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Chains

Ousted as Chairman, Papa John’s Founder Refuses to Go Quietly

6 years ago

Usually, we talk about how hard it is to reclaim your name if it's associated with a restaurant. For Papa John's, the problem seems to be how to rid itself of its founder's name, image, and meddling.

Chains

Papa John’s Fall Is Hurting Papa John’s Franchisees

6 years ago

Turns out, it's really hard to distance yourself from the company's racist founder when his name is blazed across every pizza box.

Chains

Papa John’s Adds a Poison Pill to Its Corporate Menu

6 years ago

Some founders cannot see beyond their own egos for what's best for the company they helped build. And for a founder who has insisted for years that he be the public face of the company — no matter how badly the marketing performed — the size of that ego could be an insurmountable challenge.

Chains

Papa John’s-Wendy’s Merger Talks Derailed by Ex-Chairman’s Gaffe

6 years ago

Here's an interesting twist. Also, one has to wonder if any established, respected brand would consider doing business with Papa John's at the moment.

People

Papa John’s Founder Regrets Resigning as Chairman

6 years ago

That's what he regrets? We can think of a long list of regrettable actions that rank well above resigning.

People

Papa John’s Begins Removing Papa John From its Marketing

6 years ago

John Schnatter blamed kneeling NFL players on its declining performance last year, but his televangelist demeanor had been a turnoff for ages. When your food tastes bad and your mascot is a narcissist, it's hard to sell pizza.

Chains

Papa John’s Founder Out as Chairman After Latest Failure

6 years ago

It's unfortunate he was given enough responsibility within the company — after all that's happened — that it came to this. We've felt Schnatter had to go for a long time.

Chains

Papa John’s Is Suffering and It Only Has Papa John’s to Blame

6 years ago

Papa John's commercials for the last few years have focused on its founder rather than its product. Neither one is a compelling offering, but they have a chance now to distance themselves from one and improve the other.

Marketing

Pizza Hut Is the New Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL

6 years ago

People order pizza for delivery because it hits the right balance between taste, reliability, and price. Right it is Domino's game to lose, with or without the NFL.

Chains

Papa John’s Will Stop Its NFL Sponsorship

6 years ago

Nobody seriously believes that Papa John's sales decline is related to its NFL sponsorship. But now that it's former CEO — who clearly loved being on screen — is gone under odd circumstances, the brand is free to move on from the costly deal.

Chains

Domino’s Plans Orderly Departure of Highly Successful CEO

6 years ago

Interesting how Domino's, a chain that is doing quite well, is bucking the trend of pizza companies replacing a CEO right before a holiday with no secession plan in place.

Chains

Papa John’s Stock Drops After CEO Departure Announcement

6 years ago

Founders and CEOs don't get pushed out of their companies right before a holiday with no succession plan in place just because sales are down and they made a slightly unpopular comment about the NFL. The stock market is reacting like this because something smells funny.

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