2012 Papa John's Boycott
Confirmed 94,310
Part of a series on Obamacare. [View Related Entries]
![reddit: the front page of the x W John Schnatter-wikipedia, × . C Den.wikipedia.org/wiki/John-Schnatter Article Talk Read Edit View history Search 雓 John Schnatter WIKIPEDIA The Free Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This biographical article is written like a résumé. Please help improve it by revising it to be neutral and encyclopedic. (September Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikimedia Shop 2010) John H. Schnatter (born November 23, 19613), better known as "Papa John", is the founder, chairman, and currnt CEO41 of Papa John's International, Inc. He founded the company in October 1984.15] He is also spokesman for Papa John's John Schnatter November 23, 1961 (age 50) Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA Contents [show] Residence Anchorage, Kentucky Nationality American Alma mater Ball State UnⅣersity[1] Occupation Founder, Owner, CEO, and Biography [edit] ▼ Interaction About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact Wikipedia Toolbox In 1983, at the age of 22, Schnatter started delivering pizza out of his father's co-owned tavern in Jeffersonville, Indiana. In the same year, he sold his 1971 Camaro Z28 to purchase the other half of the tavern in what became his family's first "pizza place." Today, the Papa John's franchise has 4,000 restaurants in 50 states and 30 countries. In 1996, Schnatter helped fund a new 42,000-seat football stadium on the University of Louisville campus in exchange for naming rights. The structure, which opened in September 1998, is called Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Spokesperson of Papa John's Pizza Years 1984 present active Net worth S240 million Spouse(s) Annette (m. 1987) Children Kristine (b. 1986) Awards and honors received by Schnatter: Print/export . Inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2007 Named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans in 2000 by the National Jaycees Organization. Danielle (b. 1990) Beau Named 1998 National Ernst & Young Retail/Consumer Entrepreneur of The Year. Hall of Fame in 2010 Inducted in to the Kentucky Entrepreneur 2012 h ne an honorary initiate u Additionally, John Schnatter is known as a "cheap a------" throughout Louisville often leaving $5 tips on several hundred dollar dining tabs. [6] Financiai gonations [edit]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/000/435/226/e09.jpg "e09.jpg")
Overview
Papa John's Boycott refers to an online campaign against the take-out and pizza delivery restaurant chain Papa John's Pizza. The boycott was launched in November of 2012 in response to statements by Papa John's CEO John Schnatter regarding the health care reform legislation known as Patient Protection and Afforable Care Act (also known as "Obamacare").
Background
On August 1st, 2012, Papa John's founder and CEO John Schnatter made several statements in a conference call regarding the potential costs to the company that may arise as a result of Obamacare legislation (shown below). On August 7th, the poltical blog Politico[2] published an article about the conference call titled "Papa John's: 'Obamacare' will raise pizza prices."
"Our best estimate is that the Obamacare will cost 11 to 14 cents per pizza, or 15 to 20 cents per order from a corporate basis."
"We're not supportive of Obamacare, like most businesses in our industry. But our business model and unit economics are about as ideal as you can get for a food company to absorb Obamacare."
"If Obamacare is in fact not repealed, we will find tactics to shallow out any Obamacare costs and core strategies to pass that cost onto consumers in order to protect our shareholders best interests."
Following Obama’s re-election on November 7th, the Floridia news site Naples News[3] quoted Schnatter saying he may cut employee hours to avoid paying for employee health insurance under the new health care reform laws.
Notable Developments
Online Reaction
On October 4th, 2011, the first Facebook[8] group calling for a boycott of Papa John's was created after a delivery driver turned in a medical marijuana user to the police.[9] The page has since been changed to reflect a boycott based on Schnatter's Obamacare stance. Following Schnatter's statements made in August of 2012, the first boycotts related to Obamacare were reported by several news media sites, including Salon[10], the Huffington Post[11], CNBC[12] and Twitchy.[13] Mashable[14] reported that Papa John's score on the YouGov Brand Index, which averages positive and negative reviews of a brand on the web, had dropped from 100 to 49.
On November 12th, the boycott was discussed in a thread on the Democratic Underground forums.[19] The controversy was also reported by several news sites and political blogs, including the Christian Post[20], Opposing Views[21] and Twitchy.[22] The conservative group Reboot USA[25] called for a National Papa Johns Appreciation Day to be held on November 16th[26], similar to the one organized for Chick-Fil-A in August during their gay marriage controversy.
On Reddit
On November 11th, Redditor Awkward_Arab submitted a post titled "Papa John's House" to the /r/pics[4] subreddit, which featured an aerial photograph of Schnatter's 40,000 square foot castle in a country club of Louisville, Kentucky (shown below). Within 24 hours, the post received over 25,900 up votes and 5000 comments.
The same day, Redditor goforRepear submitted a post calling for a boycott of Papa John's to the /r/politics[5] subreddit, which received over 21,400 up votes and 4,700 comments within the first 24 hours. On November 12th, Redditor Radioactive24 submitted a post titled "Good Guy Little Caesars" to the /r/AdviceAnimal[7] subreddit, featuring an image macro of the Little Caesar's logo with the caption "Owners are Republicans / Give employees health insurance, 401K's, and pizzas are still $5" (shown below, left). Several hours later, Redditor multile submitted a post titled "Good Guy Local Pizza Shop Owner,"[6] which included an image macro of a pizza restaurant worker with the caption "Isn't a millionaire / makes better pizza than chain stores and sponsors local baseball team" (shown below, right).
Scumbag John Schnatter
Following Schnatter's Obamacare statements in November of 2012, a "Scumbag John Schnatter Quickmeme[1] page was created, featuring a photograph of Schnatter accompanied by captions portraying him as greedy and unethical (shown below).
On Twitter
Following Schnatter's threats to cut employee hours due in November, the hashtags #BoycottPapaJohn,[16] #BoycottPapaJohns[17] and #PapaDouche[18] began circulating on Twitter. In response, fans of the chain proudly tweeted their praise, often including pictures of pizzas they ordered with the hashtag #IStandWithPapaJohns.[23][24]
John Schnatter is punishing his employees for his own greed, ignorance, and hate. #BoycotPapaJohns
— serious fun (@seriousfun8309) November 10, 2012
National Papa John's Appreciation Day facebook.com/events/1669911… Show your support! #IStandWithPapaJohns Brought to you by #RebootUSA
— Erin Haust (@erinhaust) November 11, 2012
Search Interest
External References
[1] Quickmeme – Scumbag John Schnatter
[2] Politico – Papa John's – Obamacare will raise pizza prices
[3] NaplesNews – Papa John's CEO – Obamacare likely you raise costs
[4] Reddit – Papa John's House
[5] Reddit – There are plenty of places to get cheap shitty pizza
[6] Reddit – Good Guy Local Pizza Shop Owner The unsung hero of the pizza battle
[7] Reddit – Good Guy Little Caesars – Winner of the Pizza Dispute
[8] Facebook – Boycott PAPA Johns
[9] Huffington Post – Medical Pot User Turned In By Pizza Delivery Man (VIDEO)
[10] Salon – Papa John's pizza extortion
[11] Huffington Post – Papa John's Pizza To Raise Prices Because Of Obamacare, CEO John Schnatter Says
[12] CNBC – Papa John's CEO John Schnatter Blasts Obamacare
[13] Twitchy – Papa John’s becomes latest boycott target after opposing Obamacare; class warfare ensues
[14] Mashable – Papa John’s Obamacare Stance Spurs Social Media Attack
[15] Fox News – CEO of Papa John's says employees' hours will likely be cut due to ObamaCare
[16] Twitter – Tweets using #boycottpapajohn
[17] Twitter – Tweets using #boycottpapajohns
[18] Twitter – Tweets using #PapaDouche
[19] Democratic Underground – About boycotts of Papa Johns, Applebee's, etc. . . .
[20] Christian Post – Papa Johns Boycott: Outrage Over Obama Reelection Job Threats
[21] Opposing Views – Boycott Papa John's Over Corporate Greed
[22] Twitchy – Libs call for boycott of Papa John’s as CEO anticipates cut in workers’ hours
[23] Twitchy – Lib boycott fail redux: Citizens stand with targeted Papa John’s, plan National Appreciation Day
[24] Twitter – Tweets using #IStandWithPapaJohns
[25] Twitter – @Reboot_USA
[26] Fox News – National Papa John's Appreciation Day
Share Pin
Related Entries 4 total
Recent Images 26 total
Recent Videos 0 total
There are no recent videos.
