Todd’s Take: Building winning partnerships with our suppliers

BY Todd Penegor
Sept. 8, 2025
Todd Penegor
Sept. 8, 2025
Todd's Take

 

What a busy summer it has been. I am so proud of the hard work put in by all the teams at Papa Johns to provide our consumers with incredible experiences and products. The work we do each day in our restaurants, Quality Control Centers and Restaurant Support Centers is guided by a bold vision to be the best pizza makers in the business. And being the best requires us to partner with suppliers who bring the same level of passion for providing quality ingredients as we do for using those ingredients to craft great pizzas. 

This summer, many of our suppliers – from those who plant and harvest the tomatoes that go from the vine to our tomato sauce in one day, those who keep our restaurants well-stocked with quality cheese, to those who create the popular dips and dressings we offer – joined our culinary and supply chain teams at our Atlanta Restaurant Support Center for a two-day summit. Over those two days, we worked side-by-side to imagine, plan and create new ways of using those ingredients to help us reclaim our leadership in quality and strengthen the core of our menu, while also offering our customers innovative, new items to enjoy.

Take a look inside this summit and hear from leaders of Papa Johns and our suppliers on how we are elevating our shared commitments to quality and innovation: