The company has also cited plans to open 100 to 150 restaurants of its other, recently acquired, brands: Donatos pizza, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Boston Market and Pret a Manger.
But in 2007, sensing the time had come to beat swords into pizza pans, he acquired 51 percent of the Papa John's Russian franchise.
Most were in industries like oil drilling or medical waste, but the firm also acquired household names like Dominos Pizza, Brookstone stores, Mattress Discounters and Artisan Entertainment (in time to cash on its "Blair Witch Project" hit).
He reported paying nothing for the pizza shares, having acquired them as part of Bain's takeover of the company.
The firm invested in or acquired Accuride Corporation, Brookstone, Domino's Pizza, Sealy Corporation, Sports Authority, and Artisan Entertainment, as well as some lesser-known companies in the industrial and medical sectors.
Strengthening its presence in Canada, ConAgra Foods said here today that it had acquired Artel, a Canadian producer of frozen pizza and corn dogs.
MessageBird has already acquired 13,000 customers including Uber, Skype, and even Dominos pizza.
He told Jeff: "It's not like pizza or French fries — it's more an acquired taste that I've come to like even better.
