Papa John's prohibits founder John Schnatter from talking to the press, ejects him from headquarters

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Source: CNBC

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Papa John's continued to distance itself from founder John Schnatter over the weekend, prohibiting him from talking to the press, removing him from the pizza chain's advertising materials and revoking his office space at the company's headquarters.

"The company has specifically requested that Mr. Schnatter cease all media appearances, and not make any further statements to the media regarding the company, its business or employees," Papa John's said in a press release late Sunday.

The company created a special committee of independent directors to evaluate the ties between Papa John's and its founder after he admitted last week to using a racially charged slur during a May conference call.

The committee terminated Schnatter's "Founder Agreement," which designated him as the face of the company's advertising and marketing, and terminated his sublease agreement for office space at Papa John's Louisville, Kentucky, headquarters

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/07/16/papa-johns-further-distances-itself-from-founder.html

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It's about Dam time!

[LEW]

1. The tide is finally turning!

A long two years of absolute ugliness to, maybe finally, a start to reckoning.....

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Yes, you may THINK you own your own publicly traded company

but you give up a lot of control when floating shares, like answering to banks, BOD's, the press, the SEC ....

[hibbing]

3. "racially charged"

They can't just say racist. Just like the woman who spray painted the N word and Hail Trump on her neighbors house, saw that referred to as "racially charged" also.....weak.

Peace

[DeminPennswoods]

4. Wonder when they'll change the name of the chain to

something else?

[Initech]

5. Down in flames!

The Papa John's company would be wise to think about a name change / rebranding so they don't get lumped in with that douchebag, it would be good for them in the long haul.

[eggplant]

6. He still owns 30% of the company's stock, and the pizza still sucks. n/t

[LakeArenal]

7. Sometimes Karma takes awhile....

But when she gets here, she can be .....

Justice.

[47of74]

8. Papa Douche Nozzle only has himself to blame for this too.

[Marie Marie]

9. Good!

[House of Roberts]

10. I'm still not eating their food.

Too many other options closer to home.

[AZ8theist]

11. This guy was an absolute D bag when the ACA passed.

He went around bitching and moaning about how he would have to raise prices because of the law. Cheapskate has millions, but wouldn't even consider health care for his minimum wage employees making his shit pizza.

And his pizza IS GARBAGE. The box it comes in has more taste than the pie.

[dalton99a]

12. +1

[FSogol]

13. +1. Plus he was crying that giving everyone healthcare would raise the price of a pizza 11 cents

The guy is a serious POS.

[susanr516]

15. The only pizza my children ever asked me not to buy again

And they liked Chuck E Cheese's. And Little Caesar's. And Peter Piper's. And frozen pizza. And microwave frozen pizza. And pizza rolls. And Hot Pockets pepperoni pizzas.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. He can go join Roseanne wherever the hell she went.

[reACTIONary]

16. Where in hell...

....id saw somewhere between the 4th (Greed), and 5th (Wrath) circle.

https://goo.gl/images/v6JJhx

[BumRushDaShow]

17. Here is the actual image

[reACTIONary]

18. Thanks ! nt