New store location for the Papa John's franchise portfolio

Lucky number 13 for Abdul and Papa John's

Abdul Sattar Karami already had a portfolio that consisted of an impressive 12 Papa John's franchised locations before he recently acquired his latest location in Hatfield. Abdul has been a franchisee for Papa John's for many years and his key franchise territories include locations such as Harpenden, Leighton Buzzard, St Albans, Watford and Hemel Hempstead.

Abdul comments on his latest acquisition:

"Hatfield is the perfect setting for a Papa John's franchise. This location is ideal as it is close to other stores and Hatfield is also a university town with a strong student population, but families also live close by too. This new Papa John's franchise is great for the community as we have already recruited 14 new local staff and they have all been training to the highest standards set by Papa John's at our near-by St Albans, Hemel-Hempstead and Hitchin Papa John's franchises stores. The timing of the Easter break has resulted in us having a soft launch and then a follow-up with some hot promotional offers to tempt the students as the new term starts."

Abdul continues on why he chose the Papa John's franchise concept:

"Just like any new prospective franchisee, I undertook significant research and looked at several franchises. However, Papa John's concept of 'Better Ingredients, Better Pizza' impressed me from the very start and this is why I decided to choose their family two years ago. Papa John's is the only branded pizza franchise chain to use only 100% fresh dough, giving a better natural flavour plus the company's unique tomato sauce is made from the best Californian tomatoes, picked and packed from vine to can in just six hours. All the top ingredients go into cooking-up our superior pizza and our customer base just love it! Before I decided what franchise was right for me, I knew that I wanted to invest in brand that was continuously growing. The Papa John's brand now has well over 300 UK stores and the support and enthusiasm from the head office team, including targets TV advertising and promotion, that has aided this explosion, has also enabled us to develop the franchise too. I have ear-marked 3-4 further locations for new openings this year and my ultimate goal is to own 40 franchised Papa John's!"