VANCOUVER, Wash., March 23, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRSH), the world's leading take 'n' bake pizza franchise, today announced plans to strengthen and grow its presence in the Southeast. The Company, which currently has over 1,400 locations in 38 states, recently completed acquisitions of existing Papa Murphy's franchise stores in Jacksonville, FL as a springboard for further expansion throughout the Southeast.
Papa Murphy's is a franchisor and operator of the largest take 'n' bake pizza chain in the United States, selling scratch-made pizzas that customers take home and bake in their own oven for a convenient home-baked meal. The Company makes fresh dough in-store daily and tops its pizzas with fresh, never frozen ingredients including vegetables chopped daily, 100 percent whole-milk mozzarella – grated in-store each day – high quality meat with no added fillers and specialty, premium ingredients like spicy fennel sausage, Angus steak, roasted garlic and artichoke hearts. Papa Murphy's core purpose is to bring families together through food people love with a goal of creating fun, convenient and fulfilling family dinners.
Ken Calwell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Papa Murphy's, stated, "There is clear and growing demand for the Papa Murphy's brand in the Southeast and we see tremendous opportunity to build upon our success and growing awareness in this key underpenetrated region. We look forward to opening more franchised and company-owned stores in Jacksonville and continuing to deliver on our mission of helping busy families everywhere solve the dinnertime dilemma."
To celebrate the brand's expansion, Papa Murphy's will host promotions for all stores in the Jacksonville market during the week of Sunday, March 22 through Saturday, March 28. To kick off the deal week, on Sunday, the stores will offer two Large pizzas for $10 each. On Tuesday, customers can purchase any Large pizza for $10 and on the remaining days of the week, customers will receive a free Large Pepperoni Pizza with the purchase of any pizza at regular price.
To find Papa Murphy's pizza near you, please visit www.papamurphys.com.
About Papa Murphy's
Papa Murphy's Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:FRSH) is a franchisor and operator of the largest Take 'N' Bake pizza chain in the United States, selling uncooked pizzas that customers bake at home. The Company was founded in 1981 and currently operates over 1,400 franchised and corporate-owned fresh pizza stores in 38 States, Canada and United Arab Emirates. Papa Murphy's core purpose is to bring all 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. For more information, visit www.papamurphys.com. Find Papa Murphy's on Facebook at www.facebook.com/papamurphyspizza.
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