On Wednesday, Papa John’s CEO blamed the NFL and their handling of the National Anthem protests for the decline of pizza sales.
People took to Twitter to make fun of the franchise for their statement.
Papa John's out here makin their pizzas in Easy Bake Ovens but blame their lack of sales on black player's kneeling during the anthem. 🤔😣😂😂😂
— Thomas Q. Jones (@thomasqjones) November 2, 2017
However, one pizza competitor took a stab at Papa John’s.
On Thursday morning, the following subtweet was sent out from their official Twitter account:
Us: 🍕📈
Them: 🍕📉— DiGiorno (@DiGiorno) November 1, 2017
And just so it was painfully clear who they were throwing shade at, DiGiorno followed its initial tweet with this one:
Better Pizza.
Better Sales.— DiGiorno (@DiGiorno) November 1, 2017
BOOM! Naturally, people were impressed with their dis.
https://twitter.com/gummyworms/status/926025927137681408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fmichaelblackmon%2Fdigiorno-and-papa-johns-got-into-a-twitter-feud-and-its-the
https://twitter.com/jooblee/status/925752325704241158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fmichaelblackmon%2Fdigiorno-and-papa-johns-got-into-a-twitter-feud-and-its-the
https://twitter.com/mac_gere/status/926136494624051200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fmichaelblackmon%2Fdigiorno-and-papa-johns-got-into-a-twitter-feud-and-its-the
Papa John’s tried to make a comeback by updating its bio, writing one scathing line: “Frozen pizza = the pizza equivalent of a participation trophy.”
However, people were not impressed.
— Jordan Canada (@CanadaInAmerica) November 2, 2017
— Ky (@i_am_kt) November 2, 2017
After this round: DiGiorno – 1, Papa John’s – 0