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Golden Corral vs Papa John's

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Golden Corral is the older of the two, founded in 1973 — 11 years before Papa John's.

Founded
1973
1984
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Raleigh
Louisville, United States
Industry
restaurant
restaurant
Employees
9,000
20,700
Legal form
privately held company
Delaware corporation
Listed on
Not recorded
Nasdaq

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Golden Corral and Papa John's.