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John Hampton "Papa John" Schnatter (born November 22 or 23, 1961) is an American entrepreneur who founded the Papa John's pizza restaurant chain in 1984. Schnatter started the business in the back of his father's tavern after selling his car and using the proceeds to purchase used restaurant equipment. As of 2017, his net worth was more than billion.

Schnatter stepped down as CEO on January 1, 2018, after controversy around his comments that the National Football League (NFL), who had a business affiliation with Papa John's, had not done enough to stop national anthem protests by NFL players, and that the protests had hurt his business. Before he stepped down, his comments had resulted in the NFL cancelling its association with Papa John's.

..... Schnatter resigned when the comment became public, but has since maintained that the board conspired against him and unfairly forced him out of his position.

Early life and education

Schnatter was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1961, to Mary and Robert Schnatter. His mother was a real estate agent

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Fast Facts

Full Name:

John Schnatter

Birth date:

November 23, 1961

Relationship Status:

Single

Background

John Hampton Schnatter, the founder of the Papa John’s pizza restaurant chain, was born on November 23, 1961, in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

In 1984, Schnatter sold his car and bought used restaurant equipment to start a business making pizza at the back of his father’s tavern. He began selling pizzas to the customers that would visit the tavern. His business took off in its first year, after which he was able to rent a space of his own to convert into a proper pizza restaurant. His company went public in 1993. By the following year, his business had been so successful that Schnatter was able to open a total of 500 stores across the country. Schnatter moved his company to Louisville, Kentucky in the late 1990s, and by 1997, Papa John’s had a total of 1,500 stores across the United States.

Schnatter’s involvement with Papa John’s ended in 2018. He stepped down as C.E.O. after criticizing the N.F.L.’s response to the national anthem protests, which generated bad

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John Schnatter

American entrepreneur, founder of Papa John's

John Hampton "Papa John" Schnatter (born November 22 or 23, 1961)^[1]^[3] is an American entrepreneur who founded the Papa John's pizza restaurant chain in 1984.^[4] Schnatter started the business in the back of his father's tavern after selling his car and using the proceeds to purchase used restaurant equipment. As of 2017, his net worth was more than $1 billion.^[5]

Schnatter stepped down as CEO on January 1, 2018, after controversy around his comments that the National Football League (NFL), who had a business affiliation with Papa John's, had not done enough to stop national anthem protests by NFL players, and that the protests had hurt his business.^[6]^[7] Before he stepped down, his comments had resulted in the NFL cancelling its association with Papa John's.

After stepping down as CEO, Schnatter remained chairman of the board of directors until July 2018, when it was revealed that, during an internal sensitivity-training May 2018 conference call, he