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Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:36 am
by KK
BBC News wrote:Papa John's founder John Schnatter has stepped down as chairman of the company's board after apologising for using the N-word in a conference call.
The pizza chain founder used the racial slur in a media training session in May.
Mr Schnatter quit as chief executive last year after criticising the NFL over players' national anthem protests.
In a statement on Wednesday, the company said it condemned "racism and any insensitive language".
It later said it had accepted Mr Schnatter's resignation and that a new chairman would be appointed in the coming weeks.
The incident happened during a conference call in May between executives at Papa John's and a marketing agency called Laundry Service.
According to Forbes, the call involved a role-playing exercise that was supposed to give Mr Schnatter experience in dealing with difficult issues.
When discussing how he would distance himself from racist groups, Mr Schnatter said that Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC, had never faced criticism for using the N-word, Forbes reported.
^ His house.Trump donor Mr Schnatter stepped down as chief executive of the company in 2017 after he criticised the National Football League (NFL) for not containing national anthem protests at American football games, which he said were hurting his firm's sales.
Players had been protesting against the treatment of black people in the US by kneeling during the national anthem.
President Donald Trump had also criticised the players for the protests and pressed the NFL to ban them.
Auditions for the next Papa John get underway.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44803163Imagine being a franchisee now lumbered with this ailing brand. Imagine a world where we can no longer enjoy his Special Sauce.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:45 am
by Moggy
Trump donor Mr Schnatter
That tells you all you need to know.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:46 am
by Preezy
It's not like he was actually making the pizzas, so I'm sure nothing will change.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:54 am
by Knoyleo
The guy who flipped out at the NFL, because the take a knee protest was hitting his advertising, turned out to be a massive racist? What a surprise.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:55 am
by Hexx
I quite like his house
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:55 am
by Octoroc
It's amazing how much money you can make from cheese on toast.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:00 am
by Moggy
When discussing how he would distance himself from racist groups, Mr Schnatter said that Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC, had never faced criticism for using the N-word, Forbes reported.
Well if a man born in 1890 used the word, why shouldn't a modern day fast food chairman?
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:06 am
by KK
Preezy wrote:It's not like he was actually making the pizzas, so I'm sure nothing will change.
I think what makes this different is that he is literally the face of the entire brand in a way few other company's owners are. He's on the box, he's on the website, he's in the adverts...it's all built around him. He's like a more minor league Donald Trump, in a way.
Every time you order a pizza, before you even tuck in it's like 'Oh look, there's that prick Papa John...'
Most of the time these people are either fictitious (Mr Kipling, Aunt Bessie, Ronald McDonald) or dead (Colonel Sanders) and therefore easily retired if necessary.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:08 am
by Preezy
KK wrote:Preezy wrote:It's not like he was actually making the pizzas, so I'm sure nothing will change.
I think what makes this different is that he is literally the face of the entire brand in a way few other company's owners are. He's on the box, he's on the website, he's in the adverts...it's all built around him. He's like a more minor league Donald Trump, in a way.
Every time you order a pizza, before you even tuck in it's like 'Oh look, there's that prick Papa John...'
Most of the time these people are either fictitious (Mr Kipling, Aunt Bessie, Ronald McDonald) or dead (Colonel Sanders) and therefore easily retired if necessary.
Ronald McDonald is a real person and strawberry float you for suggesting otherwise.
They'll just rebrand and move on, people have extremely short memories.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:19 am
by OrangeRKN
I bet he is responsible for their garlic dip too
History's greatest monster
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:24 am
by Photek
Papa Johns' Pizza's are delicious...now that he's fired can I still eat them?
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:25 am
by Preezy
Photek wrote:Papa Johns' Pizza's are delicious...now that he's fired can I still eat them?
Now you can eat even more, guilt free!
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:29 am
by Jenuall
KK wrote:Preezy wrote:It's not like he was actually making the pizzas, so I'm sure nothing will change.
I think what makes this different is that he is literally the face of the entire brand in a way few other company's owners are. He's on the box, he's on the website, he's in the adverts...it's all built around him. He's like a more minor league Donald Trump, in a way.
Every time you order a pizza, before you even tuck in it's like 'Oh look, there's that prick Papa John...'
Most of the time these people are either fictitious (Mr Kipling, Aunt Bessie, Ronald McDonald) or dead (Colonel Sanders) and therefore easily retired if necessary.
I hadn't even considered that there was a real Papa John until now and had just assumed it was fictitious like all the other examples you gave. I wouldn't be surprised if most people are the same and therefore I don't see this hurting the brand that much.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:59 am
by NickSCFC
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:07 am
by Blue Eyes
Photek wrote:Papa Johns' Pizza's are delicious...now that he's fired can I still eat them?
The secret ingredient was racism. They won't taste the same now.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:08 am
by Meep
Never had a pizza from there and probably won't now. Did I miss anything?
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:10 am
by Blue Eyes
Meep wrote:Never had a pizza from there and probably won't now. Did I miss anything?
It's pretty nice but no better than Dominoes.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:56 am
by NickSCFC
Meep wrote:Never had a pizza from there and probably won't now. Did I miss anything?
Papa John's → Pizza Hut → Dominoes
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:01 pm
by Jenuall
NickSCFC wrote:Meep wrote:Never had a pizza from there and probably won't now. Did I miss anything?
Papa John's → Pizza Hut → Dominoes
Worst pub crawl ever.
Re: Papa John steps down as chairman after GIVING IT LARGE during Conference Call
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:02 pm
by Blue Eyes
NickSCFC wrote:Meep wrote:Never had a pizza from there and probably won't now. Did I miss anything?
Papa John's → Pizza Hut → Dominoes
That's all sorts of wrong.
