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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,234 posts)
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:23 PM Aug 2022

Founder of Papa Johns says the company is making worse pizzas without his 'conservative values' of

'truth and God'

The controversial founder of Papa Johns, John Schnatter, said this weekend the company's pizza has gotten worse without his "conservative values."

During an interview with the Right Side Broadcasting Network at the the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, in Dallas, Schnatter said quality, service, and culture were what helped make Papa John's a hit.

But now, he said, Papa Johns has "lost it way," that it's "losing money," and is "down with Little Caesar's."

"We built the whole company on conservative values. Conservative ideology has two of the most critical attributes: truth and God," Schnatter said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-disgraced-founder-of-papa-johns-says-the-company-is-making-worse-pizzas-without-his-conservative-values-of-truth-and-god/ar-AA10qDRc

Get over yourself. Your pizza was never that good.
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Founder of Papa Johns says the company is making worse pizzas without his 'conservative values' of (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 OP
Their pizza was always awful! PortTack Aug 2022 #1
And tell Schnatter. . . TheBlackAdder Aug 2022 #18
Oh please Catherine Vincent Aug 2022 #2
Yes, it's always important Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #3
Do you want the crappy tasting secular toppings or the delicious Christian toppings Walleye Aug 2022 #4
Papa John's was great when it first came out then it did Phoenix61 Aug 2022 #5
He should actually try a little truth himself first ck4829 Aug 2022 #6
He's left lasting damage to the company--even after his departure. hlthe2b Aug 2022 #7
Yeah, he ran it into the ground and is now throwing the blame on "woke" culture or whatever. Midnight Writer Aug 2022 #12
Sorry about your 'woke' pizza company, Snottler EYESORE 9001 Aug 2022 #8
He's full of it EnergizedLib Aug 2022 #9
So he said the "n" word on a conference call... Caliman73 Aug 2022 #10
Well, NO WONDER their pizzas always tasted so shitty. Paladin Aug 2022 #11
I was never a fan nt Tickle Aug 2022 #13
We had a Papa Johns at street level of our high rise. LakeArenal Aug 2022 #14
The only place to get a good pizza is in NYC. God is not involved. Cyrano Aug 2022 #15
Pretty Good In Napoli! ProfessorGAC Aug 2022 #21
✝️🍕 Goonch Aug 2022 #16
The only times I ever had Papa John's was at luncheons Norbert Aug 2022 #17
Yes, You can order a pizza with pineapple and ranch dressing. Pete Ross Junior Aug 2022 #19
That's hardy pizza. TERRIBLE! 634-5789 Aug 2022 #20
yeah he's a Nazi pos. It's clear since he's at the un-American Nazi convention. rockfordfile Aug 2022 #22
All the chains are terrible compared to mom and pop places Amishman Aug 2022 #23
Mod Pizza is da bomb MagickMuffin Aug 2022 #24
The Pillow Guy of Pizza says what? FrankBooth Aug 2022 #25
Shit pizza, shit pillows, shit home decorations... Initech Aug 2022 #27
His pizza is shit regardless of what his values are. Initech Aug 2022 #26
I was shocked how bad PJ pizzas are Skittles Aug 2022 #28
"...truth and God..." dchill Aug 2022 #29

Phoenix61

(17,019 posts)
5. Papa John's was great when it first came out then it did
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:27 PM
Aug 2022

a steady slide into mediocrity. Granted I wasn’t in a place known for great pizza so there’s that.

EnergizedLib

(1,899 posts)
9. He's full of it
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:31 PM
Aug 2022

I had Papa John’s after a baseball game I covered last month (I’m a sportswriter), and maybe it’s because I was hungry and it was a long, hot day, but it actually tasted better than when I had it when he was at the helm.

Has he ever thought people like me refuse to order from his company because of his ‘values’ and business practices and people like me will only have it if somebody else orders it instead?

Caliman73

(11,744 posts)
10. So he said the "n" word on a conference call...
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:32 PM
Aug 2022

I think he was also accused of sexual harassment a few times by employees.

Tell me, was that "god" or "truth" that guided those actions?

Paladin

(28,276 posts)
11. Well, NO WONDER their pizzas always tasted so shitty.
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:34 PM
Aug 2022

It was all those conservative values.

I haven't tried a Pappa Johns pizza since Fascist John departed. And I don't plan on doing so, ever again. Way too many good pizza joints in my area to choose from.

LakeArenal

(28,847 posts)
14. We had a Papa Johns at street level of our high rise.
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:40 PM
Aug 2022

It was awful. They were dirty, stole parking from residents for their delivery drivers and littered everywhere. Horrible pizza notwithstanding.

Cyrano

(15,063 posts)
15. The only place to get a good pizza is in NYC. God is not involved.
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:48 PM
Aug 2022

I remember occasionally going out for a quick lunch in Manhattan. There were pizza parlors with windows on the street where you could buy it by the slice.

Wearing a suit and trying to eat a slice of pizza on a NY street is hard. You've got to bend over with every bite to keep the olive oil from dripping on you. And, of course, you've got to fold that thin crust holding all that deliciousness, before that first bite.

I don't even know the names of the places where I'd get a slice or two. But it wasn't one of those chain places that make thick bread, cover it with with tomato sauce and cheese, and call it "pizza."

This will probably piss off a lot of DUers, but I've never had a real slice of pizza outside NYC. That city should really patent the word "pizza," so that other places, worldwide, cannot claim that that's what they're selling.

ProfessorGAC

(65,212 posts)
21. Pretty Good In Napoli!
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:55 PM
Aug 2022

I'm Chicago area, my whole life.
I'll resist the urge to be parochial.
I had really good pizza in Firenze, too. In Roma, not so much.

Norbert

(6,041 posts)
17. The only times I ever had Papa John's was at luncheons
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:51 PM
Aug 2022

at work and school, all while he was heading the company. I was glad I never had to pay for it. The pizza never was that good.

As for him, it must suck to be a disgruntled former president of the company. Get over it dude. Your attitude is almost as bad as your politics.

rockfordfile

(8,704 posts)
22. yeah he's a Nazi pos. It's clear since he's at the un-American Nazi convention.
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 01:58 PM
Aug 2022

Actually that company took off under a Democratic President in the 90s.

Amishman

(5,559 posts)
23. All the chains are terrible compared to mom and pop places
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 02:05 PM
Aug 2022

I'm in nowhere Pennsylvania and I can still choose from four or five different local places that make a damn good pizza.

The only chain pizza I'd even consider under any circumstance is Little Caesars, because at least it's priced appropriately for mediocrity.

MagickMuffin

(15,958 posts)
24. Mod Pizza is da bomb
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 02:22 PM
Aug 2022


Order as many ingredients as you want at a flat rate, which is great. They also have amazing ingredients.


FrankBooth

(1,607 posts)
25. The Pillow Guy of Pizza says what?
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 02:31 PM
Aug 2022

Papa Johns pizza was always garbage, so nothing at all has changed except that idiot is no longer with them.

Initech

(100,105 posts)
27. Shit pizza, shit pillows, shit home decorations...
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 02:34 PM
Aug 2022

There's nothing that comes out of the GOP that I would consider to be "quality".

Skittles

(153,202 posts)
28. I was shocked how bad PJ pizzas are
Mon Aug 8, 2022, 02:57 PM
Aug 2022

we had them at work for a time change marathon - fucking Trump humper in charge - horrible pizza

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