By John Glenday

A decision by Papa John’s to airbrush its founder from all marketing and branding has paid off after the restaurant chain exceeded expectations by posting a smaller than expected fall in quarterly sales across North America.

The pizza purveyor has been under fire following a series of controversies involving its founder John Schnatter. But a decisive split from his legacy appears to have taken the sting out of these incidents, with third quarter sales across the continent falling by 9.8% – versus prior expectations of a more precipitous dip of as much as 10.9%.

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Source: The Drum