Papa Murphy's

Papa Murphy's is a take-and-bake pizza company based in Vancouver, Washington. https://web.archive.org/web/20070205020143/http://www.pizzamarketplace.com/research.php?rc_id=134
==History==
The chain of pizzerias traces its history back to 1981, when the Papa Aldo's Pizza chain was founded in Hillsboro, Oregon. Three years later, Murphy's Pizza chain began operating in Petaluma, California. Both chains were later acquired and consolidated by Terry Collins into Papa Murphy's. The chain was incorporated as Papa Murphy's International, Inc. In 2003, Papa Murphy's was voted "Best Pizza Chain in America" by Restaurants and Institutions magazine. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Papa-Murphys-International-Inc-Company-History.html The company was merged with PMI Holdings, Inc. in 2004. https://www.cbj.ca/papa_murphys/ 
In 2010, the chain sold out to Lee Equity Partners of New York City. http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/papa_murphys_sold_to_ny-based.html Reuters reported in 2013 that Papa Murphy's New York parent, Lee Equity Partners, was preparing a public offering for the take-and-bake pizza chain. http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/07/an-ipo-for-papa-murphys.html Official plans for the IPO were announced in March 2014. http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/03/papa-murphys-announces-plans-for-an.html 
By 2017–2018, the franchisor was struggling, dipping in and out of losses and profitability. In May 2019, it was taken over by Canadian private food conglomerate MTY Food Group, and removed from the NASDAQ. https://www.bluemaumau.org/story/2019/05/24/canadas-mty-buys-troubled-papa-murphys 
==Controversy==
===Wiretapping===
In October 2022, Papa Murphy's was sued in a class action lawsuit alleging the company had been secretly wiretapping the private conversations of everyone who had communicated via the company's online chat feature. https://www.law360.com/articles/1539112/papa-murphy-s-hit-with-privacy-suit-over-website-chats
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