Papa Murphy's Feeling Frosty as it Awaits Quarterly Earnings

Papa Murphy's is among a group of private equity-backed restaurants and food chains that have ran into trouble as public companies: since its IPO earlier this year, the company has lost nearly 20% of its market value. Now, it's looking to implement changes -- although, some that investors might question. One change is buying back franchisees, to expand its holdings of its own stores. The other, is more creative: launching new tasty lines of pizza, and bread. For Papa Murphy's,it's awaiting earnings in a few weeks, and with one beat behind it, the company could see fortunes turn with a tastier report.