Papa John's Stock Slips On CFO Surprise Exit

Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ:PZZA) shares slipped in after-hours trading following news that Chief Financial Officer Ravi Thanawala will step down, effective immediately.

Benzinga • Jun 30, 2026

Papa Johns Announces CFO Transition

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Papa Johns announces CFO transition.

Business Wire • Jun 30, 2026

Papa Johns to Report Second Quarter 2026 Results on August 6, 2026

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Papa Johns announces Q2 earnings call details.

Business Wire • Jun 30, 2026

Kamloops Student-Athlete Awarded $25,000 Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship at Memorial Cup

EDMONTON, Alberta, June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Papa Johns Canada and the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) proudly announced Griffin Seafoot of Kamloops, British Columbia, as the recipient of the Champions of Tomorrow Scholarship during the championship game of the 2026 Memorial Cup presented by Kubota on May 31. Seafoot was honoured on ice and awarded the $25,000 scholarship.

GlobeNewsWire • Jun 16, 2026

Papa Johns shuts down dozens of locations across 17 states as fast-food competition intensifies

Papa Johns follows through on plans to close 300 stores, targeting franchise-owned locations generating less than $600,000 in annual sales by 2027.

Fox Business • Jun 11, 2026

Papa Johns shutters nearly 50 locations across 17 states as competition intensifies

As underperforming franchise locations are phased out, the chain laid off 7 percent of it's corporate workforce.

New York Post • Jun 11, 2026

Papa Johns is closing stores: See a list of doomed locations for 2026 as the pizza chain reduces its footprint

More than three months after it announced plans to close hundreds of restaurant locations this year, Papa Johns International appears to have already made significant reductions to its national footprint.

Fast Company • Jun 9, 2026

SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP Announces Shareholder Investigation of Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA)

NEW YORK, June 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP announces that it is investigating Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) on behalf of the company's shareholders.  The investigation seeks to determine whether Papa John's International's directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with recent corporate actions.

PRNewsWire • Jun 1, 2026

Papa Johns Teams Up with Disney and Pixar for the Release of Toy Story 5

EDMONTON, Alberta, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For 30 years, Toy Story has sparked laughter, adventure and imagination, with the shared joy of pizza never far from the celebration. That sense of wonder comes full circle today as Papa Johns teams-up with Disney and Pixar for Toy Story 5 – hitting theatres June 19 – for a global collaboration inspired by the all-new movie and the universal language of great pizza.

GlobeNewsWire • May 27, 2026

Exclusive: Largest Papa John's franchisee joins Irth in buyout bid for pizza chain, sources say

Investment firm Irth Capital is working with Papa John's International's largest U.S. franchisee, who controls ​around 10% of the pizza chain's domestic restaurants, to take the company private, three sources told Reuters.

Reuters • May 14, 2026