Pizza Chain Papa John’s Founder John Schnatter Resigns After Using a Racial Slur

Schnatter said he had used "inappropriate and hurtful" language Papa John.....»»

“Colonel Sanders called blacks [n-word],” John Schnatter said......»»

Pizza chain Papa John’s International said its founder and former chief executive, John Schnatter, resigned as chairman of the board after backlash for using a racial slur on a conference call. Chris Dignam reports......»»

** Shares of Papa John's International Inc pizza chain down 3.5 pct to a more-than-two-year low on Wednesday a report that Chairman, founder and former CEO John Schnatter used a racial slur on a conference call.....»»

Papa John’s International Inc.’s outspoken chairman John Schnatter is facing another controversy that is battering the shares of the pizza chain he founded......»»

Shares of Papa John’s pizza chain fell Wednesday on a report that Chairman, founder and former CEO John Schnatter used a racial slur on a conference call......»»

Jason Merrit/Getty Papa John's founder and executive chairman John Schnatter resigned Wednesday following a public apology for using a racial slur on a conference call in May.  The pizza stock surged more than 5% in early trading Thursda.....»»

The pizza-chain board’s recent move to sever formal ties with John Schnatter was the culmination of a relationship that had been deteriorating for months over issues including marketing, sales and who exactly was running the show......»»

Papa John's International Inc. founder and Chairman John Schnatter resigned his position on the University of Louisville board of trustees Wednesday after he apologized for his use of racial slur during a conference call. David Grissom, chairman.....»»

Papa John’s founder John Schnatter resigned as the company’s chairman on Wednesday night after fallout over his use of the n-word during a conference call......»»

Pizza chain Papa John's International Inc said on Wednesday its founder and former chief executive, John Schnatter, resigned as chairman of the board......»»

Papa John’s International said its independent directors have accepted the resignation of John Schnatter as board chairman, after a report that he used a racial slur in a conference call......»»

The Latest on the fallout over Papa John's pizza founder John Schnatter's reported use of a racial slur (all times local): 1:05 p.m......»»

Papa John’s said its decision to remove Schnatter from advertisements is the first of several steps to rebuild trust “from the inside-out”......»»

John Schnatter built the world's fifth-largest pizza chain. Then, with a racial slur in a May conference call, he destroyed himself with hi.....»»

Papa John’s International Inc.’s founder says “it was a mistake” to step down as chairman. John Schnatter is questioning how the pizza company’s board investigated his use of a racial slur......»»

John Schnatter appears to be preparing to fight his recent ouster over racial controversies. The board of pizza chain Papa John's is considering a measure to .....»»

The founder of Papa John's says the pizza chain needs him back 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......»»

Papa John’s International Inc.’s founder, blocked fr.....»»

Papa John’s founder John Schnatter, who resigned as chairman after dropping the n-word in a conference call back in May, says the pizza chain’s board of directors is trying to silence him. So, he’s taking matters into his own hands......»»