FounderDuels

Papa John's vs Taco Bell

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.

Taco Bell is the older of the two, founded in 1962 — 22 years before Papa John's.

Founded
1984
1962
Status
Active
Active
Headquarters
Louisville, United States
Irvine, United States
Industry
restaurant
restaurant
Employees
20,700
175,000
Legal form
Delaware corporation
public company
Listed on
Nasdaq
Not recorded
Parent
Not recorded
Yum! Brands

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