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title: "Papa John’s Lowers Same-Store Sales Outlook"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d64e6203-7620-4dd5-ac1f-7bbbcc5bd49d
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/papa-johns-lowers-same-store-sales-outlook-2704727
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2017-11-01T16:11:17.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:44.306Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/4802863d095a2e9c4ba55e88c1f60bbf5291.jpg
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# Papa John’s Lowers Same-Store Sales Outlook

**TL;DR:** Papa John's lowers same-store sales outlook to 1.5 percent in North America due to slow growth, despite international market success and revenue increase. The company operates 5,101 locations globally, with 3,441 stores in North America.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-11-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/papa-johns-lowers-same-store-sales-outlook-2704727).*

## Story

After seeing slow same-store growth in this year’s third quarter in North American stores, Papa John’s International Inc. has lowered its forecast this year. According to a recent Nation’s Restaurant News article, the company is now expecting same-store sales to increase by 1.5 percent in North America, which is down from the previously announced range of 2 to 4 percent. Expected earnings growth this year was also reduced to 3 to 7 percent.

While North American stores saw a same-store sales decrease, international markets saw a 5.3 percent increase and in addition, revenue and net income this quarter rose. Papa John’s currently operates 5,101 locations globally, with 3,441 stores in North America.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Papa Johns (company)
- revenue growth (topic)
- same store sales (topic)
- earnings outlook (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/papa-johns-lowers-same-store-sales-outlook-2704727). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d64e6203-7620-4dd5-ac1f-7bbbcc5bd49d).