Maybe someone more informed can correct me, but I was told that Johnny (of Johnny’s pizza) went through a divorce and his wife was awarded the franchise.
He then moved down south (of the state) or maybe he was awarded the franchise and she moved south…either way…and whoever it was that moved south opened another pizza joint using the same recipes.
And they named it “BJs”, as in…better than Johnny’s.
After I was told this, I had Johnny’s for the first time, and if I’m being honest, it seemed like the story was true. VERY similar.
Chipper owes us a few wins for all the leads he’s blown.
I worked for Johnny’s growing up in Alexandria when it changed to BJ’s. I thought it was a partnership splitting the franchise between Funroe and Cenla. I have noticed there are Johnnys once again in Cenla though. It might be a two part story.
The other partners’ first name was Fred. He was a civil engineer I do remember that. They changed the Johnnys to BJ’s around 1982.
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