Papa John's scorches Papa John in 800-word response

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Papa John's has issued a scorching condemnation of its founder.

A special committee of the company's board of directors accused founder John Schnatter of disobeying the board and undermining CEO Steve Ritchie, including by going off script during a conference call last fall when he blamed the NFL for poor pizza sales.

"The Board specifically directed John Schnatter not to talk about the NFL controversy related to the National Anthem on the 2017 third quarter earnings call," the committee wrote in an 806-word letter addressed to the Papa John's community on Wednesday. "In direct defiance of these instructions, John Schnatter made unscripted comments."

Last year, some NFL players knelt during the National Anthem in a controversial protest over the treatment of black Americans, particularly by police.

Schnatter's words spurred a backlash on social media, made the company the butt of jokes on late night shows and forced it to distance itself from neo-Nazi groups. Papa John's apologized, saying it hadn't meant to be divisive. Sales fell in the following quarter, and the company ended its NFL sponsorship in the wake of the controversy.

https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/29/news/companies/papa-johns-letter-nfl/index.html

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1. The racist idiot responds.

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3. He's....

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5. Own petard toast.

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9. 👍🏼...👁👁

8~)

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Papa John's pizza is dreadful

And I'm saying this even though my son was a Papa John's delivery guy for a number of years. He apparently liked it. I don't think I ever told him my opinion, other than perhaps a mild "I prefer this other chain" because we are all entitled to our own opinions here. I suppose he could have gotten me free ones -- I never asked -- but I'd never have accepted them.

I'd never buy Papa John's pizza even if the owner started espousing all the things I favor. Honest.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

4. Calling It Pizza, Is An Insult To Pizza nt

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6. And, I would Never insult Pizza.. my

soul food.

[Elwood P Dowd]

7. You don't like stale cheese and frozen pepperoni warmed up on cardboard?

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

8. It's even worse than Domino's.

I keep on trying to make my own pizza, and haven't quite mastered the crust. Someday . . . .

[Grassy Knoll]

10. I'm Glad I'm On The West Coast And Have Round Table Pizza...

...His Crap Is Not Pizza, It's Shit On A Cracker Crust.

[Thekaspervote]

11. Whinny batard... oh I never meant to be divisive.. right.....

[Awsi Dooger]

12. Awesome to see front page negativity about Papa John's and In N Out

Never Never Land

[KY_EnviroGuy]

13. Anyone that hosted Dick Chaney in their home deserves....

a big trip to the woodshed. Let's hope he's relegated back to Papa John's Chief Delivery Boy....

Unfortunately, tRump will likely draft him to be head WH chef......