Papa John's Pizza founder John Schnatter used the n-word during a 2018 training call with an agency hired to teach him acceptable communication techniques. Schnatter claimed that Colonel Sanders routinely said n***** without repercussions. Within days, Schnatter's racist reference sent his career into a free fall. He called me and asked "Do you want to interview me?" I told him that there could be no limitations on the subject matter and that I needed 15 minutes to get to a WHAS Radio studio to record it. Schnatter agreed to the terms. The conversation lasted 28 minutes even though Schnatter attempted to end it earlier. It made national news when Schnatter's reluctant apology leaked into defiance and blaming others for coercing him to say
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Burnt. 🔥 For good. Nonetheless, John Schnatter still believes he will return to lead Papa John’s. 🙏 #PapaBless 🙄
"The morning after detailing is martyrdom, Schnatter wants to show off his mansion." In a new Bloomberg interview, deposed Papa John's pizza company founder John Schnatter still yammers about his delusional dream of returning to lead the company. It will never happen. Schnatter laughably spotlighted himself instead of pizza in Papa John's TV commercials for years. Once company directors started easing him out of the ads to focus on showing the product, Schnatter got his feelings hurt and created his own commercials. He paid to run them in certain markets to "prove" that viewers wanted to see him, not just pizza. To bolster his on screen presence, Schnatter courted popular sports personalities to share the stage with him on Papa John's commercials. NFL
John Schnatter is the burn mark that will never go away until he drops the Papa
American pizza sales during the global pandemic have remained stronger than most other restaurant ventures. As the economy tanks, small business owners including pizza chain franchisees are hanging on for survival. Papa John's franchisees have been through a living hell the past several years after the company's founder repeatedly humiliated the brand with racist, caustic, thoughtless comments. "Papa John" Schnatter was prominently featured in the pizza company's commercials so his downfall affected sales. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Papa John's pizza has clawed back to respectability by focusing on human diversity, kindness, humility, and a sharper TV commercial focus on the actual pizza instead of the now dethroned Papa. The problem for tens of thousands of Papa John's franchisees, managers, and employees is
John Schnatter sues marketing company for leaking his N-word tape, wife files for divorce
In a recent interview, ousted pizza executive "Papa" John Schnatter complained about the current Papa John's management. Schnatter claims that his replacements provide poor leadership and are making lower quality Papa John's pizzas. It is Schnatter's belief that Papa John's executives deviously plotted to steal the company from him "using the black community" and "race" issues. Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Schnatter promised a "day of reckoning" and pushed aside WDRB reporter Stephan Johnson's request for more info. Schnatter laughed and said "Stay tuned." As Papa John's moves on without its founder, John Schnatter vows for a 'day of reckoning' https://t.co/zvayhxxZVx— WDRB News (@WDRBNews) November 26, 2019 A rather tepid day of reckoning just passed. Schnatter sued the marketing company that leaked audio
“Papa John” lives only in John Schnatter’s mind
John Schnatter donated ONE MILLION DOLLARS to historically black Simmons College. It is an obvious atonement gesture for Schnatter's horribly racist utterance during a 2018 company training conference call that ruined his life. Check the word on his tailored shirt. Papa. That's a reference to a dead mascot that only Schnatter keeps alive. Many people feel that last year's complete annihilation of "Papa" John Schnatter was the most overplayed hand of political correctness ever seen in business. The guy said the n-word and was pilloried as though he'd murdered a thousand homeless children. That stated, rule #1 in today's WOKE culture is that white people can't say the n-word no matter how commonly it is used by people of color in their public conversations,