Who We Are
WorldWide Papa’s provides the highest quality pizza product and dining experience to consumers in one of the largest European markets. Established in 2004, WorldWide Papa’s is the exclusive area developer of Papa John’s restaurants in St. Petersburg, Russia and the Leningrad region.
Our Story
WorldWide Papa’s introduced the Papa John’s brand and product to the Russian consumer market with its first restaurant opening in September 2005. The brand, the product and the dine-in experience was quickly embraced by Russian consumers. This first restaurant served to prove our concept, establish a business model and set the groundwork for further development in the marketplace. To replicate the success of our first location and grow the exposure of the Papa John’s product in the area, we developed three additional dine-in restaurants from 2005-2007. Our fifth Papa John’s restaurant is currently set to open in March 2011.
WorldWide Papa’s also owns and operates a Quality Control Center where dough is produced, and raw food and operating materials and supplies are stored.
Papa John’s International, Inc. (PZZA - NASDAQ), based in the United States, is the world’s third largest take-out and pizza delivery company. The U.S. company developed into one of the largest providers of pizza to consumers through a strict adherence to “Better Quality - Better Ingredients” to distinguish itself. We are in the process of replicating this success in the Russian market, while maintaining the same focus on superior quality of product and service.
History Is Repeating Itself
We are currently experiencing the most ideal conditions for expansion. With explosive economic growth and rich opportunity for continued success in St. Petersburg, a solid and quality-focused operations and management team on the ground in Russia, and continued consumer embrace of the Papa John’s brand and product, history is repeating itself and WorldWide Papa’s is at the forefront of this progression.
WorldWide Papa’s intends to expand the presence of Papa John’s in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region and grow its number of locations from four to 40 in the near term. To accelerate this plan for growth, WorldWide Papa’s completed the process to file on the Deutsche Böerse – Frankfurt Open Market and began trading shares as a public company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in February 2011 with the ticker symbol "1PJ.F".
