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title: "Register-Herald: Papa Murphy's Offers Incentives for Prospective Franchisees in West Virginia"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/59495fc7-67ce-4c32-bd26-ea6d8e7f2a5e
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/register-herald-papa-murphys-offers-incentives-for-prospective-franchisees-in-west-virginia-7479
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2016-11-08T22:17:28.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:46.102Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/fcb1d29360f0ef617358722e3aa08bd59408.jpg
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# Register-Herald: Papa Murphy's Offers Incentives for Prospective Franchisees in West Virginia

**TL;DR:** Papa Murphy's is offering incentives for prospective franchisees in West Virginia, including a reduced franchisee fee and royalty abatement, as it looks to expand into the Beckley and Bluefield areas. The brand currently has no locations in the area and is seeking franchise owners.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-11-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/register-herald-papa-murphys-offers-incentives-for-prospective-franchisees-in-west-virginia-7479).*

## Story

Papa Murphy's is looking to expand into the Beckley and Bluefield areas in West Virginia, as the brand currently has no locations in the area.

Market research “shows those are ideal areas for us to open restaurants,” Gary Payne, the company’s vice president of franchise sales, told the Register-Herald.

Payne also told the publication that the brand offers families fresh, healthy food and has a variety of options in addition to pizza. Papa Murphy's is currently looking for franchise owners and has cut the franchisee fee down by $5,000 and is offering royalty abatement for the first year of business.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Papa Murphy's (company)
- West Virginia (location)
- franchise incentives (topic)
- location targeting (topic)
- Beckley (location)
- Bluefield (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/register-herald-papa-murphys-offers-incentives-for-prospective-franchisees-in-west-virginia-7479). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/59495fc7-67ce-4c32-bd26-ea6d8e7f2a5e).