LOUISVILLE — Papa John’s International has renewed its contract with PepsiCo as its exclusive beverage supplier for restaurants in North America with a 10-year extension.
The partnership will include a strategy of additional investment from Pepsi in supporting Papa Johns marketing efforts, while also encouraging North American development expansion through incentives to drive new store growth.
“Through the extension of our partnership with PepsiCo, Papa Johns will continue to offer our valued customers the variety of beverages they have always enjoyed, while driving operational excellence,” said Papa Johns Chief Supply Chain Officer Kurt Millburn. “Our shared goal is to deepen customer attachment to beverages with orders, ensuring an exceptional dining experience for every Papa Johns customer.”
“PepsiCo is thrilled to extend our longstanding partnership with Papa Johns,” said Hugh Roth, chief customer officer for PepsiCo Global Away From Home. “The perfect pairing of our refreshing beverages with Papa Johns delicious pizzas has created a winning combination that continues to delight consumers. We look forward to another decade of collaboration, focused on delivering exceptional value, innovation, service and customer satisfaction.”
PepsiCo’s diverse beverage portfolio, which includes Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and Starry, are among the wide range of options that will be available at Papa Johns restaurants nationwide.
Co-headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. and Louisville, Papa John’s International opened in 1984. It is the world’s third-largest pizza delivery company with approximately 5,900 restaurants in approximately 50 countries and territories.
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
