PZZA News & Events

Papa John's International announced that Chris Collins, Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Principal Accounting Officer, has been appointed to the additional position of interim Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Collins succeeds Ravi Thanawala, who is leaving Papa Johns to assume a chief financial officer position at another public company. Thanawala will be available to Papa Johns in an advisory capacity until July 31, 2026, to support a smooth transition. Papa Johns has commenced a search for a permanent Chief Financial Officer. "Chris is a proven finance leader with deep knowledge of the Company and the opportunities we are pursuing to maximize shareholder value and position Papa Johns for its greatest success as the best pizza makers in the business," said Todd Penegor, President and Chief Executive Officer of Papa Johns. "I am confident that Chris's support in this interim role along with our talented team will enable continued execution on our transformation priorities." In connection with Thanawala's departure, Marc Richard, Senior Vice President of North America Operations, has assumed responsibility for all North America operations, including those previously overseen by Thanawala in his role as President.

Papa Johns (PZZA) announced the launch of four Papa Johns Pizza Planet experiences as part of their global collaboration for Disney (DIS) and Pixar's upcoming June 19 theatrical release, Toy Story 5. Inspired by the sci-fi pizzeria first introduced in Toy Story in 1995, the activations bring the location off the big screen and into the real world. Opening on select dates throughout June across major cities, each Papa Johns Pizza Planet pop-up will "fully transport fans into the Toy Story universe," the company said.

S&P 500 notched new record highs with its first close above 7,500 while Dow Industrials reclaimed the 50,000 level as Tech driven rally continued on Thursday.  The sector was by far the best performing area of the market, with positive sentiment rooted in blowout earnings overnight from Ciscoas well as fresh record highs from Nvidia.  The chipmaker was up over 4%, supported by reports that US cleared H200 chip sales to 10 China firms in a gesture of goodwill during President Trump's visit to Beijing.In the evening session, equity futures are little changed despite more good news for the Tech afterhours in the way of strong Q2 results and constructive commentary regarding the global build-out of AI computing infrastructure from Applied Materials.  In commodities, WTI Crude Oil is down for the 3rd straight session with a retreat below $98 per barrel as traders reacted to US pressure on China to persuade Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.  Base metals rally over the first half of May is also stalling - Copper retreated below $6.60 per lb and Silver is down for the 3rd straight day below $85 per ounce.Check out this evening's top movers from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly.HIGHER AFTER EARNINGS -Gemini Space Stationup 16.5%Figmaup 11.2%Boot Barnup 7.3%York Space Systemsup 6.3%Globant S.A.up 4.8%Celcuityup 2.2%Applied Materialsup 1.4%ALSO HIGHER -Papa John'sup 8.4% after Reuters report franchisee, Irth in buyout offer for chainDexComup 5.5% after announcing collaborating with Elliott Management on two new Board membersDOWN AFTER EARNINGS -United States Antimonydown 6.5%Nu Holdingsdown 6.0%Rumbledown 4.7%DLocal Limiteddown 4.0%