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To date, 20 athletic organizations — from collegiate sports to professional sport leagues (MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL) — have cut ties with Papa John’s after founder and former CEO John Schnatter’s N-word comments on a conference call. The severing included renaming stadiums and discontinuing or suspending promotions and partnerships. Oregon…
It was revealed Wednesday that John Schnatter, founder of Papa John’s Pizza, used the N-word during a conference call in May. After Schnatter issued an apology, he stepped down as chairman of the board. The company issued the following statement: “Papa John’s International, Inc. today announced that the independent directors…
John Schnatter, founder of Papa John’s, blamed the mostly Black NFL players taking a knee during the National Anthem for a decline in his pizza empire sales. And now, it turns out he used the N-word on a conference call regarding the backlash for his statements. On Wednesday, in an…
As stock in the alt-right’s favorite pizza continues falling, Papa John’s is losing its status as the pie of the National Football League. The organizations said in a joint statement, “The NFL and Papa John’s have made a mutual decision to shift from their official league sponsorship to a focus…
Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s grievance against the NFL has requested a new list of people to be deposed — and among them is John Schnatter, the disgraced former CEO of Papa John’s. Kaepernick’s legal team is also seeking to depose Jerry Jones, owner of the Cowboys, and has questions…
John Schnatter, founder of Papa John’s International and basher of NFL protests and the Affordable Care Act, will step down as chief executive weeks after the brand was coined the “official pizza of the alt-right.” The company announced Thursday that Chief Operating Officer Steve Ritchie will succeed Schnatter, who is…
Once again, Papa John’s CEO John Schnatter is in the news. The last time it was over his parsimonious Obamacare comments and healthcare for his employees; this time he blamed his declining sales on Black NFL player protests — which led Nazi website the Daily Stormer to declare his pizza…
Papa John’s profits are up 25 percentthat’s why CEO John Schnatter’s threat to cut workers’ hours and raise the price of pizza by up to 14 cents to offset the company’s cost of Obamacare resulted in a widespread boycott of the pizza chain. “I got in a bunch of trouble…