Papa John’s Selects Metro Atlanta for Regional Hub

ACWORTH, GA. — Papa John’s International Inc. is locating its new regional hub in southwest Cherokee County. The 110,000-square-foot distribution and warehouse space will supply more than 400 Papa John’s stores across seven states. The Louisville-based pizza chain currently has 10 full-service regional production and distribution centers in the United States, which Papa John’s refers to as Quality Control Centers (QCCs). The QCCs manufacture and supply pizza dough, food and paper products, along with smallwares and cleaning supplies, to the stores in their region. The QCCs are operated by PJ Food Service Inc., a subsidiary of Papa John’s. The new QCC will occupy space at Majestic Realty Co.’s building located off of Highway 92 and Northpoint Parkway in Acworth. The new QCC will result in 106 jobs with an average wage of more than $60,000 per year and more than $15 million in capital investment. Papa John’s worked closely with Site Selection Group LLC, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Power and the Cherokee Office of Economic Development in choosing southwest Cherokee for its new regional hub.