Papa John's Essay

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Papa John’s: Getting to the Top
An Analysis of the Pizza Industry

Mathew Wimberly

GBA 490

6 May 2015

Table of Contents
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Appendix
Current Strategy Industry and Competitive Analysis Exhibit 1: PESTEL Analysis Exhibit 2: The Five Forces Model Exhibit 3: Driving Forces Analysis Internal Analysis Exhibit 4: SWOT Analysis Exhibit 5: Financial Analysis

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Current Strategy
Industry and Competitive Analysis
Market Size and Growth Rate
• In 2014 93% of Americans ate pizza at least once a month
• Pizza Industry market generated annual sales of $42.8 billion in 2012 and is projected to grow …show more content…

o Take n’ Bake
• Carry-out and Delivery combined account for 66.2% of most popular option
Number of Rivals o The industry is dominated by large companies
 Pizza Chains: 32% of industry sales and 28% of locations
• These numbers are for the four largest chains: Pizza Hut, Domino’s, Papa John’s, and Little Caesars
 Independent Pizzerias: 48% industry sales and 57% of locations o The industry is not consolidating to a smaller number of firms because the industry is stable for large competing companies
Scope of Competitive Rivalry
• Larger companies compete multinational
• Independently owned pizzerias compete locally and regionally
• Companies that compete in foreign markets are more successful in the long run than companies that are local or regional o This is because the companies expand their demographics and sales
• Larger companies compete internationally o Papa John’s ( in 2013)
 723 company owned establishments and 3,705 franchised establishments
 Located in all 50 states and 34 countries
 Opened 183 restaurants in international markets and 82 in North America
 There are 1,159 international locations o Pizza Hut (in 2014)
 Franchised countries in 88 countries
 7,846 units in the United States
 1,264 units in …show more content…

• Little Caesars operates in more than 20 countries with over 2,500 units
Emerging New Internet Capabilities and Applications
• 2001 Papa John’s made online ordering possible nationwide
• 2007 Papa John’s made text orders were added
• 2010/2011 Papa John’s made iPhone and Android launched an online ordering app
• 2012 Papa John’s made launched online ordering with an app the Kindle Fire
• In 2014 more than 50% of Papa John’s orders were made digitally
Product Innovation
• The industry is characterized by rapid product innovation but short product life cycles is not a key characteristic o Companies must also stay on their feet with new items or they will be left behind in the rapidly growing industry o For the most part any pizza can be remade with a customized order
 The only exception would be a new crust
 This causes pizzas to be long term not short term
• Research and Development are very important because the companies must know what their customers not only want, but need
 Disposable income of the surrounding areas of each location and the economy are both important to know
• Yes there are opportunities to overtake key rivals o As long technology is increasing the first-to-market will continue to

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