Who Is Papa John's?

So far the company’s main focus has been on revenue growth rather than cost reduction but now customers have more options than ever before.

With continuous improvement , the business is increasing at a steady rate. The firm’s goal was

Expanding its travel, catering and freight divisions to protect it from the peaks and troughs of its core airline business.

For a book that is a must read in class, Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes is a book that really is a must read. I remember hearing the term about giving someone a Jack Johnson, but I never knew where the term came from. For example, they use this saying in Anchorman and now that I know who the saying is about, I find it to be even funnier. Anyway, if you are someone who likes sports or history of sports, then you should read Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes because it gives a description as to how a young African American came to rise to the top at a time where this was unheard of. This is almost like an underdog story, but it turned out that Jack Johnson was the best regardless of this skin

* Retail Company is growing- its direct-to-consumer business grew from 8%-11%, went from 155 stores before 2012 to over 200 today.

• Continual improvement to the quality of its product by offering value-added initiatives such as:

They also do things such as adding different things to existing products. For example they have added cookies to Galaxy bars this means that they can try and attract new customers.

1. What is Panera Bread’s strategy? Which of the competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 1 most closely fit the competitive approach that Panera Bread is taking? What type of competitive advantage is Panera Bread trying to achieve?

VI. Findings As a group, we analyzed Papa John’s to review specific human resource concepts: Job design, equal employment opportunities, training and development, diversity, benefits, and reward systems. Papa John ’s maintains a job design that is team oriented and encourages their employees to think outside of the box.

• Focus on growing core brands across categories, reaching out to new geographies, within and outside India, and improve operational efficiencies by leveraging technology.

We can already see that with their current expansion into the food delivery business. Instead of partnering with an already existing food delivery service, they are entering that market.

McDonald’s mission is, “To be our customers’ favorite place and way to eat” (McDonald’s Inc., 2012). Since 1955 McDonald’s have been building a multinational and multicultural international business that satisfies customer’s Worldwide (McDonald’s Inc., 2012). McDonald 's is the leading global food service retailer with more than 64 million people

The Papa John’s case provides a classic example of a company that entered a highly saturated and mature market and was able to enjoy immense growth and success due to its creative product differentiation strategy. The company’s motto has been consistent from the day the first restaurant was opened: Superior ingredients and a superior product from its competitors. John Schnatter took the basic concept of product differentiation and positioning to new heights as he created a strong global brand, which had an unprecedented track record of success and customer loyalty over its competitor’s pizza products.

The presence of giant pizza companies from its origin, Italy, and from its Western counterpart, the US, in almost every corner of the metro is enough to reveal the Filipinos’ love for pizza. Next to fast-food chains selling burgers, the most patronized parlors are those engaged in pizzas and it makes a potential high-income business. Pizza industry in the country is dominated by Pizza Hut, Shakey’s and Greenwich. Having a strong brand equity in the pizza industry allows a company to gain a significant advantage in the market. Customers in the pizza industry place a high value on the product quality and price of a company. Maintaining a good reputation is very important in this industry for companies because customers will build a relationship with the company and will keep on coming back or ordering from that company if they feel like they are getting a good deal.

This includes proceeding with the strategy to expand globally in order to increase their market share. It would give customers and shareholders more confidence in the company, and allow them to trust the direction the company is heading. It would definitely help them gain a positive global presence.