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By any standard, 1999 was a year of great success for our company. Let
me highlight a few of our accomplishments of the past year:
We achieved record systemwide sales of more than $1.4 billion,
making Papa John’s the third largest pizza company in the world.
We opened a record 401 new restaurants,
ending the year with nearly 2,300
restaurants throughout the U.S. and five
international markets.
We grew systemwide comparable sales
by 5.5%.
We experienced record earnings per share,
with growth of approximately 43% over 1998.
Most importantly, consumers across
America continued to vote Papa Johns #1
in quality and customer satisfaction.
Whats the secret to our success? One word focus. Focus on that all-
important customer experience. We believe quality people, quality prod-
uct and legendary service (we call this PPSat our restaurants) are the
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Papa John’s International
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
John H. Schnatter