John Schnatter, founder, CEO and the eponymous “Papa John”, has officially opened the UK’s 300th Papa John’s pizza store in Wimbledon.
The opening saw Papa John unveil London’s latest pizza store after the company broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™ title for tossing 300 pizzas at once.
Schnatter flew to England especially for the celebrations and was greeted by a brass band fanfare and a welcome from a town crier, before embarking on a tour across London in a traditional open-top red bus. The event also saw a special appearance from members of Addict Initiative, contestants in last year’s Britain’s Got Talent.
Wimbledon residents were given free pizza to showcase the fresh ingredients and passion that go into Papa John’s pizza. Gareth Davies, Managing Director, Papa John’s UK noted: “It was a thrill to welcome our Founder back to the UK; and to Wimbledon today to open the UK’s 300th Papa John’s store. I’m proud of our franchise partners, their teams and our team members who have all contributed to reaching this milestone. I’m glad that the Wimbledon locals had a chance to experience the passion our Founder has for making pizzas.”
This has already been a busy year for the global pizza chain, having launched its Quality Guarantee and in continuing its international expansion.
Papa John’s was founded in the USA in 1984 and there are now 300 stores across the UK, each fulfilling John’s ‘Better Ingredients. Better Pizza’ philosophy. Internationally Papa John’s has more than 4,600 stores in 37 countries.
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