pizza and you don't want any toppings getting in the way. heh