Also planning new products, all new store will be in the South & West of India, its main markets.

Papa John’s is planning to add 30 outlets to its current tall of 70 this year, thereby consolidating its focus on its main markets of South & West India.

The pizza company, which claims as the third largest pizza restaurant chain in India after Dominos and Pizza Hut, has 65 outlets across the South and five in Maharashtra.

Joseph Cherian, Papa John’s CEO indicated that this expansion will need outside funding. He his certain, however, that market expansion will need new products, for which work is already underway.