Herman Cain, Former Presidential Candidate and Pizza Chain CEO, Dies of COVID-19 | Eater
"An Omaha-based, fast-casual pizza chain that grew to several hundred locations nationwide (reported as about 620 stores at one point and more than 500 locations currently). The chain was widely credited with being stabilized after 1986 through revamped ad campaigns, streamlined menus, and efforts to unite franchisees while it avoided bankruptcy; its former CEO highlighted that turnaround as a central credential during a 2012 presidential run. The company maintained a publicly neutral stance on that campaign—issuing a statement that it takes no position on political candidates while promoting its pizza—and, as of press time, had not commented on the death of its former leader." - Erin DeJesus
