Papa Johns axes 10 SKUs, bets on pan pizza and ciabatta to reverse 6.4% sales slide
CEO Todd Penegor is pruning 'rhythm breaker' items like Papadias and Papa Bites while rolling out pan pizza, ciabatta sandwiches, cheesy garlic bread and a $6.99 Papa Pairings value tier. The reset targets frequency recovery into 2026 after Q1 same-store sales fell 6.4%.
Papa Johns CEO Todd Penegor is cutting 'rhythm breaker' SKUs like Papadias and Papa Bites, launching pan pizza, ciabatta sandwiches, and cheesy garlic bread to drive frequency after Q1 same-store sales fell 6.4%.
Why this matters
Follows Papa Johns' India expansion onto Swiggy and Zomato, showing a dual playbook: prune and reformat the US core menu while chasing growth via delivery aggregators abroad.
Retail-brand activity steady at 171 signals in the last 90 days.