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Papa Johns India eyes 40-50 Bengaluru outlets and 30-40 cloud kitchens as aggregator fees squeeze margins
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Papa Johns India will more likely than not build its Bengaluru expansion around cloud kitchens and direct ordering, because aggregator fees of 20 to 25% make delivery-heavy outlets hard to run profitably.
For operators
Papa Johns India's plan for 40-50 Bengaluru outlets and 30-40 cloud kitchens, with delivery at 60-65% of pizza sales and aggregator commissions of 20-25%, shows rival QSR operators should hold discounts below 5-8% and shift orders to their own kitchens.
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Bengaluru cloud kitchens opened below the 30 to 40 planned by the next annual results would mean the rollout is slipping and aggregator fees keep biting.
The report,
Papa Johns India director Vish Narain says aggregators charge 20 to 25 per cent of order value, and he urged brands to keep discounts below 5-8%.
- Physical outlets planned40 to 50
- Cloud kitchens planned30 to 40
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Store and format facts
From the report. Source details below
| Delivery share of pizza segment sales: | 60 to 65 per cent |
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What it means for the format
Papa Johns India is planning a large Bengaluru build-out while aggregator commissions of 20-25% of order value squeeze margins, so returns depend on whether cloud kitchens and tighter discounting of 5-8% or less protect unit economics.
Next on the rollout
- Papa Johns India announcing its first Bengaluru cloud-kitchen cluster or franchise partner
- Share of Papa Johns India orders placed directly rather than via aggregators
- Rival pizza chains launching Bengaluru cloud kitchens or deeper discount campaigns
- Any change in aggregator commission rates for large QSR brands
The source
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