PAPA JOHNS BECOME THE OFFICIAL PIZZA PARTNER OF THE ATLANTA HAWKS

Photo Courtesy of the Atlanta Hawks

On Wednesday, National Pizza Day, the Atlanta Hawks announced a multi-year partnership with Papa John’s International, Inc. The Hawks will now join the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Washington Wizards in the NBA as other teams with a partnership.

In celebration the two organizations delivered more than 175 pizzas to various Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta with executives from both the Hawks and Papa Johns as well as Harry the Hawk and the ATL Hawks Dancers on site.

#aboutyesterday … 📸 On Wednesday, #NationalPizzaDay 🍕 , the @ATLHawks announced a multi-year partnership with @PapaJohns . In celebration the two organizations delivered more than 175 pizzas to various Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta pic.twitter.com/prcXYH1c1c

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One of our five core values is to do the right thing, so that drives everything that we do. Today is National pizza day so we are super excited to be here celebrating with the Boys and Girls Club here in Atlanta as well as the Hawks.” said Jen Gardner, Papa John’s Director of  Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at. “We are also announcing our partnership with the Hawks today. We are proud to be the official pizza partner and we thought what better way to celebrate that then with a pizza party at the Boys and Girls Club.

“We at Papa Johns have received such a warm welcome from the Atlanta area since announcing our plans to open a new global hub here,” said Max Wetzel, Papa John’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Papa Johns team members work every day to help people gather and enjoy pizza together, and we are honored to be named the official pizza partner of the Atlanta Hawks, a team that brings together fans of all ages and backgrounds from across the region.”

Additionally, the two organizations will partner on digital content such as the team’s annual schedule announcement and events at Papa Johns Test Kitchen located in its new global hub at The Battery Atlanta. Papa Johns will also receive high-visibility in-game features during Hawks’ home games.

“Papa Johns team members work every day to help people gather and enjoy pizza together, and we are honored to be named the official pizza partner of the Atlanta Hawks, a team that brings together fans of all ages and backgrounds from across the region.”said Max Wetzel, Papa John’s Chief Commercial Officer.

Most recently, Papa Johns was the presenting partner of the team’s 2022 All-Star Voting Campaign, in which Trae Young received a total of 2,771,070 votes from fans. The fan voting, along with coach voting and player voting, helped the fourth-year guard earn his second nomination and start in his career to the NBA All-Star Game. 

To learn more about how the Hawks’ partnership with Papa Johns, visit Hawks.com.