Papa John’s founder John Schnatter isn’t counting on history repeating itself now that he’s an investor in a small, upscale sandwich venture that’s coming to Louisville.
Schnatter sees a promising future for Calistoga Artisan Sandwiches, but thinks it’s a long shot for his latest restaurant concept to become a national chain.
“I’m not counting on another Papa John’s,” Schnatter told The Courier-Journal of Louisville in a recent interview. “In business you can be pretty good, but you still have to have a little luck.”
The Calistoga chain, founded in 2004 by Mark Bates, has three locations in Florida and one in Lexington.
Schnatter said the concept is still being tweaked. A new logo is in the works and the older locations, now called Calistoga Bakery Cafe, will soon be called Calistoga Artisan Sandwiches.
Louisville will get its first two Calistoga locations this fall.
Schnatter founded the Papa John’s pizza chain in 1984 in a converted broom closet.
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