Existing Franchise Owners Acquire Company-Owned and Franchise-Owned Stores
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tom Lovelace Company, LLC today announced the acquisition of nine Company-owned stores and four franchise-owned stores in the Dallas, Texas area.
With these transactions, Tom Lovelace Company, LLC now operates a total of 32 Papa Murphy’s stores across the nation with plans to expand further in the near future. The company is led by current franchise owners Tom Lovelace, his son Jeremy Lovelace, and daughter Jennifer Adamson. Tom has 28 years of Papa Murphy’s experience that extends beyond Tom Lovelace Company, LLC and includes several other Papa Murphy’s franchise partnerships. Tom’s total Papa Murphy’s investment portfolio represents the largest number of stores owned by a franchise owner in the system.
“Tom Lovelace Company, LLC is a strong leader in our franchise organization,” said Papa Murphy’s CEO Weldon Spangler. “We appreciate their passion, partnership, and dedication to strengthening our brand, and we are excited to see their organization’s commitment to operational excellence and customer satisfaction expand into the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.”
“We’re thrilled to be growing with the Papa Murphy’s brand,” said Tom Lovelace. “Our focus is always on offering our customers top-notch service, convenience, and high quality home-baked food. Serving more Papa Murphy’s fans in Texas who want to ‘bake it up a notch’ on pizza night energizes us even further.”
For additional information on Papa Murphy’s franchise opportunities and current development incentives, please visit http://www.papamurphysfranchise.com/.
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ABOUT PAPA MURPHY’S
Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. (“Papa Murphy’s” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:FRSH) is a franchisor and operator of the largest Take ‘n’ Bake pizza brand in the United States, selling hand-crafted, fresh pizzas for customers to bake at home. The Company was founded in 1981 and currently operates over 1,400 franchised and corporate-owned stores in 37 states, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. Papa Murphy’s core purpose is to help anyone with an oven and 15 minutes serve a scratch-made meal. In addition to fresh pizzas, the Company offers hand-crafted salads, sides and desserts to complete the meal. Order online today at www.papamurphys.com for easy pick up everywhere, and find us on your favorite delivery apps in select markets.
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