NRN.com reports, “Officials of Papa John’s International Inc. said continued focus on the fundamentals would help fuel future company growth in an inflationary environment.”

“From a sales standpoint to unit openings to earnings per share growth, this was one of the most solid, fundamentally sound, well-rounded quarters that I can recall,” founder and chief executive John Schnatter told analysts during the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call. For the third quarter ended Sept. 25, Papa John’s earnings per share rose 37. 5 percent to 44 cents, compared with 32 cents per share a year earlier, on the strength of same-store sales rising 5.3 percent at locations in North America and 4.7 percent in international markets.”

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