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title: "Papa John's: John Schnatter is Harming Company"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/dd499c3f-fbfa-4b03-87b4-53dd0d89f382
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/papa-johns-john-schnatter-is-harming-company-2707712
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2018-08-30T18:13:09.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:47.469Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8f93d80b5bff093140fb21de26d920008998.jpg
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# Papa John's: John Schnatter is Harming Company

**TL;DR:** Papa John's leadership accuses former CEO John Schnatter of harming the company with his public comments. Schnatter's comments and actions have had a negative impact on the business and franchisees.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-08-30. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/papa-johns-john-schnatter-is-harming-company-2707712).*

## Story

Papa John’s leadership is accusing former CEO John Schnatter of harming the company with his frequent public comments, including those made on his newly launched website, which purports the intention to "Save Papa John's."

On Wednesday, a special committee of franchise's board of directors released a letter addressing the ousted founder and CEO's recent comments regarding the pizza chain.

“Schnatter is harming the company, not helping it, as evidenced by the negative impact his comments and actions have had on our business and that of our franchisees,” the letter said. “We have tried to meet directly with John Schnatter to discuss how we can move forward in the best interest of all stakeholders."

The special committee was created to evaluate and improve the company's commitment to diversity and inclusion after Schnatter's resignation, which came after news broke that he had used the n-word in a conference call in May. Schnatter has said he regrets his decision to resign and has since been outspoken about his disagreements with the company he founded.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Papa Johns (company)
- franchisees (topic)
- diversity and inclusion (topic)
- public comments (topic)
- company harm (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/papa-johns-john-schnatter-is-harming-company-2707712). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/dd499c3f-fbfa-4b03-87b4-53dd0d89f382).