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• John Schnatter is the founder and CEO of the Papa John's Pizza chain. Schnatter opened his first Papa John's restaurant in his native Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1985. Papa John's now has more than 3,000 restaurants around the world, and is the third-largest pizza chain in the U.S.Papa John's Pizza: The Papa John's Story CNN: Papa John's founder warns against eating too much pizza

  Schnatter made headlines in August 2009, when he was reunited with the 1971 Camaro he had reluctantly sold to start the first Papa John's restaurant. The car was discovered after an extensive search, including a website dedicated to the search and a $250,000 reward (as well as $25,000 for the previous owners who led Schnatter to the car.http://jalopnik.com/5344739/how-jalopnik-reunited-papa-john-with-his-camaro?skyline=true&s=x

  In February 2009, during a BBC radio interview, the 47-year-old Schnatter warned potential customers not to eat too much pizza, saying it was "unhealthy" to eat more than one or two slices.CNN: Papa John's founder warns against eating too much pizza

• Fast Facts

  1. Name: John H. Schnatter; also known as "Papa" John
  2. Born: ca. 1962
  3. Birthplace: Jeffersonville, Indiana
  4. Began working in a pizza restaurant when he was a teenager
  5. Started selling pizza to customers at his father's tavern in 1984Papa John's Pizza: The Papa John's Story
  6. Opened first Papa John's Pizza restaurant in 1985Papa John's Pizza: The Papa John's Story
  7. Papa John's Pizza is the third-largest U.S. pizza chainCNN: Papa John's founder warns against eating too much pizza
  8. Schnatter said in a February 2009 UK interview that "a slice or two" of pizza "is good for you"Telegraph: Papa John's pizza boss has 'Gerald Ratner' moment
  9. Also warned that eating too much pizza was not healthyTelegraph: Papa John's pizza boss has 'Gerald Ratner' moment

• John Schnatter Quote

  "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 very nutritious."CNN: Papa John's founder warns against eating too much pizza

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