Papa don’t preach.
Schnatter owns roughly 25% of Papa John’s, and will stay on as chairman after stepping down as CEO in January.
It's as good of an excuse as any, but maintaining his chairmanship ... lol, he probably wanted out as CEO cause that's an actual 9-5 24/7 job. So don't boycott Papa Johns on account of this.
This country has too many “wishy washy’s”. We need more standing up for principles and sticking with it!
The press sank him.
Papa John’s was closely affiliated with the NFL and when NFL attendance tanked so did Papa John’s sales. He pointed it out and Pizza Hut said their sales were not down. Duh, Pizza Hut wasn’t tied to the NFL but the press didn’t cover the distinction. They said he was making excuses and he backtracked. He should have stuck to his guns.
Easy Peasey !
I do understand the business aspect of remaining ‘neutral’, but once a statement is made, walking it back serves no useful purpose. It won’t win over any lefties and you lose many of those who admired you for taking a stand.
Papa J would have fared better had he stood firm. Still think he is a decent guy with good values but he made a mistake in this instance.
Bye Bye Papa Johns!
Looks like a good time to buy a Papa John’s pizza and then NOT watch a NFL game.
Their pizza is pretty good, but I’ll never buy it again because of this.
Write to them and tell them you’ll no longer support them because Schnatter is out.
The Papa John’s in my neighborhood just went out recently.
Not surprised, we got pizza from there once and it wasn’t very good.
I make pizza from either refrigerated bread dough or a can of dinner rolls, spread out on either a cookie sheet or cake pan - bake the crust and then add the ingredients we like - pepperoni for the kids and men, plain for the girls, with good-quality cheese, sometimes sausage and onions depending on what we have on hand. Husband loves anchovies but no one else does, LOL.
There are NEVER any leftovers and my family asks for my homemade pizza often.
Papa John’s Pizza is okay, but I love homemade pizza. Oh well, I’ll save money but making my pizza...
Start MAGA PIZZA we will tell them all to blank off, a Pizza Pie @ a time.
Their are 60 million of us in your new natural market...
Go for it.
Still my favorite pizza.
But in other news I'm saving big on no cable !
Still my favorite pizza.
“...following an intense backlash sparked by his criticism of NFL players protesting the National Anthem.”
So is the backlash from fans who support the kneeling players, fans who don’t like Papa John’s association with the NFL or fans that dont like the CEO backtracking on his criticism of NFL leadership?
I’ll never buy another. Pizza is actually pure junk food, slathered in fat, grease, amd salt. Pizza ranks # 1 for the most unhealthy food for dinner.
I’m no Don McLean but I’m singing “Bye, Bye, Papa John’s Pizza Pies”.
Stupidity and cowardice cost, Ritchie.
Mr. Schnatter had guts to call out the stupidity of the NFL and its cowardice. Now you oust him for speaking the truth.
Eat your own damned pizzas Mr. Ritchie. My combined families won’t, ever again.
[Why are leftists named Ritchie/Rich such aholes? The Secy of State of Minnesota is a Ritchie and he’s a friend of the Communist Party of Minnesota/Minneapolis. And Clinton’s criminal pal Mark Rich got a pardon despite being a highclass criminal].
I’m off to Dominoes. Pizza Hut changed their sauce’s flavor and it’s not as good as it used to be. I guess using roadkill for flavoring didn’t work out too good.