Papa Murphy's is a take-and-bake pizza company based in Vancouver, Washington. It began in 1995 as the merger of two local take-and-bake pizza companies: Papa Aldo's Pizza and Murphy's Pizza. The company and its franchisees operate more than 1,300 outlets in the United States, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. In April 2019, it was announced that the company would be acquired by MTY Food Group for $190 million.
A Papa Murphy’s located in Kansas City, Missouri (Pictured in 2023)
A Papa Murphy's located in Parkville, Missouri. Pictured in 2021.
Papa Murphy’s employees during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Washington state. Vancouver is the seat of government of Clark County and forms part of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area, the 25th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Originally established in 1825 around Fort Vancouver, a fur-trading outpost, the city is located on the Washington–Oregon border along the Columbia River, directly north of Portland, and is considered a suburb of the city along with its surrounding areas.
Clockwise from top: skyline of Vancouver viewed from the Oregon side of the Columbia River; House of Providence; Old Apple Tree Park; Fort Vancouver; Esther Short Park; Vancouver Barracks
Fort Vancouver in 1859
Wooden shipyard in Vancouver, 1918
Columbia River waterfront