Why the Founder of Papa John's Doesn't Believe in Managing Employees
John Schnatter, father of the global billion-dollar pizza franchise, explains how he builds a ‘culture of entrepreneurship' that encourages employees to motivate themselves.
View ArticleFranchise Players: I Used All My Money to Buy a Franchise
Alison Paton invested her life savings to become a Papa John's franchisee 23 years ago.
View ArticleFast-Food Giants' Top Cheese Supplier Embroiled in Shocking Animal Abuse...
Animal rights activists released a graphic video showing workers whipping, kicking and punching cows at a farm responsible for the cheese at Domino's, Pizza Hut and Papa John's.
View ArticleNYC Papa John's Pizza Franchisee Sued for $2 Million
This is what happens when you allegedly underpay 400 delivery workers and shave hours from their paychecks.
View ArticlePapa John's Handling of Employee Tragedy a Reminder of What Good Leadership...
Family members of a slain employee in Tennessee said they 'never once imagined that this would touch anyone high up in the Papa John's corporate office, let alone John Schnatter.'
View ArticleHalf of Papa John's Sales are Now Digital – But Other Pizza Makers Are...
Papa John's became the first pizza chain to sustain more than 50 percent total online sales, but Domino's and Pizza Hut aren't far behind.
View ArticlePapa John's Launches Venmo-Powered Digital Platform to Split Bills
A new way to split the check when you're splitting a pizza.
View ArticleSoon, Google Will Allow You to Order Fast Food Simply by Smiling at the Cashier
A preview of Hands Free payment will roll out in the San Francisco Bay area later this year.
View ArticleI Became a Franchisee So I Could Be My Own Boss
Business lessons from the owner of Wing Stop, Dunkin' Donuts and Papa John's restaurants.
View ArticlePapa John's Franchisee to Pay Employees $460,000 for Wage Theft
Officials say that the owner of nine Papa John's locations failed to properly pay employees minimum wage and overtime.
View ArticleHow a Young Immigrant Rapidly Rose in the Pizza Business
He didn't know what pizza was when he was growing up in Bangladesh, but after delivering pizzas in high school, Ag Mahmud now owns four Papa John's restaurants.
View ArticlePapa John's CEO: American Free Enterprise Is 'Under Assault' From Big Government
John Schnatter slams greedy executives and says regulations are steering the country in a dangerous direction.
View ArticleBetter Marketing, Better Sales: 5 Marketing Don'ts From Papa John's
The NFL "take a knee" protests were a marketing challenge but Papa John's should have been able to respond without getting in the news as the preferred pizza of Nazis.
View ArticleOusted Papa John's Founder Creates Website to 'Save' His Company and Get the...
'The Board wants to silence me. So this is my website, and my way to talk to you,' John Schnatter says on the site.
View ArticlePapa John's Has Created a Social Media Ad Featuring Negative Customer Tweets...
The company isn't downplaying the fact that its reputation has suffered, but it wants customers to know it's working on improving.
View ArticlePapa John's Launches Program to Help Employees Pay for College
The embattled pizza chain is partnering with Purdue University.
View ArticleThis Week in Weed: You Won't Believe Our Last Story!
A first for New England, MedMen gets booted, and a story I still can't believe is true.
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