at 425 type public traded as nasdaq frsh industry fast food restaurants founded 1995 headquarters vancouver washington number of locations 1 380 products pizza revenue 800 million website www.papamurphys.com papa murphy s a business based in vancouver washington united states is a take and bake pizza company . 1 it began in 1995 as the merger of two take and bake pizza companies papa aldo s pizza which started in 1981 and murphy s pizza which started in 1984 . the company and its franchisees operate more than 1 300 outlets in the united states and canada . papa murphy s is the fifth largest pizza chain in the united states . 2 contents 1 history 2 lawsuit 3 initial public offering 4 operations 4.1 locations 5 franchise 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit the chain of take and bake pizzerias traces its history back to 1981 when the papa aldo s pizza chain was begun in hillsboro oregon . three years later murphy s pizza chain began in petaluma california . eventually both chains were acquired by terry collins who in 1995 merged the two chains into the papa murphy s chain . the chain was incorporated as papa murphy s international inc. in 2003 papa murphy s was voted best pizza chain in america by restaurants and institutions magazine . 3 the company was merged with pmi holdings inc. in 2004 . papa murphy s won the platinum award for consumers first choice in pizza chains in 2006 4 and was also winner of pizza today s 2001 2006 2008 and 2009 chain of the year . papa murphy s pizza was voted 1 rated pizza chain for the third consecutive year according to more than 10 500 respondents in zagat s 2012 fast food survey . 5 6 in 2013 qsr quick service restaurant magazine 7 recognized papa murphy s with a 2013 franchisee satisfaction award 8 and in 2014 as top top pizza chain and was rated first for both quality and healthy food . 9 in 2010 the chain sold out to lee equity partners of new york . 10 11 sales for the chain totaled 702 million in 2011 12 which grew to 800 million in 2012 from 1 350 outlets . 13 reuters reported in 2013 that papa murphy s new york parent lee equity partners was preparing a public offering for the take and bake pizza chain . 14 official plans for the ipo were announced in march 2014 . 15 lawsuit edit papa murphy s is being sued currently by 20 franchises over misrepresenting and omitting key facts about the chain s financial performance and advertising in franchise disclosure documents . 16 17 18 initial public offering edit papa murphy s frsh was added to the nasdaq may 2 2014 raising 64.1 million in shares . 19 operations edit orders are available by walk in and call in . some stores have a drive thru window where customers can pick up call in orders . unlike regular pizza establishments the pizza is made at the store but is not baked there . instead consumers bake the pizzas at their homes . according to nation s restaurant news take and bake pizzerias typically have lower costs because they require less restaurant space and equipment . as a result they are often able to undercut the national pizza giants . 20 papa murphy s also offers salads chocolate chip cookie dough cheesy bread cinnamon wheels smores dessert pizzas soft drinks in various sizes and in some locations lasagnas and chicken wings . papa murphy s pizza in mooresville indiana locations edit there are currently over 1 425 stores in 38 states plus fourteen more in canada and twelve in dubai uae . nearly all of the stores are franchised . because papa murphy s pizzas are unbaked many states allow them to be purchased with ebt or food stamps similar to purchasing unbaked or frozen pizzas in the supermarket . 19 franchise edit papa murphy s ranked no. 5 on forbes magazine s list of the top 20 restaurant franchises to buy in 2011 . 21 22 see also edit list of pizza chains of the united states references edit papa murphy s take n bake pizza pizza marketplace press room papa murphy s papa murphy s international inc. company history consumers choice in chains restaurants & institutions zagat s papa murphy s top pizza chain . participate in papa murphy s survey to get your hands on free pizza . quick service and fast casual restaurant news and information qsr magazine papa murphy s wins award for franchisee satisfaction restaurant news qsr magazine new study reveals america s favorite quick service chains restaurant news qsr magazine papa murphy s sold to ny based lee equity partners . the oregonian . the oregonian . april 1 2010 . retrieved april 1 2010 . vancouver based papa murphy s sale wraps up . the oregonian . may 6 2010 . retrieved 7 may 2010 . culverwell wendy november 16 2012 . papa murphy s adds first local store in four years . portland business journal . retrieved 18 november 2012 . culverwell wendy july 30 2013 . an ipo for papa murphy s . portland business journal . retrieved 31 july 2013 . an ipo for papa murphy s . stevens suzanne march 12 2014 . papa murphy s announces plans for an ipo . portland business journal . retrieved 13 march 2014 . papa murphy s sued by franchisees the columbian angry papa murphy s store owners sue as company preps ipo forbes franchisees sue papa murphy s for over 23m ; allege fraud misrepresentation bluemaumau franchise news for franchisees a b papa murphy s shares rise modestly on public debut corporate news content from nation s restaurant news take n bake pizza concepts expand east ; papa murphy s leads the way . papa murphy s chain named to forbes franchise list the columbian davis levi ; farrell maureen 18 january 2011 . in pictures the top 20 franchises to start . forbes . external links edit official website v t e pizza chains list international boston pizza california pizza kitchen chuck e. cheese s domino s pizza little caesars papa john s pizza pizza hut pizza inn pizzaexpress rossopomodoro sbarro shakey s pizza sarpino s pizzeria telepizza the pizza company uno pizzeria & grill vapiano yellow cab pizza co. regional asia origus cn 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