Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

16. Related Party Transactions

Certain of our officers own equity interests in entities that franchise restaurants. Following is a summary of full-year transactions and year-end balances with franchisees owned by related parties (in thousands):


	2017		2016		2015
Revenues from affiliates:
North America commissary sales and other sales	$	2,619	$	2,620	$	2,730
North America franchise royalties and fees		776		413		394
Total	$	3,395	$	3,033	$	3,124


	December 31,		December 25,
	2017		2016
Accounts receivable affiliates	$	86	$	105
Accounts payable affiliates	$	—	$	12

The revenues from affiliates were at rates and terms available to independent franchisees.

We paid $446,000 in 2017, $732,000 in 2016 and $653,000 in 2015 for charter aircraft services provided by an entity owned by our Founder and Chairman.

We had the following transactions with PJMF:

PJMF reimbursed Papa John’s $1.6 million, $1.1 million and $841,000 in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively, for certain costs associated with national pizza giveaways awarded to our online loyalty program customers.

PJMF reimbursed Papa John’s $1.3 million in 2017 and $1.4 million in 2016 and 2015 for certain administrative services (i.e., marketing, accounting, and information services), graphic design services, services and expenses of our founder as brand spokesman, and for software maintenance fees.