Papa John’s Pizza - Revision history

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	* 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<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.		* 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<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.
	* 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<ref name="ct-1997-08-14-p21">(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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522165703/ 522165703].</ref><ref name="wsj-1997-08-15-p8">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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401985772/ 401985772].</ref>.		* 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<ref name="ct-1997-08-14-p21">(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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522165703/ 522165703].</ref><ref name="wsj-1997-08-15-p8">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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401985772/ 401985772].</ref>.
			* August 1998: Mark Angeli, manager of the University Avenue store, tells the State Journal that a 15-pound case of mozzarella has gone from $23.83 to $29.62 in a year<ref name="wsj-1998-08-07-p1">Barrett, R. (1998, August 7). "Pizzerias swallow hard when they say cheese: competition has delayed passing on higher costs." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 1. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405216078/ 405216078].</ref>; Papa John's has booth 25 at Taste of Madison in September<ref name="wsj-1998-09-03-p60">(1998, September 3). "Taste of Madison 1998 vendors." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 60. Newspapers.com images [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405316674/ 405316674], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522192125/ 522192125], [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405319537/ 405319537].</ref>.
	* December 10, 2000: a manager leaving the 515 University Ave. store is robbed by two men with knives<ref name="wsj-2000-12-11-p3">(2000, December 11). "Two men sought in robbery at Papa John's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407004298/ 407004298].</ref>.		* December 10, 2000: a manager leaving the 515 University Ave. store is robbed by two men with knives<ref name="wsj-2000-12-11-p3">(2000, December 11). "Two men sought in robbery at Papa John's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407004298/ 407004298].</ref>.
	* January 2004: a help-wanted advertisement lists three stores, 6615 University Ave., 101 River Place and 6619 McKee Rd.; the campus store is not among them<ref name="wsj-2004-01-27-p4">(2004, January 27). Papa John's help-wanted advertisement listing 6615 University Ave., 101 River Pl. and 6619 McKee Rd. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406844208/ 406844208].</ref>.		* January 2004: a help-wanted advertisement lists three stores, 6615 University Ave., 101 River Place and 6619 McKee Rd.; the campus store is not among them<ref name="wsj-2004-01-27-p4">(2004, January 27). Papa John's help-wanted advertisement listing 6615 University Ave., 101 River Pl. and 6619 McKee Rd. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406844208/ 406844208].</ref>.

Jacques: Add the 2000–2004 years from the newspaper research recorded in the database; earlier text kept

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Add the 2000–2004 years from the newspaper research recorded in the database; earlier text kept

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	* 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<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.		* 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<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.
	* 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<ref name="ct-1997-08-14-p21">(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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522165703/ 522165703].</ref><ref name="wsj-1997-08-15-p8">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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401985772/ 401985772].</ref>.		* 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<ref name="ct-1997-08-14-p21">(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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522165703/ 522165703].</ref><ref name="wsj-1997-08-15-p8">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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401985772/ 401985772].</ref>.
			* December 10, 2000: a manager leaving the 515 University Ave. store is robbed by two men with knives<ref name="wsj-2000-12-11-p3">(2000, December 11). "Two men sought in robbery at Papa John's." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 3. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/407004298/ 407004298].</ref>.
			* January 2004: a help-wanted advertisement lists three stores, 6615 University Ave., 101 River Place and 6619 McKee Rd.; the campus store is not among them<ref name="wsj-2004-01-27-p4">(2004, January 27). Papa John's help-wanted advertisement listing 6615 University Ave., 101 River Pl. and 6619 McKee Rd. ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 4. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/406844208/ 406844208].</ref>.
	* July 29, 2005: the store at 6619 McKee Rd. is held up at knifepoint just after 5 p.m.<ref name="mc-2005-07-30-papa-johns-mckee">(2005, July 30). [https://madison.com/news/local/article_ee1ee221-a983-5978-ae6c-17211ac63010.html "Police: Papa John's robbed at knifepoint."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="ct-2005-07-30-p15">(2005, July 30). "Pizzeria held up": Papa John's, 6619 McKee Road, Friday 5:11 p.m. ''The Capital Times''. p. 15. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/525993934/ 525993934].</ref>		* July 29, 2005: the store at 6619 McKee Rd. is held up at knifepoint just after 5 p.m.<ref name="mc-2005-07-30-papa-johns-mckee">(2005, July 30). [https://madison.com/news/local/article_ee1ee221-a983-5978-ae6c-17211ac63010.html "Police: Papa John's robbed at knifepoint."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="ct-2005-07-30-p15">(2005, July 30). "Pizzeria held up": Papa John's, 6619 McKee Road, Friday 5:11 p.m. ''The Capital Times''. p. 15. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/525993934/ 525993934].</ref>
	* December 2006: the University Avenue store gives a free large pizza to students who program its number into their phones; Papa John's and Domino's are among the campus pizzerias open until 3 a.m. on bar nights<ref name="dc-2006-12-04-pizzerias-vie">Abing, C. (2006, December 4). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_6d21dddf-946e-5d18-8fcb-3b8db89067cc.html "Area pizzerias vie for a slice of student appetites."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.		* December 2006: the University Avenue store gives a free large pizza to students who program its number into their phones; Papa John's and Domino's are among the campus pizzerias open until 3 a.m. on bar nights<ref name="dc-2006-12-04-pizzerias-vie">Abing, C. (2006, December 4). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_6d21dddf-946e-5d18-8fcb-3b8db89067cc.html "Area pizzerias vie for a slice of student appetites."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.
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	==Locations==		==Locations==
	* [[515 University Avenue\|515 University Ave.]] (from about November 1996)		* [[515 University Avenue\|515 University Ave.]] (from about November 1996; open in December 2000<ref name="wsj-2000-12-11-p3" />; gone by January 2004<ref name="wsj-2004-01-27-p4" />)
	* East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street (planned for March 1997)		* East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street (planned for March 1997)
	* 6615 University Ave., Middleton (from August 15, 1997)		* 6615 University Ave., Middleton (from August 15, 1997)
	* 6619 McKee Rd. (by ~~July 2005~~)<ref name="mc-2005-07-30-papa-johns-mckee" />		* 101 River Place, Monona (by January 2004)<ref name="wsj-2004-01-27-p4" />
			* 6619 McKee Rd. (by January 2004)<ref name="wsj-2004-01-27-p4" /><ref name="mc-2005-07-30-papa-johns-mckee" />

	==See also==		==See also==

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	* 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<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.		* 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<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.
	* 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<ref name="ct-1997-08-14-p21">(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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522165703/ 522165703].</ref><ref name="wsj-1997-08-15-p8">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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401985772/ 401985772].</ref>.		* 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<ref name="ct-1997-08-14-p21">(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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522165703/ 522165703].</ref><ref name="wsj-1997-08-15-p8">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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401985772/ 401985772].</ref>.
			* July 29, 2005: the store at 6619 McKee Rd. is held up at knifepoint just after 5 p.m.<ref name="mc-2005-07-30-papa-johns-mckee">(2005, July 30). [https://madison.com/news/local/article_ee1ee221-a983-5978-ae6c-17211ac63010.html "Police: Papa John's robbed at knifepoint."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="ct-2005-07-30-p15">(2005, July 30). "Pizzeria held up": Papa John's, 6619 McKee Road, Friday 5:11 p.m. ''The Capital Times''. p. 15. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/525993934/ 525993934].</ref>
			* December 2006: the University Avenue store gives a free large pizza to students who program its number into their phones; Papa John's and Domino's are among the campus pizzerias open until 3 a.m. on bar nights<ref name="dc-2006-12-04-pizzerias-vie">Abing, C. (2006, December 4). [https://madison.com/daily-cardinal/news/article_6d21dddf-946e-5d18-8fcb-3b8db89067cc.html "Area pizzerias vie for a slice of student appetites."] ''The Daily Cardinal''.</ref>.

	==Pizza==		==Pizza==
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	* East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street (planned for March 1997)		* East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street (planned for March 1997)
	* 6615 University Ave., Middleton (from August 15, 1997)		* 6615 University Ave., Middleton (from August 15, 1997)
			* 6619 McKee Rd. (by July 2005)<ref name="mc-2005-07-30-papa-johns-mckee" />

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Item:Q1080\|Papa John's in the ~~Pizzapedia~~ database]]		* [[Item:Q1080\|Papa John's in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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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 Pizza|Domino's]] and [[Little Caesar’s|Little Caesar's]].

==History==
* October 1996: the first help-wanted advertisements<ref name="wsj-1996-10-06-p93">(1996, October 6). Help-wanted advertisement, Papa John's (first mention in Madison). ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 93. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405274226/ 405274226]. Seen in search results only; the page has not been read.</ref>.
* About November 1996: the first store opens at [[515 University Avenue|515 University Ave.]], in the LaCiel apartment building on campus<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40">Kalk, S. (1997, February 8). "Papa John's finds niche." ''The Capital Times''. p. 40. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/519930305/ 519930305].</ref>.
* 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<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.
* 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<ref name="ct-1997-08-14-p21">(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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/522165703/ 522165703].</ref><ref name="wsj-1997-08-15-p8">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 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/401985772/ 401985772].</ref>.

==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<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.

==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"<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.
* 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<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.
* In 1997 Papa John's had 1,200 stores after ten years and was the fastest-growing pizza chain<ref name="ct-1997-02-08-p40" />.
* A delivery driver was robbed in the parking lot of the University Avenue store in February 1997<ref name="wsj-1997-02-04-p11">(1997, February 4). "Armed man robs pizza deliverer." ''Wisconsin State Journal''. p. 11. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/405346931/ 405346931].</ref>.

==Locations==
* [[515 University Avenue|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==
* [[Item:Q1080|Papa John's in the Pizzapedia database]]

==Notes==
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