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Papa John’s is New in Newport & Neath

22 October 2015

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced franchisee, Umar Malik, has opened two new franchised Papa John’s in Newport and Neath.  Umar who joined Papa John’s last year, also runs two other stores in Swansea and plans to open four more outlets within the next two years.

“Our Swansea stores have been particularly popular!” confirms Umar Malik.  “However, residents from near-by Neath and also Newport wanted a slice of the action!  Potential customers were phoning and emailing us to ask when we would deliver a store in their town!   The Papa John’s concept of ‘Better Ingredients, Better Pizza’ really is tempting taste buds and launching to this amount of enthusiasm for our top quality pizza is exciting!

“The incentive scheme currently run by Papa John’s for franchisees which offers hot deals on equipment plus some reduced franchisee fees has been really helpful to get us up and running,” explains Umar.   “It gives us the freedom to invest the funds saved into marketing to ensure our newest store openings ‘go down well’!

“We have a marketing strategy for each Papa John’s franchise we run,” continues Umar.  “This involves leafleting, wobble boards and special pizza promotions.  However, Papa John’s recent national TV advertising campaign has also helped when it comes to topping those sales.”

Umar Malik has recruited new managers to run the Neath Papa Johns and the Newport store.  The two new outlets have also created around 30 further jobs for local residents.

Papa John's is one of the largest pizza companies in the world and has opportunities for franchisees throughout the UK.  Papa John’s is currently running an incentive scheme to help franchisees in the early stages of growing their businesses which includes discounted royalty fees, contribution towards marketing spend plus free equipment for new stores opening our the enterprise development zones of the Midlands, Wales, The North West, North East and Scotland.  These great deals are available for openings in 2015, so first come first served! 

Help is provided with location selection and shop fit-out.  As a franchise, the Company supplies all the assistance needed to get your successful Papa John’s up and running.


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