Leading Pizza franchise, Papa John’s has announced franchisee Steve Mullarkey has opened in Prestwich.   Steve, who joined Papa John’s in 2013, runs Chester, Preston, Warrington and now Prestwich, employing around 100 local full and part-time staff. 

“Papa John’s is currently running an incentive scheme for franchisees opening up in development zones across the UK and this support is one of the key ingredients for my success, enabling me to add the Prestwich store in a short space of time,” explains Steve.  “The scheme offers special deals on equipment and help with marketing and also means I can look forward to opening three further Papa John’s before the end of 2015!

“My new Prestwich store is situated in a densely populated area, on a busy main road, in and out of Manchester,” confirms Steve.  “Securing the best sites has been one of the biggest challenges, however, Papa John’s dedicated property team have been helpful to ensure the planning process runs as smoothly as possible.

“So far, the aspect of the franchise that has impressed me the most has been the number of repeat customers we have been seeing,” continues Steve.  “Each store was busy from day one and the quality of our pizza gets very positive feedback.  Customers just keep coming back for more!”

Papa John’s is the only branded pizza chain to use only 100% fresh dough, giving a better natural flavour and our unique tomato sauce is made from the best Californian tomatoes, picked and packed from vine to can in just six hours.  Its ‘Better Ingredients, Better Pizza’ concept has proved popular across the world.

 Papa John’s has recently launched its new 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 all on the table for franchises opening in 2015, so first come first served! 

Papa John's is one of the largest pizza companies in the world and has opportunities for franchisees throughout the UK.  Help is also provided with location selection and shop fit-out.