Pizza Wars: Competing chains claim anthem protests haven't hurt sales
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One pizza chain recently pointed to NFL protests during the national anthem as a reason for its declining sales. And the rest of the industry struck back on Thursday.
A number of pizza chains responded to Papa John's founder John Schnatter's claim that "the NFL has hurt us" with some rather hurtful tweets.
Us: 🍕📈
— DiGiorno Pizza (@DiGiornoPizza) November 1, 2017
Them: 🍕📉
Better Pizza.
— DiGiorno Pizza (@DiGiornoPizza) November 1, 2017
Better Sales.
Pizza Hut CEO says protesting NFL players haven't hurt his business https://t.co/RGKblqgU0B pic.twitter.com/EkNHfmU8tf
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) November 2, 2017
Hey @NFL we are down if you’re looking for a New Pizza Sponsor #NeverCutCorners
— Ledo Pizza (@LedoPizza) November 1, 2017
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