Papa John's (PZZA) needs to bake up some growth at the more than 40-year-old chain. As pizza demand surged during COVID, shares of the company skyrocketed to a record high of $138.53 at the end of ...

John Schnatter launched the pizza company as Papa John’s from his family's Jeffersonville, Indiana, bar in 1984. Ten years later, it has grown to 500 Papa John's stores nationwide.