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title: "Lyon’s Share of Pizza Market for Papa John’s"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bb3fe9e8-c3e5-4b4d-be39-6e3e84ee2e22
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/lyons-share-of-pizza-market-for-papa-johns
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2017-12-06T12:31:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.570Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568901346375-23c9450c58cd?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Lyon’s Share of Pizza Market for Papa John’s

**TL;DR:** Papa John's International, Inc has opened its first restaurant in Lyon, France, with over 20 more planned for Southern France. The new venture is owned and operated by Vantage Tourism and Entertainment.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2017-12-06. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/lyons-share-of-pizza-market-for-papa-johns).*

## Story

Papa John’s International, Inc has opened its first restaurant in Lyon, France. Located in the 9th District, this is one of more than 20 Papa John’s restaurants planned for Southern France. Restaurants in the Confluence and Francheville areas of Lyon will open in the coming weeks.

The new venture is owned and operated by Vantage Tourism and Entertainment, which has more than 45 restaurants in Egypt. Ludovic Baudequin, Director of Operations for Vantage, said, “We are very excited to open our first restaurant in Lyon, the world capital of gastronomy.”

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- Papa Johns (company)
- James Fell (person)
- master franchise (topic)
- qsr market (topic)
- Lyon (location)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/lyons-share-of-pizza-market-for-papa-johns). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bb3fe9e8-c3e5-4b4d-be39-6e3e84ee2e22).