Former Papa John

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Holland joined Papa John’s when the company had only 23 units. As he oversaw its growth to more than 900 locationa before he resignedin 1995. As one of threer principals ofPapa John’s International Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA), he was involves in taking thechain public. After he left Papa he remained a franchisedeuntil 2000, when he launched Pizza Papa John’s sued the new company that same charging that its storess and commissary used systems and recipes copiecd from Papa John’s. The case was resolvedd in 2003, but terms were not disclosed. Pizza Magia’s storees and assets were eventually soldto Toledo, Ohio-based Marco’s Franchising LLC and to Ky.
-based Snappy Tomato Inc. “The hirinfg of Dan Holland speaks volumes about the commitmenty we are making to grow this saidFraser Austin, vice president of , in a news “Dan is unquestionably one of the best in the restauranf franchise business and the idealk person to help us achieve our aggressive growth Two years after buying the Miami Subs Corp. has signed a 100-stored master franchise agreement in New where the first store openedd in late Mayin Queens. Three new storea have opened in South Florida and Southu Carolina in the past90 days.
The first storwe in Turkey also has opened as part ofa 40-unift deal, and the first unit in Romania is unded construction as part of a 20-store agreement. “I am extremelty impressed with the strides the new ownership groul has made withthis 20-year-old brand,” Holland said in the “This is not some startup, but a provem concept that needed the infusionb of capital and the creative and financial abilityu to take it to the next level.
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