The founder of Papa John's says the pizza chain does well with him as its public face, and that it was a mistake for the company to scrub him from its marketing materials after he acknowledged using a racial slur last month.
Schnatter has long been the face of the brand, and Papa John's has acknowledged in regulatory filings that its business could be hurt if Schnatter's reputation was damaged.
Chains and local businesses mark National Doughnut Day — 1 June — with free food and other promotions.
Papa John's Pizza has apologized for comments made by CEO John Schnatter blaming sluggish pizza sales on NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.
The pizza chain will be removing the NFL logo and the label of "official sponsor" from their television commercials, but they have not stopped advertising with the league.
A meme comparing the founders of Papa John's (John Schnatter) and Little Caesar's (Mike Ilitch) pizza chains contains a mixture of facts and factoids.
Pizza Hut is not giving three pizzas away to contest entrants in celebration of their 58th anniversary.
A Colorado Papa John's customer reported that the restaurant dispatched a pizza box upon which an offensive racial epithet was printed.
A fictitious quote about the pizza chain's earnings was attributed to Papa John's CEO John Schnatter.
In 2012, President Obama was overheard over a hot microphone telling President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia he would have "more flexibility" to negotiate with Putin after the election.
The "Gyro Drop" is a real amusement park ride, but a popular video of it relies on some imagination.
A niche genre of 'satire' sexualizes animated characters.
As of late May 2019, a new Facebook feature allowing users to report technical problems by shaking their phones was being rolled out gradually to all mobile accounts.
In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.
