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title: "GF podcast: Amanda Clark of Papa John’s"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6ef6a2ad-1d23-4417-822d-f3559d846165
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/gf-podcast-amanda-clark-of-papa-johns
author: "Amanda Peters"
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2020-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:00.378Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# GF podcast: Amanda Clark of Papa John’s

**TL;DR:** Amanda Clark, Chief Development Officer of Papa John's, discusses the brand's international expansion and growth on the Global Franchise Podcast. Papa John's has brought on five million new customers during the pandemic and achieved consecutive months of double-digit growth.

*By Amanda Peters, originally published in Global Franchise on 2020-08-17. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/gf-podcast-amanda-clark-of-papa-johns).*

## Story

Papa John’s CDO Amanda Clark discusses how this global pizza franchise rediscovered its flavor

Papa John’s CDO Amanda Clark discusses how this global pizza franchise rediscovered its flavor.

This episode is brought to you by franchisereorg.com , powered by Summa Franchise Consulting and Alexius Solutions , providing consulting and reorganization services to franchisors.

How does the fourth-largest pizza brand manage to bring on five million new customers during a pandemic, earn the continued support of a larger-than-life NBA icon, and achieve consecutive months of double-digit growth?

That’s exactly what we sought to find out on this episode of the Global Franchise Podcast, as we sat down with chief development officer Amanda Clark to talk all things Papa John’s. With an exciting development pipeline including the likes of the new Shaq-a-Roni pizza and a growing presence in 47 countries, Papa John’s isn’t just thriving within the pizza scene; it’s defining it.

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- Papa Johns (company)
- James Fell (person)
- qsr (topic)
- Amanda Peters (person)
- industry trends (topic)
- master franchise investment (topic)
- Amanda Clark (person)

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Originally reported by Amanda Peters, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/gf-podcast-amanda-clark-of-papa-johns). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6ef6a2ad-1d23-4417-822d-f3559d846165).