LOUISVILLE, Ky. — PizzaMarketplace.com, the leading provider of pizza industry news, has chosen Papa John’s Pizza as its 2006 Chain of the Year.
“After an in-depth examination of the top-performing pizza chains in the United States, we believe Papa John’s is this year’s all-around top chain,? said Steve Coomes, senior editor of PizzaMarketplace.com. “Not only has Papa John’s put together two years of solid sales growth, it has done so following one of the most dramatic turnarounds we’ve seen in recent years. In our opinion, Papa John’s has reclaimed its standing as a trendsetting industry powerhouse.?
In choosing its 2006 Chain of the Year, PizzaMarketplace.com evaluated multiple criteria, including:
* Comparable-store sales trends
* Creative marketing/advertising initiatives
* Use of technological advances to better the business
* New product initiatives
* Growth in revenue, profit and unit count
* Acknowledgement by industry peers or review groups (such as awards or rankings)
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