11 Fastest Growing Franchises in the US in 2018

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8. Papa John’s

Company: Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA)

Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) was founded in 1984 and currently has 5,199 restaurants in operation that operate both in the US and 44 countries and territories. Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) has been offering franchises since 1986. The initial investment to acquire a franchise from Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) is between $130,000 and $845,000. In the US, there are 2,731 franchises as of 2017, versus 2,588 locations a year earlier. Overall, the network saw an increase of 113 locations between 2016 and 2017, while the number of company-owned locations declined to 645 from 734. The number of smart money investors tracked by Insider Monkey long Papa John’s Int’l, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) fell by two to 20 during the last quarter of 2017.

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