John Schnatter Biography

At the age of 22, he knocked down the broom closet in his fathers tavern, installed an oven and began delivering pizza out of the back of the bar.

From day one, John believed he could make a better traditional pizza by using fresh dough and superior-quality ingredients. Today, Papa Johns boasts 3,054 restaurants in 50 states and 32 countries. Papa Johns remains focused on using the highest quality ingredients to make its customers a superior-quality pizza.

In 1996, Schnatter and his company earned the praise of residents in their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, by making a substantial funding commitment for a new 42,000-seat football stadium on the University of Louisville campus. The structure, which opened in September 1998, is called Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium.

Schnatters numerous business achievements and philanthropic efforts culminated in his induction into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2007. He was also named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans in 2000 by the National Jaycees Organization and the 1998 National Ernst & Young Retail/Consumer Entrepreneur of The Year.

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