Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced it has opened a brand-new store in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.  Franchisees Chan Singh and Mandy Kaur will run the new Papa John’s alongside their other outlets in Liverpool and Manchester.

Chan Singh explains: “We live in Huddersfield, so from day one we were keen to open our own Papa John’s franchised store in the region.  As it turned out, we opened first in Liverpool and then in Manchester.   Huddersfield only became available only last year and so we jumped at the chance!  It’s taken us ten years but it was worth the wait to open a Papa John’s in our home town!

“We have already recruited 12 local staff to help us deliver on the Papa John’s promise of BETTER INGREDIENTS.  BETTER PIZZA.  We are now looking forward to serving-up a fresh approach and our top-quality pizza to satisfy demand from our new customers in Huddersfield.”

Chan Singh managed a small department at a local cotton mill, while wife Mandy used to run children’s day nurseries before joining Papa John’s.   Now the husband and wife team aim to take a further ‘slice of the market’ and open more stores soon.  Chan confirms: “Papa John’s is growing in the UK and we plan to take advantage of that.  Plans are moving ahead so we are confident that further expansion will take months rather than years this time!”

There are now more than 350 Papa John’s in the UK and over 5,000 stores in more than 40 international markets. Papa John's is one of the largest pizza companies in the world and has opportunities for franchisees throughout the UK.  Papa John’s is actively recruiting for new franchisees and provides all the training and assistance needed to set up, including help with location selection and full turn-key opening of the store. 

Papa John’s is currently running an incentive scheme for opening new stores which offers some free equipment, help with marketing and reduced royalty fees for qualifying franchisees.