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Papa John’s franchisees open sixth store in 18 months

Published: 08 September 2017

Pizza delivery franchise Papa John’s has announced that franchisees John O’Brien and Clif Roberson have opened their sixth store within 18 months.

The school friends, from Merthyr Tydfil, run their Papa John’s stores across South Wales, with locations including Cwmbran, Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil. Their newest branch will be their first outside Wales, in Yate, near Bristol.

Clif says: “We always had a master plan! We put a management structure in place from day one to enable us to expand rapidly.

"We are delighted that all our store managers have been selected through internal promotion from our original staff. It’s great to see how many of our people have the right ingredients for success and how they have progressed through the opportunity that Papa John’s provides.

"From an operations point of view, we have been able to take advantage of Papa John’s current incentive scheme to open up in Yate. This means Papa John’s has put a great deal on the table to give us a helping hand with equipment and marketing to ensure we can get off to a really good start. This deal will also come into effect with our next Papa John’s opening – it is sure to be a recipe for success!

"So far our journey with Papa John’s has been quite an adventure! One major highlight was being named as Papa John’s UK Franchisees of the Year in 2016. My wife and I flew to Colorado to receive our award, and it was an honour to meet the global team.

"Our expansion doesn’t stop here, though. We aim to continue to satisfy demand for our top-quality pizza made with only the finest ingredients and fresh dough for a better natural flavour. We are currently on track to have a total of 15 Papa John’s up and running within the next couple of years."

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