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Papa John's is a national delivery chain from Louisville, Kentucky. It came to Madison in the autumn of 1996, when the market had just been left by Domino's and Little Caesar's.
History
- October 1996: the first help-wanted advertisements[1].
- About November 1996: the first store opens at 515 University Ave., in the LaCiel apartment building on campus[2].
- February 1997: Samara Kalk reviews it in "Cheap Eats". A second store at East Washington Avenue and Milwaukee Street is to open in March, followed by Middleton, Sun Prairie and Raymond Road[2].
- August 15, 1997: the third Madison-area store opens at 6615 University Ave. in Middleton, which the franchisee, Bob Tobe, makes his Wisconsin office. He plans a Sun Prairie store in October and three to five more by the summer of 1998[3][4].
Pizza
"The company does have a couple of unusual signature touches", Kalk wrote in 1997: a hand-thrown crust "with a huge outer lip that doubles as a soft breadstick", a small container of garlic dipping sauce in the corner of the box, and two large pepperoncini with each pizza. A small 10-inch cheese pizza was $5.30[2].
Trivia
- Kalk began her review with the state of the market: "It seemed, for a while at least, that Madison had reached a saturation point for pizza delivery chains. Just two years ago national giants Little Caesar's and Domino's had nearly 20 Madison and area locations between them", and now only a Little Caesar's pizza station in a Kmart remained. "Which all goes to show that Pizza Pit rules this town"[2].
- The franchisee's view of the competition: Pizza Hut known for variety, Domino's for delivery, Little Caesar's for being cheap, and Papa John's for quality[2].
- In 1997 Papa John's had 1,200 stores after ten years and was the fastest-growing pizza chain[2].
- A delivery driver was robbed in the parking lot of the University Avenue store in February 1997[5].
Locations
- 515 University Ave. (from about November 1996)
- East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street (planned for March 1997)
- 6615 University Ave., Middleton (from August 15, 1997)
See also
Notes
- ↑ (1996, October 6). Help-wanted advertisement, Papa John's (first mention in Madison). Wisconsin State Journal. p. 93. Newspapers.com image 405274226. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Kalk, S. (1997, February 8). "Papa John's finds niche." The Capital Times. p. 40. Newspapers.com image 519930305.
- ↑ (1997, August 14). Briefly: Papa John's Pizza to open its third Madison-area location, 6615 University Ave., Middleton. The Capital Times. p. 21. Newspapers.com image 522165703.
- ↑ Winter, E. (1997, August 15). Changes: Papa John's Pizza opens its third Madison-area restaurant, 6615 University Ave., Middleton. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 8. Newspapers.com image 401985772.
- ↑ (1997, February 4). "Armed man robs pizza deliverer." Wisconsin State Journal. p. 11. Newspapers.com image 405346931.
