TL;DR
Papa Murphy's is seeking franchisees in central Illinois to expand its presence. The brand is targeting a different market with its take on the pizza category.
Papa Murphy's is looking for franchisees to partner with in order to continue its growth and establish a greater presence throughout central Illinois.
"There are a ton of pizza competition," Gary Payne, Papa Murphy's vice president of franchise sales, told the State Journal-Register. "We're the fifth of the big five. But we're a different take on the pizza category, and as such, we hit a different target market."
Both of the Papa Murphy's locations in Springfield are owned by franchisee Quinn Mulks, who opened the first location in town back in 2001.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on December 23, 2016. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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