Article 36V8P Pizza Wars: Competing chains claim anthem protests haven't hurt sales

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:
Them:

- DiGiorno Pizza (@DiGiornoPizza) November 1, 2017

Better Pizza.
Better Sales.

- DiGiorno Pizza (@DiGiornoPizza) November 1, 2017

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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