: Franchisees still operating in Russia have generated backlash. Here’s why restaurant chains still favor this business model

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Papa John’s International Inc. announced a deal on Thursday with Sun Holdings, one of the pizza chain’s largest franchising partners, in which Sun Holdings will take control of 90 locations in Texas.

It was only a couple of weeks ago that Papa John’s PZZA was making headlines for a franchisee that continues to operate nearly 200 locations in Russia despite that country’s brutal attack on Ukraine and the company’s own decision to stop operations in Russia.

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