Papa John Schnatter says company used Shaq as a ‘shield’
Papa John’s pizza founder John Schnatter said using Shaquille O’Neal to replace him as the national face of the brand was a racist thing for the company to do. Schnatter left the company in 2018 months after stepping down as CEO when tapes of private conversations with a public relations company surfaced. The audio clip […]
‘They lied’: Papa John Schnatter says he ended ties with NFL
John Schnatter, founder of the world-famous Papa John’s Pizza chain, has announced that despite media reports that his major partnership with the NFL has been mutually terminated. He said he has ended his relationship with the NFL. Papa John’s and the NFL have been partners since 2010. In late 2017, Schnatter expressed the opinion that […]