Yahoo Finance -- Papa Murphy's International, America's largest take 'n' bake pizza chain, has been named by Pizza Today magazine as its 2009 Chain of the Year. Announced in the magazine's June 2009 issue, the company is a four-time recipient of the accolade, beginning in 2001, then again in 2006 and 2008, and is the only chain to receive the title more than once. Papa Murphy's, now the fifth largest pizza chain in the country, currently operates over 1,100 locations in 32 states and two provinces in Canada, and has seen steady franchise sales during the first half of 2009.
