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July 16, 2018

Papa John's is pulling founder's image from its marketing

By CANDICE CHOI
AP Food Industry Writer

NEW YORK — Papa John's, which has featured founder John Schnatter as the face of the company in logos and TV ads, is pulling his image from its marketing after reports he used a racial slur.

His face was off at least some materials by late morning Friday, though the company said the details and exact timing for everything were still being worked out. The pizza chain said there are no plans to change its name.


 
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