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Where Is Papa John's Controversial Founder John Schnatter Today? By Sophia Conti Sept. 16, 2025 2:40 pm EST

In the '90s, you could find John Schnatter in TV commercials, imploring you to order a Papa Johns pizza (and you'd see it again on the box when you ordered said pizza). Today, you'll find him reacting to pizza videos on social media or making guest appearances on podcasts. But there's one place you won't find John Schnatter, former CEO of Papa Johns: actually running the pizza delivery business he founded.

Papa Johns and its founder were once firmly entwined, but the two are now completely separate entities. The Papa Johns website doesn't even mention the founder who bestowed the company with his name. Amid backlash to recent comments, Schnatter re

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