Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced its latest store opening in Derby. Around 20 local staff have now been recruited to deliver Papa John’s pizza to the community in the region.

“The brand-new Derby store will shortly be ‘bringing home the dough!” confirms Anthony Round, business development manager, Papa John’s. “The Papa John’s Derby franchise has all the right ingredients to succeed and there is a ready customer base, hungry for our fresh, quality pizza. Combine this with our strong brand awareness, top it with TV advertising and we anticipate customers will just keep coming back for more!”

The Papa John’s concept of ‘Better Ingredients, Better Pizza’ has proved popular since set up in 1985. Today, the Papa John’s franchise operates around the world with well over 300 outlets in the UK and 4,800 stores in more than 40 international markets and territories.

Anthony Round, continues: “Due to the growing popularity of Papa John’s, we are currently recruiting for franchisees across the UK. We encourage applications from enthusiastic people with a can-do attitude and who want to be part of a thriving, growing, professional operation. In return, we offer the chance to become self-employed running your own Papa John’s franchised store or multiple units with the opportunity to expand and add more outlets in the future.”

Papa John’s provides all the necessary training, help with location selection and full turnkey solution to opening. Papa John’s is also currently offering a franchisee incentive scheme to help with set up, which includes deals on equipment, marketing and discounted fees.