The two founders of Pizza Hut sold the business to Pepsi in 1977, and one of the founders then became a prolific Papa John’s franchisee, owning 133 locations by the year 2001. During legal struggles with Pizza Hut in the late 1990s, Papa John’s ran commercial advertisements highlighting the fact, including a dramatization showing Frank Carney [the founder] coming to a Pizza Hut stockholders’ meeting wearing a Papa John’s apron, saying, “Sorry, guys. I found a better pizza.”
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In 2011, two Domino’s Pizza Store Manag …
In 2011, two Domino’s Pizza Store Managers were charged with arson after burning down a nearby Papa John’s in north Florida.
Papa Johns was sued for false advertisin …
Papa Johns was sued for false advertising for its “Better Ingredients, Better Pizza” and admitted that it did not use better ingredients than Pizza Hut.