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Best Promising Companies To Own In Right Now: Papa John's International Inc.(PZZA)

Papa John?s International, Inc. operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants under the Papa John?s trademark worldwide. The company also operates dine-in and restaurant-based delivery restaurants in certain international markets. As of December 25, 2011, the company operated 3,883 Papa John?s restaurants consisting of 628 company-owned and 3,255 franchised restaurants in 50 states of the United States and 32 countries. Papa John?s International, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

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• [By WWW.DAILYFINANCE.COM]

  www.youtube.com The latest Papa John's (PZZA) television commercial features pizzeria founder John Schnatter and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning talking up the Fritos Chili Pizza. The chain's latest specialty pie substitutes chili sauce for marinara. It is topped with beef, tomatoes, onions and -- more important -- a handful of PepsiCo's (PEP) Fritos corn chips. "I can't believe it took me 30 years to put Fritos on a pizza," says Schnatter. Three decades may be a long time, but the only real surprise here is that Yum! Brands' (YUM) Pizza Hut didn't beat Papa John's to the punch. All in the Family Papa John's is a friend of PepsiCo, the food giant behind the namesake soda and Frito-Lay empire of salty snacks. Papa John's is one of the few national pizzerias to stock Pepsi products, choosing to offer Pepsi, Sierra Mist and Mountain Dew instead of the more popular Coca-Cola (KO) line of carbonated beverages. The same can be said about Pizza Hut. It's been choosing Pepsi over Coke for ages. However, Pizza Hut's affiliation with PepsiCo runs deeper than the association between PepsiCo and Papa John's. In fact, Pizza Hut and Fritos parent Frito-Lay are siblings. PepsiCo owned Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco ! Bell before spinning off the three quick-service chains in 1997. Pizza Hut reportedly has a lifetime contract to serve Pepsi's beverage products. It would have only made sense to roll out a Fritos-topped pizza through Pizza Hut. It's not as if Yum! Brands is a stranger to the magnetism of PepsiCo's Frito-Lay. It leaned on another Frito-Lay staple -- Doritos -- to introduce the Doritos Locos Tacos at Taco Bell two years ago. The offering has been a colossal and crunchy hit. Yum! Brands announced earlier this year that it has sold more than 825 million of the tacos served on Doritos-flavored shells, making it the most successful launch in the fast-food chain's history. Thinking Outside of the Pizza Box The runaway success of Doritos Locos Tacos should have

• [By Daniel Kline]

  Until now the differences between Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM  ) Pizza Hut, Domino's (NYSE: DPZ  ) , and Papa John's (NASDAQ: PZZA  ) have been mostly a matter of personal preference. Aside from the occasional special offer or novelty pie, all three chains offer a basic take on pizza.

• [By WWW.DAILYFINANCE.COM]

  #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-576733{display:none}.cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-576733,#postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-576733{width:570px;display:block} NEW YORK -- Pizza Hut is letting customers play mad scientist, giving them the freedom to make pies with honey Sriracha sauce or add curry flavor to the crusts. The atypical flavors and new ingredients are part of a menu overhaul set to be announced Monday and hit stores Nov. 19. Executives are hoping the revamp -- which includes an updated logo and more relaxed uniforms for workers -- will be the trick that finally jumpstarts sales. Pizza Hut, which is owned by Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum Brands (YUM) and based in Plano, Texas, has reported sales declines for eight straight quarters at established locations, even as rivals Domino's (DPZ) and Papa Joh! n's (PZZA! ) have enjoyed gains. To regain its footing, Pizza Hut is turning to a growing trend in the industry: giving people greater flexibility to tailor orders exactly to their tastes. The popularity of places such as Chipotle Mexican Grill that let people select toppings has prompted a variety of chains to play up their own customization options. Even McDonald's (MCD), which grew to popularity in part because of its consistency, is testing a format in California that lets people build their own burgers by picking the bun, patty and toppings they want. Pizza Hut is still keeping its most popular pies on the menu, such as the Meat Lover's and Veggie Lover's, while adding 11 new specialty pies and a section of "Skinny" pies that are lower in calories. But for people who like to design their own pies, it's giving them yet more ways to do so at no extra cost. For the base sauce, people will be able pick from six options, including marinara, garlic Parmesan and honey Sriracha. They can also add swirl of flavor to their pies, picking from four "drizzles" including balsamic and buffalo. And they'll be able to brus

• [By Sophia Yan]

  Burger King (BKW), Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks, Papa John's (PZZA), McDonald's, Pizza Hut and KFC are all competing for a bigger slice of China's $100 billion fast food market.

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