The commercials show several franchisees looking into the camera and introducing themselves to viewers.
“You’ve heard one voice of Papa John’s for a long time,” one of them says, followed by another who says, “It’s time you heard from all of us.” At the end, the company’s logo substitutes “John’s” with the first names of each of the franchisees until it settles on the logo again.

The pizza chain began removing Schnatter’s image from its logos, pizza boxes and restaurants over the summer after it was revealed that he used a racial slur during a media training session. Schnatter, who apologized and resigned as chairman, said his comments were taken out of context. He criticized company executives for the way they handled the incident and said his resignation was a mistake.
Schnatter is still the largest shareholder in the Louisville, Kentucky, pizza chain.
Schnatter, who founded the company more than 30 years ago, has appeared in many of the company’s commercials. Traditionally, the ads have also featured a football star, but the company