Tag: John Schnatter

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Papa Johns Founder Donates $1M to Simmons College

Papa Johns founder John Schnatter recently donated $1 million to Simmons College of Kentucky. This comes more than a year after he resigned from the pizza-chain after using a racial slur during a conference call and receiving backlash about his comments regarding National Football League players protesting the national anthem. However, his past was not […]

September 6, 2019

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Colleges Sever Ties with Papa John’s

In the wake of the downfall of John Schnatter—the former CEO and founder of Papa John’s Pizza—amid the use of racist remarks, academics believe that educational institutions and other companies can learn from this organization’s mistake going forward.

July 17, 2018