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83-587: Papa John's International, Inc. , d/b/a Papa Johns , is an American pizza restaurant chain. As of 2023, it is the fourth largest pizza delivery restaurant chain in the United States, with headquarters in the Louisville, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan areas. Papa John's global presence has reached over 5,500 locations in 49 countries and territories, and is the world's third-largest pizza delivery company. The Papa John's restaurant
166-839: A Washington, D.C. franchise distributed T-shirts making fun of Cleveland Cavaliers star player LeBron James at a playoff game against the Washington Wizards . Photographs of the shirts quickly spread from the Internet to Cleveland television. Increasing awareness of the controversy prompted an apology from the Papa John's national headquarters on May 5. To apologize, Papa John's offered large single-topping pizzas for 23 cents (matching James' jersey number ) at all locations in Greater Cleveland and throughout northern Ohio. The chain sold over 172,000 pizzas at 23 cents
249-448: A poison pill strategy in order to limit Schnatter's chances of buying back a majority stake in the company. On February 4, 2019, it was announced that the activist hedge fund Starboard Value , which had played a large role in turning around the troubled Olive Garden restaurant chain, would be investing $ 200 million into Papa John's Pizza and that Starboard could possibly invest an additional $ 50 million by March 29, 2019. It
332-571: A 5.8% stake in Symantec and had nominated five directors to Symantec's board. Symantec responded that it was evaluating the Starboard nominations and had not yet scheduled its 2018 Annual Meeting. In September 2018, Symantec announced that three nominees of Starboard were joining the Symantec board, two with immediate effect (including Starboard Managing Member Peter Feld ) and one following
415-476: A few green olives", not to be confused with Neapolitan pizza ; calabresa , with slices of longaniza ; jamon y morrones , with sliced ham and roasted bell peppers ; as well as versions with provolone , with anchovies , with hearts of palm , or with chopped hard boiled egg . A typical custom that is unique to Buenos Aires is to accompany pizza with fainá , a pancake made from chickpea flour . The terms dessert pizza and sweet pizza are used for
498-619: A further $ 10 million donation for the stadium's expansion, and extended the naming rights to the year 2040. The Papa John's name was taken off the stadium in July 2018, after Schnatter's resignation from the company. In 2020, Papa John's became the main sponsor of the EFL Trophy , a football competition for lower league and under-23 clubs in England. Papa John's received attention in May 2008 when
581-611: A high temperature, traditionally in a wood-fired oven . The term pizza was first recorded in the year 997 AD, in a Latin manuscript from the southern Italian town of Gaeta , in Lazio, on the border with Campania . Raffaele Esposito is often credited for creating the modern pizza in Naples . In 2009, Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG) dish. In 2017,
664-406: A lawsuit against Papa John's Pizza to give him access to the company's internal books and records after they fired him from the company following the teleconference call scandal. He describes the company's procedures as an "unexplained and heavy-handed way" to cut ties between him and the company that he founded. In addition to preventing him from accessing information, the corporation also implemented
747-416: A lawsuit against Papa John's based on a series of advertisements that compared the ingredients of Papa John's and its competitors. Pizza Hut successfully argued that Papa John's slogan did not constitute statements of literal fact – that "fresher ingredients" do not necessarily account for a "better" pizza. This ruling was overturned in 2000 when Papa John's appealed the decision. Although the jury's decision on
830-482: A meal that includes round cakes (such as pita bread) topped with cooked vegetables. When they eat the bread, they realize that these are the "tables" prophesied by Celaeno. In 2023, archeologists discovered a fresco in Pompeii appearing to depict a pizza-like dish among other foodstuffs and staples on a silver platter. Italy's culture minister said it "may be a distant ancestor of the modern dish". The first mention of
913-422: A memo stating that "racism has no place at Papa John's," and a company spokesman wrote in an email that Papa John's "condemns racism". The same day, Schnatter admitted to using the racial epithet during the conference call and resigned as chairman of the company's board of directors. On July 13, 2018, top executives of the company decided to remove Schnatter's image from marketing materials. In 1997, Pizza Hut filed
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#1732787919231996-650: A new headquarters in the Atlanta metropolitan area . In November, the company announced its new global headquarters would be located in Three Ballpark Center at The Battery Atlanta . The existing headquarters in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, a community within the merged government of Louisville , was retained, and houses the IT, supply chain, and legal departments. In November 2021, Papa John's announced it
1079-739: A new takeaway store in Newcastle turned down by the Planning Inspectorate , making it the first organisation in the United Kingdom to have a planning appeal rejected by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the grounds that to grant permission to open a new takeaway store in the area would "undermine local authority plans to tackle high local levels of obesity ". In March 2024, Papa John's announced it would close 43 "underperforming" stores – almost
1162-481: A one-off franchise fee of US$ 25,000 per restaurant, then a royalty fee of 5% of net sales, plus a charge for advertising of 8% of net sales. The company requires franchisees to have net worth of at least $ 250,000, the approximate amount of investment needed. Corporate operations look over franchisees to ensure brand consistency. Papa John's International is a publicly traded company. Based on 2019 sales information provided by Technomic, PMQ Pizza Magazine reported that
1245-482: A piece, with customers waiting in lines outside of some stores for as long as three hours. Papa John's also received media attention on January 6, 2012, when an employee typed the phrase "lady chinky eyes" on a receipt issued to an Asian American customer at a restaurant in New York City. The employee was fired and the company issued a formal apology. A manager at the restaurant where the incident occurred told
1328-436: A pizza can be baked on a pizza stone in a regular oven to reproduce some of the heating effect of a brick oven. Cooking directly on a metal surface results in too rapid heat transfer to the crust, burning it. Some home chefs use a wood-fired pizza oven, usually installed outdoors. As in restaurants, these are often dome-shaped, as pizza ovens have been for centuries, in order to achieve even heat distribution. Another variation
1411-495: A pizza dedicated to O'Neal. Amidst these changes, in May 2019, Schnatter began selling off his shares in the company, initially starting with 9.8 million shares. Throughout the next year, he had reduced his stock ownership to just 4%. On August 27, 2019, Papa John's announced that Arby's President Robert M. Lynch would be the new CEO replacing Steve Ritchie, who was handpicked by founder Schnatter to succeed him in 2018. In September 2020, Papa John's announced plans to establish
1494-928: A restaurant in Lisbon and plans to expand to other parts of the country. In the Netherlands Papa John's opened its doors in 2017, starting in Amsterdam and expending further through the Netherlands in 2019. Papa John's operates in 13 Latin American countries, including Colombia, Chile, and Mexico. Papa John's entered the Indian market in 2006 with its first store opening in Noida , Uttar Pradesh with an aim to open up 100 stores in India. They couldn't keep up
1577-515: A reverse in NFL viewer ratings (supposedly because of the NFL kneeling controversy ) had directly led to decreased same-store sales across Papa John's franchises was extensively reported in November 2017. It was estimated that Schnatter's personal holdings in the chain had lost millions of dollars in value. Papa John's disavowed statements by white supremacist groups expressing support for the brand in
1660-413: A seat on the board at the annual meeting. Papa John's agreed to remove the "acting in concert" provisions from its "poison pill" plan that prevented Schnatter from communicating with other company shareholders. Schnatter, who then still controlled 31% of Papa John's shares, issued a statement saying he was "thankful that I've been able to resolve these important issues" and hoped everyone could now "focus on
1743-509: A small-sized, thick-crust, deep-dish pizza typically served in Turin , Piedmont. The first pizzeria in the US was opened in New York City's Little Italy in 1905. Common toppings for pizza in the United States include anchovies , ground beef, chicken, ham, mushrooms, olives, onions, peppers, pepperoni , pineapple, salami, sausage, spinach, steak, and tomatoes. Distinct regional types developed in
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#17327879192311826-698: A tenth of its 430 units in the UK. Papa John's operates throughout Ireland, with its head office at Ballybrit, County Galway . The company has over 50 locations and operates mobile units around the country. The franchises are often located adjacent to Supermac's fast food outlets, whose parent company owns the exclusive franchise rights for the chain in Ireland. Spain is the second most important European market for Papa John's. The chain has been operating in Spain since 2016, and had 42 restaurants by late 2017. In particular,
1909-771: A variety of dishes resembling a pizza, including chocolate pizza and fruit pizza . Some are based on a traditional yeast dough pizza base, while others have a cookie -like base and resemble a traditional pizza solely in having a flat round shape with a distinct base and topping. Some pizza restaurants offer dessert pizzas: as of May 2024 PizzaExpress offers a "White Chocolate & Salted Caramel Pizza Dolce", and Franco Pepe at his Pepe In Grani offers desserts including "Gelsomina: Fried pizza slice with custard, mulberry syrup, butter, violet crystals, citrus zest and icing sugar". Some pizzas mass-produced by American pizza chains have been criticized as having an unhealthy balance of ingredients. Pizza can be high in salt and fat, and
1992-660: Is Sicilian pizza (locally called sfincione or sfinciuni ), a thick-crust or deep-dish pizza originating during the 17th century in Sicily : it is essentially a focaccia that is typically topped with tomato sauce and other ingredients. Until the 1860s, sfincione was the type of pizza usually consumed in Sicily, especially in the Western portion of the island. Other variations of pizzas are also found in other regions of Italy, for example pizza al padellino or pizza al tegamino ,
2075-549: Is "Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. Papa John's." Papa John's has over 5,199 establishments—4,456 franchised restaurants operating domestically in all 50 states, and in 44 countries and territories. Papa John's operates 246 "company owned stores" under joint ventures and 35 units in Beijing and North China. In September 2012 the 4,000th Papa John's Pizza restaurant opened, in New Hyde Park, New York . The company celebrated
2158-571: Is a non-profit organization founded in 1984 with headquarters in Naples that aims to promote traditional Neapolitan pizza. In 2009, upon Italy's request, Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG) dish, and in 2017 the art of its making was included on UNESCO 's list of intangible cultural heritage . Pizza is sold fresh or frozen , and whole or in portion-size slices . Methods have been developed to overcome challenges such as preventing
2241-411: Is a mainstay of the country's cuisine , especially of its capital Buenos Aires , where it is regarded as a cultural heritage and icon of the city. Argentina is the country with the most pizzerias per inhabitant in the world and, although they are consumed throughout the country, the highest concentration of pizzerias and customers is Buenos Aires, the city with the highest consumption of pizzas in
2324-599: Is also the official pizza supplier of the Olympic Speedskating Oval in Calgary , Alberta , Canada. In November 2006, Papa John's signed with ESPN Regional Television to become the title sponsor of the annual PapaJohns.com Bowl , a college post-season football bowl game in Birmingham, Alabama , which Papa John's continued to sponsor through 2010. In 2010, Papa John's signed an agreement to be
2407-449: Is eaten with the use of a knife and fork. In casual settings, however, it is typically cut into slices to be eaten while held in the hand . Pizza is also sold in grocery stores in a variety of forms, including frozen or as kits for self-assembly. Store-bought pizzas are then cooked using a home oven . In 2017, the world pizza market was US$ 128 billion, and in the US it was $ 44 billion spread over 76,000 pizzerias. Overall, 13% of
2490-422: Is grilled pizza, in which the pizza is baked directly on a barbecue grill. Some types, such as Sicilian pizza , deep-dish Chicago-style pizza and Greek pizza , are baked in a pan rather than directly on the bricks of the pizza oven. Most restaurants use standard and purpose-built pizza preparation tables to assemble their pizzas. Mass production of pizza by chains can be completely automated. The bottom of
2573-507: Is high in calories . The USDA reports an average sodium content of 5,100 mg per 14 in (36 cm) pizza in fast food chains. [REDACTED] Media related to Pizzas at Wikimedia Commons Starboard Value Starboard Value is an American hedge fund that was founded in 2002 by Jeffrey Smith and Mark Mitchell with Smith serving as CEO. Starboard Value began as part of Ramius Capital in 2002. Peter Feld joined Smith and Mitchell in 2005. Starboard Value merged with
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2656-428: Is not the right executive for Papa John's. On March 5, 2019, Papa John's announced a settlement with Schnatter under which he will resign from the company's board of directors at the company's annual meeting on April 30 or when a mutually acceptable independent director is appointed to replace him, whichever comes first. Schnatter agreed to dismiss two lawsuits filed against the company and to withdraw his plan to run for
2739-459: Is selling the original American pizzas with special Korean localized pizzas together. Papa John's also has various side menus such as spaghetti in Korea. Papa John's has operated in the United Kingdom since 1999. In July 2015, the company had 300 shops in the UK, although in 2010 it had plans for the number rising to between 400 and 500 within the next five years. In 2023, Papa Johns had plans to open
2822-476: Is sometimes called pizzetta . A person who makes pizza is known as a pizzaiolo . The word pizza was borrowed from Italian into English in the 1930s; before it became well known, pizza was called "tomato pie" by English speakers. Some regional pizza variations still use the name tomato pie. Records of pizza-like foods can be found throughout ancient history. In the 6th century BC, the Persian soldiers of
2905-491: Is uncertain when tomatoes were first added and there are many conflicting claims, although it certainly could not have been before the 16th century and the Columbian Exchange . Pizza was sold from open-air stands and out of pizza bakeries until about 1830, when pizzerias in Naples started to have stanze with tables where clients could sit and eat their pizzas on the spot. A popular contemporary legend holds that
2988-460: The New York Post that the cashier, a teenager, did not intend to offend saying, "It's a busy place, and it was a way to identify her and her order. You know, we do stuff like that sometimes. We'll write 'the lady with the blue eyes' or 'the guy in the green shirt.' I think the lady put it out there just to get some attention, some people like that type of attention." Schnatter's claim that
3071-763: The Achaemenid Empire during the rule of Darius the Great baked flatbreads with cheese and dates on top of their battle shields and the ancient Greeks supplemented their bread with oils , herbs , and cheese . An early reference to a pizza-like food occurs in the Aeneid , when Celaeno, queen of the Harpies , foretells that the Trojans would not find peace until they are forced by hunger to eat their tables (Book III). In Book VII, Aeneas and his men are served
3154-643: The Cowen Group in 2008, and was Cowen's hedge-fund until 2011, when it went independent. Smith, Mitchell, and Feld all stayed with Starboard. Starboard has a five-member board of directors. As of February 2019, the five directors were John Leonard, chief executive officer of Intellia Therapeutics ; Jeffrey Smith, Starboard's own chief executive officer; Janet Vergis, chairman of the board at Amneal Pharmaceuticals ; James Tyree, chairman of Tyree & D'Angelo Partners; and Steven Shulman, managing partner of Shulman Family Ventures. In 2011, Starboard won seats on
3237-475: The NFL ended their sponsorship agreement after Schnatter's criticism of the NFL made headlines. On July 11, 2018, news outlets reported that during a conference call with the marketing agency Laundry Service that was working under contract for Papa John's, Schnatter had used the word " nigger " by saying " Colonel Sanders called blacks niggers and Sanders never faced public backlash." Schnatter said that referencing
3320-487: The 1930s–1940s. Pizza was taken to the United States by Italian immigrants in the late 19th century and first appeared in areas where they concentrated. The country's first pizzeria, Lombardi's , opened in New York City in 1905. Italian Americans migrating from East to West brought with them their dish. From there, the American version exported to the rest of the world. The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana ( lit. ' True Neapolitan Pizza Association ' )
3403-578: The 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In addition, Starboard has taken activist positions in Smithfield Foods , Calgon Carbon , Tessera Technologies , Yahoo , Brink's Home Security , Macy's , Darden Restaurants , and Papa John's Pizza . In October 2022, Starboard took a 7.4% stake in Vertiv , claiming it was undervalued, seeking operational improvements, with an opportunity to boost margins. Vertiv shares rose more than 10% following
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3486-610: The 20th century, including Buffalo , California , Chicago , Detroit , Greek , New Haven , New York , and St. Louis styles. These regional variations include deep-dish, stuffed, pockets, turnovers, rolled , and pizza-on-a-stick, each with seemingly limitless combinations of sauce and toppings. Thirteen percent of the United States population consumes pizza on any given day. Pizza chains such as Domino's Pizza , Pizza Hut , and Papa John's , pizzas from take and bake pizzerias , and chilled or frozen pizzas from supermarkets make pizza readily available nationwide. Argentine pizza
3569-521: The 46th country in the world where the chain is represented. In May 2019, it was announced that Papa John's would enter the German market by taking over Halle/Salle -based Uno Pizza and converting their stores into Papa John's, with the aim of opening up to 250 locations in Germany in the following five to seven years. After a failed step in the early 2000s, in 2019 Papa John's returned to Portugal with
3652-637: The Argentine capital. The impoverished Italian immigrants that arrived to the city transformed the originally modest dish into a much more hefty meal, motivated by the abundance of food in Argentina. In the 1930s, pizza was cemented as a cultural icon in Buenos Aires, with the new pizzerias becoming a central space for sociability for the working class people who flocked to the city. The most characteristic style of Argentine pizza—which almost all
3735-607: The Official Pizza Partner of The Football League in the UK. The sponsorship ended after the 2017 season when Pizza Hut became the official pizza of the NFL in February 2018. The company was the former beneficiary of the naming rights to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium used by the University of Louisville's football team , in exchange for Schnatter personally donating $ 5 million for the rights. Schnatter made
3818-684: The Official Pizza Sponsor of the National Football League and Super Bowls XLV , XLVI and XLVII . In 2011, Papa John's became the official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL in Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom. In October 2012, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning became a franchisee in the Denver area for Papa John's, and also purchased 21 franchises in the area. In July 2013, Papa John's announced it had become
3901-547: The US population aged two years and over consumed pizza on any given day. The oldest recorded usage of the word pizza is from a Latin text from the town of Gaeta , then still part of the Byzantine Empire , in 997 AD; the text states that a tenant of certain property is to give the bishop of Gaeta duodecim pizze ( lit. ' twelve pizzas ' ) every Christmas Day , and another twelve every Easter Sunday . Suggested etymologies include: A small pizza
3984-630: The archetypal pizza, pizza Margherita , was invented in 1889, when the Royal Palace of Capodimonte commissioned the Neapolitan pizzaiolo ( ' pizza maker ' ) Raffaele Esposito to create a pizza in honor of the visiting Queen Margherita . Of the three different pizzas he created, the queen strongly preferred a pizza swathed in the colors of the Italian flag —red (tomato), green (basil), and white (mozzarella). Supposedly, this type of pizza
4067-404: The art of making Neapolitan pizza was included on UNESCO 's list of intangible cultural heritage . Pizza and its variants are among the most popular foods in the world. Pizza is sold at a variety of restaurants, including pizzerias (pizza specialty restaurants), Mediterranean restaurants , via delivery , and as street food . In Italy, pizza served in a restaurant is presented unsliced, and
4150-407: The boards of SurModics , a maker of biopharmaceuticals, and Regis , a chain of hair-cutting salons. In December 2011, Starboard sought to gain seats on AOL 's board, charging that the firm's CEO, Tim Armstrong , was "wasting money by funding the losses at Patch, a network of local-news websites," and calling on Armstrong to "return to shareholders much of the more than $ 1 billion it received from
4233-606: The car. The first notable Bitcoin retail transaction involving physical goods was paid on May 22, 2010, by exchanging 10,000 mined BTC for two pizzas delivered from a Papa John's on Atlantic Boulevard in Jacksonville, Florida . Some cryptocurrency users have celebrated May 22 as "Bitcoin Pizza Day". On January 1, 2018, Schnatter stepped down as CEO of Papa John's Pizza in favor of company President Steve Ritchie ; Schnatter remained chairman. In February 2018, Papa John's and
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#17327879192314316-421: The choice of toppings and sometimes also crust. There are also several styles of pizza, defined by their preparation method. The following lists feature only the notable ones. Authentic Neapolitan pizza (Italian: pizza napoletana ) is made with San Marzano tomatoes , grown on the volcanic plains south of Mount Vesuvius , and either mozzarella di bufala campana , made with milk from water buffalo raised in
4399-474: The classic pizzerias in Buenos Aires specialize in—is the so-called pizza de molde (Spanish for 'pizza in the pan'), characterized by having a "thick, spongy base and elevated bready crust". This style, which today is identified as the typical style of Argentine pizza—characterized by a thick crust and a large amount of cheese—arose when impoverished Italian immigrants found a greater abundance of food in then-prosperous Argentina, which motivated them to transform
4482-411: The company was the fourth-largest take-out and pizza delivery restaurant chain in the United States. (According to PMQ , Little Caesars is the third-largest pizza chain.) The company's net profitability though, is far behind its main competitors. In 2014, its net margin was 4.6% of total sales, whereas Domino's Pizza 's net margin was 8.2% and Yum! Brands , which owns Pizza Hut , was 7.9%. Its slogan
4565-464: The company's business without the need for additional litigation". The company also agreed to remove a requirement that Starboard Value , which owns about 10% of the company, must vote in favor of the incumbent board. In March 2019, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal joined Papa John's board of directors and became a spokesman for the brand. The next year, Papa John's introduced the Shaq-a-Roni,
4648-757: The crust. Dipping sauce specifically for pizza was invented by American pizza chain Papa John's Pizza in 1984 and has since been adopted by some when eating pizza, especially the crust. Mozzarella cheese is commonly used on pizza, with the buffalo mozzarella produced in the surroundings of Naples. Other cheeses are also used, particularly burrata , Gorgonzola , provolone , pecorino romano , ricotta , and scamorza . Less expensive processed cheeses or cheese analogues have been developed for mass-market pizzas to produce desirable qualities such as browning, melting, stretchiness, consistent fat and moisture content, and stable shelf life . This quest to create
4731-911: The efficient sophisticated ordering technology and fast delivery methods of their rivals Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut in India. When Papa John's started in 2006, Domino's Pizza already had 126 branches. By 2017, Papa John's decided to exit the country completely, having opened only 66 stores and being unable to compete with Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut, which had entered in the mid-1990s. In 2018, Papa John's sold ownership of its 34 corporate-owned locations in Beijing, shutting down their operations in China. Papa John's opened its first store in Lahore, Pakistan in early 2019. On March 30, 2006, Six Flags announced that its parks' pizza would exclusively be from Papa John's. In turn, Six Flags received an annual sponsorship and promotional opportunities from Papa John's. Papa John's
4814-551: The event by giving away 4,000 free pizzas to customers throughout New York City. In January 2002, Papa John's became the first national pizza chain to make online ordering available to all of its U.S. customers. Most other national chains later added online ordering to their services. On July 10, 2004, Papa John's controlled an estimated 6.6% of the market, according to Technomic. In 2003, Papa John's opened its first branch in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea and
4897-623: The firm complete its merger with Office Max . Office Depot gave Starboard three board seats. Starboard also called for a merger between Office Depot and Staples , but the Federal Trade Commission ruled against it for anti-trust reasons, and a judge agreed with the FTC's verdict. In November 2017, Starboard Value took a 10.7% stake in Mellanox Technologies , an Israeli semiconductor firm. Asserting that Mellanox
4980-565: The firm's leadership and "careful courtship" of its major shareholders, Smith effectively took control of Darden Restaurants , a Fortune 500 company that owns Olive Garden and Longhorn Steakhouse . Among Smith's criticisms was that the pasta at Olive Garden was inadequately salted. On the HBO program Last Week Tonight , host John Oliver did a three-minute comedy bit based on Starboard's presentation. As of February 1, 2018, it had been seen by nearly four million viewers. While owning less than 10% of
5063-410: The firm, Smith replaced the entire board and became Darden's chairman. By doing so, wrote Cohan, Smith "fired a shot over the bows of directors everywhere," informing them that shareholders were now in the ascendant, and "managers ignore them at their peril." According to Cohan, "the scope of Smith's triumph with Darden has left jaws hanging open across Wall Street and beyond. Only in a handful of times in
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#17327879192315146-438: The heat source, an electric deck oven, a conveyor belt oven, or, in traditional style in a wood or coal-fired brick oven . The pizza is slid into the oven on a long paddle, called " peel ", and baked directly on hot bricks, a screen (a round metal grate, typically aluminum), or whatever the oven surface is. Before use, a peel is typically sprinkled with cornmeal to allow the pizza to easily slide on and off it. When made at home,
5229-415: The iconic fugazza and its derivative fugazzeta or fugazza con queso (a terminology that varies depending on the pizzeria), or the pizza de cancha or canchera (a cheese-less variant). Most pizza menus include standard flavor combinations, including the traditional plain mozzarella, nicknamed " muza " or " musa "; the napolitana or " napo ", with "cheese, sliced tomatoes, garlic, dried oregano and
5312-511: The ideal and economical pizza cheese has involved many studies and experiments analyzing the impact of vegetable oil , manufacturing and culture processes, denatured whey proteins, and other changes in manufacture. In 1997, it was estimated that annual production of pizza cheese was 1 million metric tons (1,100,000 short tons) in the US and 100,000 metric tons (110,000 short tons) in Europe. A great number of pizza varieties exist, defined by
5395-529: The marshlands of Campania and Lazio , or fior di latte . Buffalo mozzarella is protected with its own European protected designation of origin (PDO). Other traditional pizzas include pizza marinara , supposedly the most ancient tomato-topped pizza, pizza capricciosa , which is prepared with mozzarella cheese, baked ham, mushroom, artichoke, and tomato, and pizza pugliese , prepared with tomato, mozzarella, and onions. A popular variant of pizza in Italy
5478-491: The misleading advertising was upheld, the appeals court determined that Pizza Hut failed to prove, under the requirements of the Lanham Act , that the misleading advertising and puffery had a material effect on consumers' purchasing decisions. Pizza Pizza is an Italian dish typically consisting of a flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomato , cheese , and other ingredients, baked at
5561-471: The news. In August 2023, it was announced Starboard had acquired a 5% stake in the Tampa -based company, Bloomin’ Brands which owns several American casual dining restaurant brands such as Outback , Carrabba’s , Fleming’s Prime , and Bonefish Grill . In October 2014, after what William D. Cohan of Fortune Magazine described as a "brilliantly executed campaign" involving "withering public criticism" of
5644-488: The originally modest dish into a much more hefty meal suitable for a main course . The name pizza de molde emerged because there were no pizza ovens in the city, so bakers resorted to baking them in pans. Since they used bakery plates, Argentine pizzas were initially square or rectangular, a format associated with the 1920s that is still maintained in some classic pizzerias, especially for vegetable pizzas, fugazzetas or fugazzas . Other styles of Argentine pizza include
5727-414: The pizza, called the "crust", may vary widely according to style—thin as in a typical hand-tossed Neapolitan pizza or thick as in a deep-dish Chicago-style . It is traditionally plain, but may also be seasoned with garlic or herbs, or stuffed with cheese. The outer edge of the pizza is sometimes referred to as the cornicione . Some pizza dough contains sugar, to help its yeast rise and enhance browning of
5810-472: The quote by the KFC founder was meant to convey his dislike for racism. After the call, the owner of the marketing agency moved to end their contract with Papa John's. Schnatter resigned as chairman of the board on the day the incident was reported. After the incident, Ritchie apologized in an open letter, and ordered the company's workforce to undergo bias and diversity training. On July 26, 2018, Schnatter filed
5893-912: The restaurants achieved a significant presence in the Madrid province with more than half of the Spanish restaurants being located there. Papa John's expects to open at least 100 restaurants just in the province of Madrid, as well as expanding to other regions across Spain. Papa John's also operated in Russia and Belarus with plans to expand to several other European and Central Asian countries. Papa John's restaurants in Portugal began operating in 2005 but closed some time later. In Poland, Papa John's opened their first location in 2017. In 2018, Papa John's opened their first restaurant in Kazakhstan , which became
5976-483: The sale of its patents to Microsoft in 2012." Although Starboard lost a proxy battle six months later, Armstrong followed Starboard's advice, spinning off Patch and returning the $ 1 billion from Microsoft to its shareholders. Consequently, the value of Starboard's AOL stock more than doubled. After accumulating a 15% stake in Office Depot , Starboard asked for its CEO, Neil Austrian , to be fired, and urged that
6059-562: The sauce from combining with the dough, and producing a crust that can be frozen and reheated without becoming rigid. There are frozen pizzas with raw ingredients and self-rising crusts. In the US, another form of pizza is available from take and bake pizzerias . This pizza is assembled in the store, then sold unbaked to customers to bake in their own ovens . Some grocery stores sell fresh dough along with sauce and basic ingredients, to assemble at home before baking in an oven. In restaurants, pizza can be baked in an oven with fire bricks above
6142-539: The second branch in Garak-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Compared to Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut, which started business in Korea in the 1980s, Papa John's started business late in Korea. In 2006, they opened the 50th restaurant in Seoul. As of the end of 2022, Papa John's has a total of 239 stores in Korea. In other countries, Papa John's has menus which are localized to each country. However, in Korea, Papa John's
6225-440: The wake of Schnatter's comments. A media report surfaced on July 11, 2018, claiming that Schnatter had used a racial epithet in a conference call the previous May, along with graphic descriptions of violence against racial minorities. Forbes magazine reported that a media agency working with Papa John's severed its relationship with the company following the report. Steve Ritchie, who had replaced Schnatter as CEO, responded with
6308-517: The word pizza comes from a notarial document written in Latin and dating to May 997 AD from Gaeta , demanding a payment of "twelve pizzas, a pork shoulder, and a pork kidney on Christmas Day, and 12 pizzas and a couple of chickens on Easter Day". Modern pizza evolved from similar flatbread dishes in Naples , Italy, in the 18th or early 19th century. Before that time, flatbread was often topped with ingredients such as garlic, salt, lard, and cheese. It
6391-440: The world (estimated in 2015 to be 14 million per year). As such, the city has been considered as one of the world capitals of pizza. The dish was introduced to Buenos Aires in the late 19th century with the massive Italian immigration , as part of a broader great European immigration wave to the country . Thus, around the same time that the iconic pizza Margherita was being invented in Italy, pizza were already being cooked in
6474-521: Was founded in 1984 when "Papa" John Schnatter installed an oven inside a broom closet in the back of his father's tavern, Mick's Lounge, in Jeffersonville, Indiana . He sold his 1971 Camaro Z28 to purchase US$ 1,600 worth of used pizza equipment and began selling pizzas to the tavern's customers out of the converted closet. His pizzas proved sufficiently popular that a year later he moved into an adjoining space. Dipping sauce specifically for pizza
6557-508: Was invented by Papa John's Pizza that same year, and has since become popular when eating pizza, especially the crust. The company went public in 1993 following an initial public offering , becoming listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol PZZA. A year later it had 500 stores, and by 1997 it had opened 1,500 stores. In 2009, Schnatter bought the Camaro back after offering a reward of $ 250,000 for
6640-435: Was rebranding its logo (by removing the apostrophe and simplifying the design) and store locations. In March 2022, Papa John's suspended its business operations in Russia in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , but independent franchisee-owned locations remained open. Papa John's primarily takes carryout and delivery orders, although some restaurants have tables and chairs for dining in. Franchise owners pay
6723-509: Was simultaneously announced that Starboard Value CEO Jeff Smith would become the new Papa John's chairman and that Anthony Sanfilippo, former CEO of the gaming company Pinnacle Entertainment , would be another addition to the company's board. Following that announcement, Ritchie said that he hoped the deal would put an end to the ongoing feud with Schnatter, telling CNBC's David Faber, "Obviously, we're very hopeful that we can bring John along." However, Schnatter has expressed concerns that Ritchie
6806-452: Was spending too much on research and development and other expenses, Starboard urged the company to improve its margins. In January 2018, Starboard Value tried to remove the entire Mellanox board. In December 2017, Starboard Value bought a 9.9% stake in Cars.com , which it considered to be undervalued and potentially salable. In August 2018, Starboard Value disclosed that it had accumulated
6889-552: Was then named after the queen, with an official letter of recognition from the queen's "head of service" remaining to this day on display in Esposito's shop, now called the Pizzeria Brandi. Later research cast doubt on this legend, undermining the authenticity of the letter of recognition, pointing that no media of the period reported about the supposed visit and that both the story and name Margherita were first promoted in
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