DiGiorno and Papa John's might be in different pizza markets, but that doesn't mean they can't have a good ol' fashioned rivalry.
Papa John recently spoke on the NFL's wave of protests, attributing the pizza company's plummeting stock to the NFL not handling the issue immediately. Papa John is known for working closely with sports teams, particularly the NFL, but he recently pulled some ads, even though he's always had a man crush on Peyton Manning.
DiGiorno wasn't buying what Papa John was selling, though, and basically Tweeted out Wednesday that Papa John's should just focus on making better pizza.
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— DiGiorno Pizza (@DiGiornoPizza) November 2, 2017
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Better Pizza. Better Sales.
— DiGiorno Pizza (@DiGiornoPizza) November 1, 2017
They didn't stop with the snarky tweets though, as they upgraded their pettiness to reflect on their Twitter bio:
— DiGiorno Pizza (@DiGiornoPizza) November 2, 2017
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This isn't the first time DiGiorno has gone after Papa John's as they seem to be an easy target. There was a time in 2015 that Iggy Azalea tweeted out a complaint about Papa John's, and DiGiorno was right on top of it.
Papa John's tried clapping back with a dad joke-like Twitter bio that probably won't go over as well. I kind of get what they were getting at, but the execution wasn't that funny.
Not helping Papa John's case, Pizza Hut execs came out to say that they've felt no impact over protests, and their sales have been just fine.
Whether protests really are the reason Papa John's is suffering, or the fact that their crust is pretty mediocre, DiGiorno seems to be the high school bully that won't let them live anything down.
