NEW YORK, May 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that trading of Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRSH), the largest Take N' Bake pizza chain in the U.S., commenced on The NASDAQ Stock Market on May 2, 2014.
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Papa Murphy's Pizza has been voted "America's Most Craveable Pizza" by the 2013 Nation's Restaurant News Consumer Picks survey. The company currently operates more than 1,425 franchised and corporate-owned fresh pizza stores in 38 states, Canada and United Arab Emirates. Papa Murphy's core purpose is bringing families together through food people love with a goal to create fun, convenient and fulfilling family dinners. In addition to scratch-made pizzas, the company offers a growing menu of grab 'n' go items, including salads, sides and desserts.
"We are pleased to welcome Papa Murphy's to the NASDAQ family," said Nelson Griggs, Senior Vice President, NASDAQ OMX Corporate Client Group. "Papa Murphy's innovative spirit in the Take N' Bake field exemplifies the core quality of NASDAQ and the companies listed with us and we look forward to celebrating many milestones with the company and its shareholders in the years to come."
By listing with NASDAQ, Papa Murphy's Holdings joins some of the world's largest and most revolutionary companies. NASDAQ is the exchange of choice to 70 percent of public U.S. restaurants listed on the U.S. markets.
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