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title: "Papa John's Franchisee Association Hires Attorney"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/dcdb2f4f-5e12-4a52-9b62-62040458aec9
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/papa-johns-franchisee-association-hires-attorney-2708412
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","People"]
published: 2018-11-09T20:15:13.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:41:13.570Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/992fb1443e48f6a8039dd486a110097b3995.jpg
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# Papa John's Franchisee Association Hires Attorney

**TL;DR:** The Papa John's Franchisee Association has hired attorney Robert Zarco to investigate and curtail the brand's decline. The association's decision comes after the brand's sales have suffered following the departure of founder and former CEO John Schnatter.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-11-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/papa-johns-franchisee-association-hires-attorney-2708412).*

## Story

As Papa John’s has been in freefall for the better part of a year, it appears franchisees of the pizza chain have decided to take matters into their own hands. According to Restaurant Business , the Papa John’s Franchisee Association has hired prominent franchise attorney Robert Zarco to investigate, and hopefully curtail, the brand’s decline.

As the acrimonious fallout from founder and former CEO John Schnatter’s departure has publicly unfurled, the brand’s sales have seriously suffered .

“Having exhausted all other options, the association feels it has been left with no choice but to conduct an investigation and rectify the root causes behind the steady decline in its members’ store sales,” franchisee association chairman Vaughn Frey said in a statement.

Maddie has spent her career in the media industry, serving in various editorial roles before migrating into a hybrid content strategy and PR role with No Limit Agency. Her passion for storytelling and love of writing help her create meaningful content on behalf of her clients and fulfill No Limit Agency’s mission to tell people-driven stories. Maddie is a graduate of Saint Louis University, where she studied Communications with a focus in journalism and media studies as well as Sports Business.

In her spare time, Maddie can be found exploring Chicago’s food scene, watching an NBA game or lamenting over her middling fantasy baseball team.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Restaurant Business (publication)
- Papa Johns (company)
- franchisee association (topic)
- brand decline (topic)
- attorney hiring (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/papa-johns-franchisee-association-hires-attorney-2708412). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/dcdb2f4f-5e12-4a52-9b62-62040458aec9).