Papa John's founder John Schnatter ate 40 pizzas in 30 days and says it's gotten worse. Cheaper ingredients.
Papa John's founder: I didn't eat 40 pizzas in 30 days, I 'had' 40 pizzas in 30 days. The ousted CEO of the pizza giant, John Schnatter, says the verb "had" isn't the same as "eaten" and claims he was just inspecting the dozens of pies.
"I'm not eating every pizza," Schnatter said. "I may be eating parts of pizzas.” He went on to say that he eats roughly eight or nine slices of Papa John's pizza per week — a drop from the 12 to 15 he would eat weekly while he worked for the pizza company.
In fact, the ousted CEO now says, he sampled slices from 40 pizzas over a 30 day period — he did not finish every pie. “I've had over 40 pizzas in the last 30 days, and it's not the same pizza,” Schnatter originally said in November during an interview with his hometown TV station in Kentucky.
John Hampton "Papa John" Schnatter (born November 22 or 23, 1961) is an American entrepreneur who founded the Papa John's pizza restaurant chain in 1984. Schnatter started the business in the back of his father's tavern after selling his car and using the proceeds to purchase used restaurant equipment.
The estimated net worth of John H Schnatter is at least $142 Million dollars as of 2023-06-16. John H Schnatter is the 10% Owner of Papa John's International Inc and owns about 1,881,606 shares of Papa John's International Inc (PZZA) stock worth over $142 Million.
Interactive chart of historical net worth (market cap) for Papa John's (PZZA) over the last 10 years. How much a company is worth is typically represented by its market capitalization, or the current stock price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Papa John's net worth as of June 16, 2023 is $2.58B.
The U.S. is high on the list in second place, but Norway is first. Most Norwegians eat frozen pizza they prepare at home, and half of those pizzas are a local brand, Grandiosa. You may never have heard of it, but Grandiosa makes 24-million pizzas a year for Norway's 5.4 million citizens.
Champion pizza eater, Geoffrey Esper, holds the world record for eating the most 9-inch pizzas. Would you believe that he scarfed down 19.25 pizzas in just 10 minutes? This means he ate nearly two pizzas per minute!
Norway – Consumers of the Great Frozen Pie
If you think we eat a lot of pizza in America, you should see what they're consuming in Norway! On average, each person in Norway eats about 11 pounds of pizza a year.
If you love pizza and balance a slice weekly with vegetables like a salad, it can certainly be a part of a healthy diet. However, if you start eating three or four slices (or more!) on a regular basis that is where your diet can have health consequences.
The best way to calculate how many pizzas you should order is by following the 3/8 rule. Each guest is likely to eat three pizza slices, and the average large pizza serves around eight slices.
A general rule of thumb is that adults will eat around 3 slices of pizza and children will eat around 2 slices when purchasing a standard pie. Increase that estimate to 4 slices per adult and 3 slices per child when ordering smaller sized pies or thin crust options.
A 10-inch pizza is usually considered a small or personal size and can typically serve one to two people, depending on individual appetite and dietary needs. If it's part of a meal with other dishes or sides, it could potentially serve up to three people.
According to a poll, the average American eats more than 6,000 slices of pizza in his or her lifetime. No matter how you slice it, we Americans love our pizza. But is there a way to quantify just how much we love it?
Speed eating champion Joey Chestnut holds this record as well. He ate 45 slices of pizza in a 10-minute span during a contest held in New York's Time Square.
Consider this: The average slice of cheese pizza packs about 285 calories, according to the USDA. If you're trying to lose weight and your goal is to consume around 1,500 calories a day, eating two slices is over a third of your daily caloric intake.
More pizzas are ordered on Halloween compared to any other day of the year. It seems that no other food is paired better with scary movies than the classic pizza.
Here's what is not open to debate: 400 Gradi is now home to the World's Cheesiest Pizza. That designation has been made official by the superlative arbiters at Guinness World Records, who recognized 400 Gradi restaurateur Johnny Di Francesco for creating a pie topped with 154 different cheeses.
Pizza is most certainly a young man's game. Pizza consumption was highest in the 6-11 and 12-19 age range, and tapers out after that with just 6 and 5 per cent of men and women over 60 having pizza on any given day.
The Pizza Company
The largest pizza chains in the world are based in the United States and include names such as Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE:DPZ), Pizza Hut – owned by Yum! Brands, Inc.
The United States eats 350 slices of pizza every second
Americans love pizza in fact so much so that we eat about 100 acres of pizza everyday according to the National Association of Pizza operators.
Shaq owns nine Papa John's locations, all in and around Atlanta. He has also appeared in commercials and other advertising for Papa John's. He not only bought nine franchises but also sold the company the right to use his likeness and voice for a cool $8.5 million.
How much a company is worth is typically represented by its market capitalization, or the current stock price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Domino's Pizza Inc net worth as of June 09, 2023 is $10.53B.
In one of his first videos, Schnatter, who has a net worth of $1billion, is seen driving his 1971 Camaro Z28.