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Business Wars Daily

To Ease Branding Woes, Papa John’s Gets A Big Hand From Shaq

Business Wars Daily

Wondery

News, Daily News, Business News, Business

4.6716 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today is Monday, July 15, and we’re looking at Papa John’s vs. Domino’s Pizza.

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... From Wondry, I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily on this Monday, July 15th.

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Papa John's is the fourth largest pizza chain in the nation and the one in the deepest trouble.

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In 2018, following the ouster of founder John Schnatter,

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Papa John's sales fell by almost 12 percent, such a steep drop that it depressed the entire pizza sector, according to trade publication Nation's Restaurant News. Now the company is pulling out the biggest gun it can find to turn

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Papa John's around. Shaquille O'Neal. Yes, the former basketball star has joined the company's board,

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invested in nine Atlanta locations, and will serve as Papa John's brand ambassador.

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In the walkway outside one of the Atlanta restaurants are imprints of his footsteps, all size 22 of them.

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Sure, it's fun, but it's also a symbol of just how much power Papa John's needs to truly revive the ailing company.

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As a reminder, the change's troubles began in 2017 when then-CEO Schnatter blamed softening sales on the NFL's handling of players who were kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and social injustice.

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