Papa Ray’s Pizza & Wings is a fast-growing pizza and wings franchise founded in 2009 in the Chicago area by brothers John and George Rayyan. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the brand operates dine-in, carry-out, and delivery locations across the region and began franchising in 2014.
The concept specializes in bold-flavor pizzas, fresh wings, rib tips, mac & cheese, and its signature “Monster Slice” — a 12-inch slice loaded with premium toppings and baked in deck ovens rather than conveyor belts.
Papa Ray’s differentiates itself from typical pizza chains by combining value with high-quality, fresh dough, sauce, and ingredients. Its use of deck-oven cooking, late-night hours, and distinctive oversized slice offering give it a strong appeal among customers seeking authentic, hearty, and affordable meals.
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Papa Ray’s Pizza provides a structured training program to ensure franchisees and their teams are well-prepared to operate a successful restaurant. The training includes the following key programs:
Papa Ray’s Pizza does provide a defined protected area to its franchisees, which generally includes a minimum radius of three miles around the restaurant premises.
This Protected Area is detailed in the Franchise Agreement and aims to prevent the franchisor from establishing another franchised or company-owned location within that space, so long as the franchisee is not in default.
However, this protection does not amount to an exclusive territory, as Papa Ray’s reserves the right to operate or franchise locations in specific "limited use facilities" such as airports, college campuses, and shopping centers even if they fall within a franchisee’s Protected Area.
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