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title: "The State Journal-Register: Papa Murphy's Eyes Expansion in Central Illinois"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e35c5703-47f1-42a4-92eb-dc6fc1f65f96
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-state-journal-register-papa-murphys-eyes-expansion-in-central-illinois-8862
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-12-23T20:15:14.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:07:21.078Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/cc2f4a5027834e62b3c8f9cb924d6c0e150.jpg
---

# The State Journal-Register: Papa Murphy's Eyes Expansion in Central Illinois

**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.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-12-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-state-journal-register-papa-murphys-eyes-expansion-in-central-illinois-8862).*

## Story

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.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise sales (topic)
- Papa Murphy's (company)
- Springfield (location)
- pizza category (topic)
- Central Illinois (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-state-journal-register-papa-murphys-eyes-expansion-in-central-illinois-8862). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e35c5703-47f1-42a4-92eb-dc6fc1f65f96).