Papa John's vs Shake Shack

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.

Papa John's is the older of the two, founded in 1984 — 20 years before Shake Shack.

Founded: 1984; 2004
Status: Active; Active
Headquarters: Louisville, United States; New York City, United States
Industry: restaurant; restaurant
Founders: John Schnatter; Danny Meyer
Employees: 20,700; Not recorded
Legal form: Delaware corporation; subsidiary company
Listed on: Nasdaq; New York Stock Exchange
Website: papajohns.com; shakeshack.com

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