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Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Description of Business	Dec. 30, 2018
Description of Business
Description of Business	1. Description of Business Papa John’s International, Inc. (referred to as the “Company,” “Papa John’s” or in the first person notations of “we,” “us” and “our”), operates and franchises pizza delivery and carryout restaurants under the trademark “Papa John’s,” in all 50 states and in 46 international countries and territories as of December 30, 2018. Substantially all revenues are derived from retail sales of pizza and other food and beverage products by Company-owned restaurants, franchise royalties, sales of franchise and development rights, and sales to franchisees of food and paper products, printing and promotional items and information systems and related services used in their operations.