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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Papa John’s International To Establish Regional Quality Control Center Hub In Cherokee County, Georgia

02/29/2016
Papa John’s International, Inc. is locating its new 110,000 square foot regional hub, which will supply over 400 Papa John’s stores across seven states, will be located off Highway 92 and Northpoint Parkway in southwestern Cherokee County, Georgia.

According to the Cherokee Office of Economic Development, there are currently ten full-service regional production and distribution centers in the United States, which Papa John’s refers to as Quality Control Centers. These centers manufacture and supply fresh pizza dough, food and paper products, along with smallwares and cleaning supplies, to the stores in their region.

The QCCs are operated by PJ Food Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Papa John’s. “At Papa John’s we are always looking for ways to improve the quality, efficiency and scale of our operations to better serve our stores,” said Shane Hutchins, Senior Vice President PJ Food Service. “The new Quality Control Center will be an important ingredient in better servicing our strong business growth in the Southeast and providing more jobs in Cherokee County.”

This project, brought to Cherokee through the diligent work of members of Site Selection Group, LLC, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Power and the Cherokee Office of Economic Development, will result in 106 jobs and over $15 million in capital investment.

Georgia Quick Start was also influential in the decision-making process for this project, local economic development officials said. The Georgia Department of Labor also participated in this process by creating a customized recruitment plan.

The new QCC will occupy approximately 110,000 sq. ft. of the Majestic Realty Company’s building. This location falls within a state-designated Opportunity Zone. Companies located within the OZ can take advantage of the maximum state job tax credit of $3,500 per job created, beginning the year the eligible net new jobs are added under the program.

“We are excited about Papa John’s decision to locate their new regional hub in Cherokee County,” said GDEcD Commissioner Chris Carr. “This project will create quality jobs for over 100 Georgia families, and our highly-connected infrastructure network will put Papa John’s in an optimal position to better service their growing number of stores in the Southeast. On behalf of GDEcD, I would like to thank all of the partners involved in this collaborative effort and great win for Georgia.”

“Having Papa John’s, a well-known brand, locate to Cherokee is another step in the right direction for our community,” said Steve Holcomb, COED Vice Chairman. “Their presence will provide new opportunities to our residents and county. We are proud to welcome them.”

“Papa John’s decision to locate this new regional processing and distribution center in Cherokee County will provide greater access to key markets and strengthens metro Atlanta’s position as a global logistics hub,” said Metro Atlanta Chamber President/CEO Hala Moddelmog.

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