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1 Papa John Called — He Wants His '71 Camaro Back
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3 Papa John's Founder Tells Customers Not to Overeat Pizza
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This Summer's turned out to be quite the roller coaster ride for Papa John's founder John Schnatter. First, he and the pizza chain held a contest to locate his 1971 Camaro, the car he sold to finance his first pizza joint 25 years ago. In what seemed like a fairy tale, Schnatter reunited with his long lost Camaro in Flatwoods, KY. But here's where the story turns sour: Papa John's is now suing Read more
In 1984, John Schnatter, founder, chairman, and former CEO of Papa John's, sold his cherished 1971 Z28 Camaro to buy $1,600 worth of restaurant equipment to open a pizza joint. Now that he's got a worldwide empire under his belt, Schnatter has set out on a cross-country mission to find his original Camaro. He's even offering $25,000 to the person who reunites him with his long-lost ride. Papa Read more
Late last week, the founder of Papa John's pizza chain, John Schnatter, warned customers against eating too much pizza. The unexpected advice was given during an interview with BBC's Radio Four program in the UK. Schnatter got himself into trouble when he said: Pizza's actually healthy for you if you don't eat too much of it. You can't eat five or six slices but if you eat one or two slices it's Read more
Foodies may be serious about eating, but apparently they're serious about computers: Fast-food chains, food companies, and food celebrities are raising their profiles on social-networking platform Facebook. Last month, we mentioned that Pizza Hut was the first fast-food chain to launch a Facebook online ordering system, so die-hard users never have to leave the site to order dinner. And Read more
Popular pizza chain Papa John's has launched a text message ordering option at 2,700 US restaurants that allows customers to text their orders in to a local franchise. The company has been using an online ordering service since 2001 and claims web orders account for nearly 20 percent of its US sales. Domino's Pizza has also started a system that allows hungry customers to place orders from Read more
While typically I'm not a chain restaurant kind of girl, if the craving strikes, why not answer? Whether it's a burger, pizza, burrito, or just about anything else, there's an app that will get you well on your way to satisfying the urge. Here are five of my favorite examples. Read more
McDonald's rolls out its first new product of the year, Chicken McBites . . . — FoodBeast . . . and also ditches "pink slime" in favor of beef — Daily Mail Burger King and Friendly's are experimenting with joint restaurants — HuffPost Food Take a look at Taco Bell's new breakfast foods — Eater The first-ever East Coast Starbucks shuts down — DCist But that's OK, because Starbucks just Read more
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