Fancy a slice? Pizza restaurant Papa John’s opens in Wakefield creating 10 jobs

The eatery is found on Horbury Road and will be serving customers pizzas, chicken and veg sides, desserts and drinks.

The takeaway is owned by husband and wife team Mandy Kaur and Chan Singh, from Huddersfield, who now run eight Papa John’s with the help of their son Jashan who works as acting regional manager.

Mandy and Chan joined Papa John’s as franchisees in 2008 and also opened new stores in Timperley, Manchester and Castleford earlier this year.

Mandy Kaur said: “Now our own children have grown up, the opportunity for us to expand our Papa John’s franchise was too good to refuse.

"Our son Jashan has now joined the family firm too, looking after overall regional operations.

“For us, Papa John’s is one big happy family, and our success is all down to our team.

"We are proud to have been able to promote three of our long-standing team members to become area managers and we have another area manager currently in training.

"It’s great to see people excel and gain new skills and also that we can provide them with more opportunities to further their careers as we grow.

"Our goal is to open more Papa John’s over the next two years so there will be plenty more chances for promotion!”

Before joining Papa John’s as franchisees 14 years ago, Mandy ran children’s day nurseries and Chan managed a small department at a local cotton mill.

The business has created 10 new jobs in the area including full time and part time staff.

Mandy added: “We live within 30 minutes of Wakefield and have been planning to open here for about five years but just couldn’t find the perfect location!

"Horbury Road is a busy thoroughfare and now offers a prominent and convenient site with great parking, so we are really excited to be able to launch here for the local community to enjoy all Papa John’s has to offer!”

Papa John’s was founded in the USA in 1984 and there are more than 500 stores across the UK and over 5,000 stores in more than 40 international markets and territories, with more opening globally each year.

Amit Pancholi UK director of business development at Papa Johns, said: “Mandy and Chan’s energy and enthusiasm to grow their portfolio of Papa John’s is inspiring!

"It proves with the right business mindset and training from Papa John’s, multi-unit franchisees can succeed without direct QSR experience.

"We now look forward to supporting them as they open further stores in the region over the next couple of years, enabling even more customers to share and enjoy the treat of fresh Papa John’s pizza with friends and family.”

For those interested in running a Papa John’s franchise or for third party operators interested in opening-up in a ‘non-traditional’ location such as a holiday park, leisure venue or sports stadiums, incentives are on offer in addition to world-class support, comprehensive training and national marketing.