Story Former Dishwasher Pizza Company Succeeded in Establishing Trillions of Dollars

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Inspiring - His name is Schnatter, while he was just a dishwasher. However, with hard work and brilliant ideas, now he has successfully established the company's pizza.

In 1984, John Schnatter bought equipment worth US$1,600 from a former restaurant, set in a broom closet in the back of his shop, and started making pizzas. Effort is then finished the forerunner of Papa John's, the pizza franchise that generates global US$1,4 billion on their sales last year. "I am the American Dream," Schnatter said last month quoted from Entrepreneur.com during National Small Business Week.

Snatter got the idea to set up Papa John's at the age of 15, while washing dishes on a pizza place Rocky, is his hometown, Jeffersonville, Indianapolis. When Rocky is busy, Schnatter will be withdrawn from the sink to make pizza. He paid attention.

Here, Schnatter developed a keen understanding of what customers want. "We make the pizza right where we wash the dishes. If we make a proper pizza, a plate will return empty. If not, go back half-eaten plate."

In addition to learning how to make good pastry, Schnatter realized that while national franchise will deliver pizza to your door, but local stores. owned by individuals, who make products with higher quality, doesn't provide shipping services. Recognizing this gap, the basis for getting Schantter of Papa John's business plan: He would make a quality pizza and deliver it.

After graduating from Ball State University, Schnatter moving house. Bar his father, Mick Lounge, is struggling financially. To keep the bar afloat, Schnatter sold his 1972 Camaro. With his father's business at the bar are more stable footing, he decided to realize his idea of a pizza shop. He bought a used restaurant equipment and began making pizzas from his father's warehouse. "We sell pizza for US$5 at the back, and 50 cents in front of the beer." Schnatter exceeded initial expectations of themselves. "Papa John's original goal was to make US$50 thousand a year and have US$50 in the bank, so I can get a date," he said.

While he opened a real location, outside the broom closet, next to Mick's Lounge, he managed to make about US$9,000 sales during a week. While the national franchise only generate US$6,000 in a week. "So we did it. If we can beat them in one store, we can beat them all over the world. I thought about it at the age of 22 years."

Currently, there're 4,5000 Papa John's franchise locations. 700 of them belonged to Papa John Schnattner adn corporations themselves. The rest, 3,800 pizza stores. all operating independently.

Schnatter not forget the struggle. A few years ago, he returned to find the same 1972 Camaro that he should sell his father to help keep the bar open. He pain US$250,000 for the owner to get it back, and said that the car is a reminder to him that hard work and sacrifice will be paid off in the long run.