Papa John’s FDD – Franchise Information, Costs and Fees
Type of Business
The franchise offered is for the operation of a quick service restaurant specializing in pizza and limited additional menu items under the name “Papa John’s.”
Corporate Information
Papa John’s Franchising, LLC is a Kentucky limited liability company organized on November 6, 2020. Their principal business address is 2002 Papa John’s Boulevard, Louisville, Kentucky 40299. They began offering franchises for Papa John’s restaurants as of February 25, 2021. They are a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of Papa John’s International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PJI”). PJI was the former franchisor of Papa John’s pizza franchises before PJI transferred all of the existing U.S. franchise agreements and area development agreements to Papa John’s Franchising, LLC on February 22, 2021. PJI offered franchises for Papa John’s restaurants from November 1991 to February 2021.
Investment
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Standard Papa Johns franchise and a Small-Town Papa Johns franchise is $261,165 to $853,365. This includes $38,865 to $80,865 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate for a Standard Papa Johns franchise and $38,865 to $60,865 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate for a Small-Town Restaurant. The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Non-Traditional Papa Johns franchise is $111,000 to $403,915. This includes $9,000 to $60,865 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.
