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PapaJohn’sInternational,Inc.andSubsidiaries
NotestoConsolidatedFinancialStatements
1.DescriptionofBusiness
Papa John’s International, Inc. (referred to as the “Company,” “Papa John’s” or in the first person
notationsof“we,”“us”and“our”)operatesandfranchisespizzadeliveryandcarryoutrestaurantsunder
the trademark “Papa John’s,” currently in all 50 states and 34 countries. Substantially all revenues are
derived from retail sales of pizza and other food and beverage products to the general public by
Company-ownedrestaurants,franchiseroyalties,salesoffranchiseanddevelopmentrights,andsalesto
franchiseesoffoodandpaperproducts,printingand promotionalitems,riskmanagementservices, and
informationsystemsandrelatedservicesusedintheiroperations.
2.SignificantAccountingPolicies
PrinciplesofConsolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Papa John’s and its
subsidiaries. The results of our Company-owned operations in China were consolidated one month in
arrears until fiscal 2013. The inclusion of the additional month of operations in fiscal 2013 resulted in
$2.1 million of incremental international revenues and an incremental loss before income taxes of
$215,000reportedintheinternationalsegment.Thischangein ourconsolidationpolicy didnothave a
material impact to our financial results for any of the years presented. All intercompany balances and
transactionshavebeeneliminated.
FiscalYear
OurfiscalyearendsonthelastSundayinDecemberofeachyear.Allfiscalyearspresentedconsistof52
weeksexceptforthe2012fiscalyear,whichconsistsof53weeks.
VariableInterestEntities
Papa John’s domestic restaurants, both Company-owned and franchised, participate in Papa John’s
MarketingFund,Inc.(“PJMF”),anonstockcorporationdesignedtooperateatbreak-evenforthepurpose
of designing and administering advertising and promotional programs for all participating domestic
restaurants. PJMF is a variable interest entity (“VIE”) as it does not have sufficient equity to fund its
operations without ongoing financial support and contributions from its members. Based on the
ownershipandgovernancestructureandoperatingproceduresofPJMF,wehavedeterminedthatwedo
not have the power to direct the most significant activities of PJMF and are therefore not the primary
beneficiary.Accordingly,wedeterminedthatconsolidationisnotappropriate.
Inconnectionwithanewmulti-yearsupplieragreement,theCompanyreceiveda $5.0millionsupplier
marketing payment in 2012. The Company is recognizing the supplier marketing payment evenly as
incomeoverthefive-yeartermoftheagreement($1.0millionperyear).TheCompanythencontributed
the supplier marketing payment to PJMF for the benefit of domestic restaurants. The Company’s
contributiontoPJMFwasfully expensedin 2012.PJMFelectedto distribute the$5.0 million supplier
marketingpaymenttothedomesticsystemasadvertisingcreditsin2012.OurdomesticCompany-owned
restaurants’ portion of the advertising credits resulted in an increase in income before income taxes of
approximately$1.0millionin2012.