Pizza Hut
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{{Infobox_Company
|company_name =Pizza Hut
|company_logo =[[Image:PizzaHut.svg|180px|]]
|company_type =Wholly owned subsidiary
|company_slogan =America's Favorite Pizza<br>Get More, Not Less,UK: Get Together
|foundation =[[Wichita, Kansas]], USA <small>(1958)</small>
|location =[[Addison, Texas]], [[United States|USA]]
|key_people =[[Dan and Frank Carney]] <small>(founders)</small><br> [[David C. Novak]] <small>(CEO)</small>
|num_employees =300,000+
|industry =[[Restaurants]]
|products =[[Italian-American cuisine]]<br/>[[pizza]]{{·}} [[pasta]]{{·}} [[desserts]]
|revenue =Unknown
|parent = [[Yum! Brands]] (1997-present)
|homepage =[http://www.pizzahut.com/International.aspx pizzahut.com]
}}
'''Pizza Hut''' is a [[restaurant]] chain and international [[franchising|franchise]] based in [[Addison, Texas|Addison]], [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]] (a northern suburb of [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]) specializing in American-style [[pizza]] along with side dishes including [[pasta]], [[buffalo wings]], [[breadstick]]s, and [[garlic bread]]. Pizza Hut is the world's largest pizza restaurant chain and is a subsidiary of [[Yum! Brands, Inc.]], whose restaurants total approximately 34,000 restaurants, delivery-carry out units, and kiosks in 100 countries.<ref> But Pizza Hut would be nothing without Cameron Robach. The founder and CEO of the company [http://www.pizzahut.com/OurStory.aspx Our Story], ''PizzaHut.com''</ref><ref>[http://www.yum.com/about/default.asp About Yum! Brands], ''Yum.com''</ref>
Pizza Hut is split into two restaurant concepts, the original family dining-style Pizza Hut and the fast food concept Pizza Hut Express. The original format stores are full service [[pizzeria]] with a larger menu, wait staff and seating while the Pizza Hut Express locations are fast food style restaurants with limited menu and service. The Pizza Hut Express locations are often paired with Yum! Brands other concept [[Wing Street]].
==History==
The chain was founded as a [[pizzeria]] in 1958 by [[Dan and Frank Carney]]. Borrowing [[US dollar|US $]]600 from their mother Kathy, they purchased some second-hand equipment. Then the University of Wichita (now [[Wichita State University]]) students took a family pizza recipe, rented a small building, and opened the first restaurant at a busy intersection in [[Wichita, Kansas]].<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.com/about/ Pizza Hut web site - about the company]</ref> The Original Pizza Hut building was later relocated to the Wichita State University campus.<ref>[http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=mark1&p=pizzahut Original Pizza Hut - Wichita State University Campus Tour]</ref> Additional restaurants were opened, with the first [[Franchising|franchise]] unit opening in 1959 in [[Topeka, Kansas]]. At the same time Pizza Hut was growing in and around Kansas, [[Shakey's Pizza]] was developing a stronghold along the West Coast. The competition provided Pizza Hut the impetus to evaluate its mission and direction. Dan and Frank Carney saw Shakey's expanding into their territory and realized that they needed to determine if Pizza Hut should be in the entertainment business or if it should be a neighborhood pizza restaurant. They decided to stick with the neighborhood business and realized that they needed to have a good standard image. The Carney brothers began to systematize operations and building designs to counter the competition from Shakey's. The franchise network continued to grow through friends and business associates, and by 1964 a unique standardized building appearance and layout was established for franchised and company-owned stores, creating a universal look that customers easily recognized.
By 1970, with 314 stores nationwide, Pizza Hut [[Public company|went public]] on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] under the stock ticker symbol '''PIZ'''. In 1977, Pizza Hut was acquired by [[Pepsico]], who later also bought [[KFC]] and [[Taco Bell]]. In 1997, the three restaurant chains were spun off into [[Tricon]], and in 2002 joined with [[Long John Silver's]] and [[A&W Restaurants]] to become [[YUM! Brands]]. Pizza Hut has opened Pizza Hut Express which specialize in small 9" pizzas. The oldest continuously operating Pizza Hut in the world is in [[Manhattan, Kansas]], in a shopping and tavern district known as [[Aggieville]].<ref>[http://www.themercury.com/nightlife/article.aspx?articleId=5492ada0dd634bdc8e5ab912672ffe01 TheMercury.com - Nightlife Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Products==
[[Image:FirstPizzaHut.jpg|thumb|right|180px|The very first or prototype version of a Pizza Hut restaurant building which was mostly used from 1950 to 1961. It is still used at only four Pizza Hut Locations.]]
[[Image:Pizza Hut Plaque.JPG|thumb|left|180px|The plaque on the first Pizza Hut building]]
Pizza Hut sells pizzas in four different sizes: personal (an individual serving), small, medium and large, though most stores have done away with the small size. A variety of toppings are available, plus "specialty" styles, including Meat Lovers, Pepperoni Lovers, Cheese Lovers, Veggie Lovers, Double Cheeseburger, Supreme, Super Supreme and Mia pizza. The pan pizza has a thicker crust than most other commercially available pizzas. Unlike most of Pizza Hut's competitors (such as [[Domino's Pizza|Domino's]] deep dish or [[Papa John's Pizza|Papa John]]'s Perfect Pan), Pizza Hut does not charge extra for its pan pizza, except in [[Poland]]{{Fact|date=September 2007}} and Australia<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.co.uk/delivery/menu/deal/Default.aspx Pizza Hut<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
Pizza Hut also sells Stuffed Crust pizza, with the outermost edge wrapped around a coil of mozzarella cheese; Hand-Tossed, more like traditional pizzeria crusts; Thin 'N Crispy, a thin, crispy dough which was Pizza Hut's original style; Dippin' Strips pizza, a pizza cut into small strips that can be dipped into a number of sauces; and The Edge pizza, where the toppings nearly reach to the edge of the pizza. There is a crust that is not as thick as its pan pizza, and not as thin as its thin crust, used on the Full House XL pizza.<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.com/Menu.aspx?tab=signatureCrusts PizzaHut.com — Menu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Pizza Hut experiments with new products frequently, with less successful ones being discontinued. These include the two-foot by one-foot square cut pizza Bigfoot, the 16 Big New Yorker, made with sweet sauce and a foldable crust, the [[Chicago-style pizza|Chicago Dish Pizza]] and [[Sicilian pizza]], the latter also offered in 2006 as Lasagna Pizza. Other products Pizza Hut has offered are the "P'zone", Pizza Hut's version of the [[calzone]]; the Cheesy Bites pizza, similar to the Stuffed Crust pizza except the crust has been divided into bite-sized pieces that can be pulled apart; and the Insider pizza, where a layer of [[cheese]] is in between two layers of [[dough]]. Another limited time offer was a Double Deep pizza with the double the toppings and 50% more cheese, with the crust wrapped over the top to hold in all the toppings.
In addition to pizza, also sold is garlic cheese bread, plus a number of side dishes including [[bread sticks]], cheese sticks, [[cinnamon sticks]], [[mozzarella sticks]], [[onion rings]], chicken wings (Buffalo burning' Hot, Buffalo Medium, Buffalo Mild,
Honey BBQ, Spicy BBQ, Garlic Parmesan, Cajun, Spicy Asian)<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.com/Menu.aspx?tab=wingStreet PizzaHut.com — Menu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> boneless wings, chicken munchers, jalapeño poppers, Que papas potato bites filled with cheese and jalapeño flavor.<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.com/Menu.aspx?tab=appetizersAndSauces PizzaHut.com — Menu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, a basket of taters or tater tots and fried apple pies.<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.com/Menu.aspx?tab=wingstreetsidesdips PizzaHut.com — Menu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Depending on the individual restaurant size, Pizza Huts also may offer [[pasta]] dinners such as [[spaghetti]] and ''Cavatini'' - a mixture of [[Cavatelli]] (shells), [[Rotini]] (spirals), and [[Rotelle]] (wheels).
A new, upscale concept was unveiled in 2005, called "Pizza Hut Italian Bistro". Unveiled at fifty locations nationwide, the Bistro is similar to a traditional Pizza Hut, except that new pasta dishes are offered, such as [[penne]] pasta, chicken pomodoro, toasted sandwiches and other foods.<ref>[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_14_39/ai_n13593323 Pizza Hut licensee opens 'Italian bistro' concept | Nation's Restaurant News | Find Articles at BNET.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Instead of black, white, and red, Bistro locations feature a burgundy and tan motif.<ref>http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070309/COLUMNISTS37/703090323/1061/ENT07</ref> Pizza Hut Bistros still serve the chain's traditional pizzas and sides as well.
A new version of Pizza Hut pizza, named Pizza Mia, was introduced in 2007. The product is aimed at the cost sensitive consumer segment and typically is priced at $6.99. In comparison, a Pizza Hut medium sized, hand-tossed pepperoni pizza is priced at $10.24 (Houston, Texas 12/15/2007). The Pizza Mia comes in only one size (medium) with extra toppings costing $1.50. One slice of Pizza Hut pepperoni Pizza Mia weighs 83 grams. One slice of Pizza Hut pepperoni hand-tossed pizza weighs 96 grams.<ref>http://www.pizzahut.com/Files/PDF/PizzaMiaNutritionFacts.pdf</ref>
Pizza Hut on [[May 9]], 2008, created and sold in Seattle, Denver and Dallas, “The Natural”, a new all-natural multi grain crust sweetened with honey, a red sauce of organic tomatoes and topped all-natural cheese (or with all-natural chicken sausage and roasted red peppers). A medium Natural pizza with one topping sells for $11, $1 more than the average medium, one-topping pizza.<ref>[http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-33506420080510 in.Reuters.com, Pizza Hut rolling out all-natural pizza]</ref>
==Health issues==
Pizza Hut in the UK have been criticized for the high salt content of some of their meals which were found to contain more than twice the daily recommended amount of salt for an adult. As well as high salt content, there is a siginificent amount of fat. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7050585.stm BBC NEWS | Health | Fast food salt levels 'shocking'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Advertising==
[[Image:Pizzahutpanpizza.JPG|right|thumb|150px|Old commercial advertisement for Pizza Hut's Pan Pizza.]]
[[Image:Tv ads pizza hut muppets.jpg|thumb|150px|Pizza Hut ad featuring the [[Muppets]] (2003-2005).]]
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Pizza Hut's main [[advertising slogan]] is "Gather 'round the good stuff". Pizza Hut does not have an official international mascot, but at one time, there were commercials in the United States called '[[The Pizza Head Show]].' These commercials ran from 1993-1997 and were based loosely on the [[Mr. Bill]] shorts from [[Saturday Night Live]] in the 1970s. The ads featured a slice of pizza with a face made out of toppings called 'Pizza Head'. In Australia during the Mid to late 1990s, the advertising mascot was a delivery boy named Dougie, with boyish good looks who, upon delivering pizza to his father, would hear the catchphrase "Here's a tip, be good to your mother".
At one time in the 70's Pizza Hut used the signature red roof with a jolly man named "pizza Hut Pete". Pete was on the bags, cups, balloons and hand puppets for the kids.
In 1994, [[Donald Trump]] and ex-wife [[Ivana Trump]] starred in a commercial. The ending of the commercial showed Ivana Trump asking for the last slice, to which Donald replied, "Actually dear, you're only entitled to half", a play on the couple's recent divorce.
In 1995, [[Ringo Starr]] starred in a Pizza Hut commercial which also featured [[The Monkees]]. [[Rush Limbaugh]] also starred in a Pizza Hut commercial the same year.
In 1997, former [[Soviet Union]] [[Premier]] [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] starred in a Pizza Hut commercial to raise money for the Perestroyka Archives. In recent years, Pizza Hut has had various celebrity spokespeople, including [[Jessica Simpson]], [[the Muppets]], and [[Damon Hill]] and [[Murray Walker]]. Recent commercials have [[Queen Latifah]] providing the voiceover. Also in 1997, Pizza Hut, reunited "greatest of all time boxer" [[Muhammad Ali]] with trainer [[Angelo Dundee]] in a sentimental made for [[Super Bowl]] commercial.
Talk show host, [[Jonathan Ross]], co-starred in an ad with American model, [[Caprice Bourret]]. They were used to advertise the stuffed crust pizza, with Jonathan Ross saying "Stuffed Cwust", to which is a play on Jonathan's pronunciation of 'R's.
Another UK ad shows British [[Formula One]] driver [[Damon Hill]] visit a Pizza Hut restaurant and order a pizza, with famous F1 commentator [[Murray Walker]] visiting with him, and narrating as though it was a Formula One race. As Hill is about to finish his meal, Walker, in a play on Hill's 1994 & 1995 seasons where he was runner up in the [[Formula One World Championship]], shouts "And Hill finishes second, again!" at which Hill grabs Walker by his shirt and shakes him angrily, Walker proclaiming, in his usual tones, "He's lost it! He's out of control!"
The 1990 [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game]]'', came with a coupon for a free pizza. The game was filled with Pizza Hut advertising and pizza that would refill the character's life.
Pizza Hut sponsored the first space pizza delivery in 2001, and paid for their logo to appear on a Russian Proton rocket in 2000.<ref name="cnn">[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/06/13/alpha.products/ Pitching products in the final frontier]</ref>
In Australia, 2006 saw the introduction of a mascot in Pizza Hut's advertising - "Pizza Mutt", a small dog who delivers pizzas.
Early 2007 saw Pizza Hut move into several more interactive ways of marketing to the consumer. Utilizing mobile phone SMS technology and their [http://www.myhut.com MyHut ordering site], they aired several television commercials (commencing just before the [[Super Bowl]]) containing hidden words that viewers could type into their phones to receive coupons. Other innovative efforts included their [http://www.myspace.com/pizzahut "MySpace Ted"] campaign, which took advantage of the popularity of social networking, and the burgeoning user-submission marketing movement via their [http://www.pizzahut.com/vpofpizza/ Vice President of Pizza contest].
Pizza Hut sponsored the 1989 film [[Back to the Future II]], and offered a free pair of futuristic sunglasses, known as "Solar Shades", with the purchase of Pizza Hut pizza. Pizza Hut also engaged in [[product placement]] within the film itself, having a futuristic version of their logo with their trademarked red roof printed on the side of a [[mylar]] dehydrated pizza wrapper in the McFly family dinner scene, and appear on a storefront in [[Hill Valley (Back to the Future)|Hill Valley]] in the year 2015. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_EFGMyfYoc YouTube - Pizza Hut commercial with Back to the Future theme<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Pizza Hut is also advertised in anime such as [[Code Geass]] and [[Darker Than Black]], though in the translated versions of Code Geass the logo was removed leaving only the red roof logo.
==="Name change"===
[[Image:LogoPastaHut.png|thumb|right|180px|A Pasta Hut Logo (A Parody for Pizza Hut). Used in a 2008 on commercial advertisement for its new pasta line.]]
On [[April 1]], [[2008]], Pizza Hut sent [[email]]s to customers advertising that they now offer pasta items on their menu. The email (and similar advertising on the company's website) stated "Pasta so good we've changed our name to 'Pasta Hut'." The name change was a publicity stunt held in conjunction with [[April Fools' Day]], extending through the month of April, with the company's Dallas headquarters changing its exterior logo to Pasta Hut.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-pasta-hut-080401,0,600012.story Pizza Hut renaming itself Pasta Hut for April Fool's.]</ref>
This name change was also used to promote the new Pizza Hut menu to be newly introduced, which included a much larger focus on child's menu's and the introduction of a free salad bowl with every child's meal. Also the new tortilla wraps used to make Spin Rolls and Chicken Wraps have a much higher fiber content than before. The First Pasta Hut Ad has the Original Pizza Hut restaurant being imploded and recreated, but when they construct the new building, the sign saying "Pasta Hut" is placed on the building.
===Sponsorship===
*In the early 1990s, as part of PepsiCo's sponsorship of [[The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer]] (and its former moniker, "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour"), Pizza Hut was included in the acknowledgment alongside [[Taco Bell]] and [[KFC]], which PepsiCo owned at the time.
*In 2000, Pizza Hut was a part-time sponsor of [[Galaxy Motorsports]]' #75 [[Ford]] in the then [[NASCAR Winston Cup Series]], driven by [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.]]
*Pizza Hut was the shirt sponsor of English [[football (soccer)|football]] club [[Fulham F.C.]] for the [[FA Premier League 2001-02|2001-02 season]].
*[[Terry Labonte]] drove selected events with Pizza Hut as the primary sponsor of his #44 car in 2005.
*Pizza Hut purchased the [[naming rights]] to [[Major League Soccer]] club [[FC Dallas]]' stadium, [[Pizza Hut Park]], prior to its opening in 2005.
*In 2005, Pizza Hut sponsored ''[[The Simpsons]]'' on [[Channel 4]] (UK). The adverts often contained the catchphrase "Who's called the Hut?" At the same time, due to a deal that started years earlier, [[Domino's Pizza]] sponsored ''The Simpsons'' on a different British TV station, [[Sky One]].
*In March 2007, Pizza Hut partnered with [[Verizon Wireless]] to offer a free [[LG Group|LG]] [[mobile phone]] with the purchase of a Cheesy Bites Pizza.
* In multiple Japanese anime, such as [[Code Geass]], [[Darker than BLACK]], and the [[Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone|Rebuild of Evangelion]] movie tetrology, Pizza Hut boxes, billboards, and various other advertisements can be seen in several episodes (these advertisements, however, are digitally erased from the international releases of the shows).
* Recent Pizza Hut [[television ads]] use the track "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" by [[pop rock]] group [[Smash Mouth]].
* Pizza Hut is a sponsor of the [[Newcastle Vipers]] [[ice hockey]] team for the 2007/08 [[EIHL]] season in the UK.
====Book It!====
Pizza Hut has been a longtime sponsor of the "Book It!" program (started in 1984<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.com/OurStory.aspx PizzaHut.com — Our Story<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>), which encourages reading in [[United States|American]] schools. Those who read books according to the goal set by the classroom teacher are rewarded with Pizza Hut coupons good for a free Personal Pan Pizza or discounted menu items. In the late 1980s, Pizza Hut threw free pizza parties for classes if all students met their reading goals. The program has received criticism<ref>[http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/COLUMN0202/704160317/1069/ITK Columnists - StatesmanJournal.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> from some child development specialists, on grounds that the food and educational message provided to children is more harmful than helpful.
==International operations==
===Global locations===
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! colspan="5" valign="top" align="left"|Examples of Pizza Hut's international operations:<br/><small>(Listed alphabetically by country)</small>
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![[Image:Pizzahutchittagong.jpg|thumb|right|156px|GEC Mor in [[Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]].]]
![[Image:Pizza Hut Schildergasse.jpg|thumb|right|75px|[[Cologne]], [[Germany]].]]
![[Image:Picture 736.jpg|thumb|right|135px|[[Portsmouth]], [[England]].]]
![[Image:PizzaHutfloodJune2007UK.jpg|thumb|right|156px|A Pizza Hut restaurant during the [[2007 United Kingdom floods]].]]
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! colspan="2"|[[Image:Pizzahutstorepuertovallarta.jpg|thumb|center|156px|[[Puerto Vallarta]],</br> [[Mexico]].]]
! colspan="2"|[[Image:Pizza hut korea.jpg|thumb|center|150px|[[Myeongdong]],</br> [[South Korea]].]]
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* {{PRC}}
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* {{DEN}}
* {{DOM}}
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* {{HKG}}
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* {{ECU}}
* {{EGY}} - Halal
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* {{DEU}}
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* {{GUA}}
* {{HON}}
* {{HKG}}
* {{HUN}}
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* {{IDN}} - Halal
* {{ISR}} - Kosher
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* {{JPN}}
* {{JOR}} - Halal
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* {{KUW}} - Halal
* {{LBN}} - Halal
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* {{MYS}} - Halal
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* {{MAR}} - Halal
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* {{OMN}} - Halal
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* {{TUR}} - Halal
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==International variations==
[[Image:The old pizza hut logo.png|100px|thumb|right|The original Pizza Hut logo that was used from 1975 to 1999 (Express 1962-1997). It is still used at many original Pizza Hut restaurant locations and some signage in Pizza Hut Express. An updated version of the logo has the words, "Pizza" and "Hut" done in italics and a slightly different "A" and "T" which was usually used in the Express version of Pizza Hut.]]
Pizza Hut restaurants are located throughout the world. Like many international chain restaurants, Pizza Hut locations outside of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] offer different menu choices based on food traditions of the local culture.
===[[Australia]]===
Pizza Hut established its first restaurant in [[Australia]] in 1970 in [[Belfield, Sydney]]. By 1982, 267 restaurants were established Australia-wide. In 1983, Pizza Hut began home deliveries and in 1987 acquired the Dial-a-Dino's home delivery network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pizzahut.com.au/Default.asp?page=/about+us|publisher=Pizza Hut Australia|title=About us|accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref>. While there are over 300 stores in Australia, only a few offer dine-in facilities now after a major shift away from the restaurant format in the late 1990s.
===[[Bangladesh]]===
Pizza Hut opened its doors to the [[Bangladesh]]i market on the 6th of December, 2003 and ever since then it has been one of the most popular fast food outlets in Bangladesh. Currently there are three outlets, two in Dhaka which are situated at [[Gulshan]]-1 and [[Dhanmondi]], while the other at GEC Mor, [[Chittagong]]. Another 2/3 outlets are set to start operations soon. All foods served in the outlets in Bangladesh are [[halal]]. Pizza Hut Bangladesh has an annual all you can eat offer during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. It must be noted that Pizza Hut in Bangladesh charges the most among its operations in the countries of the subcontinent and the menu is also the most limited in the region.
===[[China]]===
The first Pizza Hut restaurant in [[mainland China]] was opened on [[December 1]], [[1990]] and still operates in the [[Dongzhimen]] area, [[Beijing]]. Pizza Hut is called 必胜客 ([[Pinyin]]: Bìshèngkè<!-- 必 means must, 胜 means win, 客 means guest -->). In 1998 the first [[Shanghai]] store opened.
Currently, Pizza Hut has approximately 200 restaurants in China, including the first [[Mongolian language]] store in [[Hohhot]] and a [[Uyghur language]] store in [[Ürümqi]], which both opened in 2005.
The 200 restaurants are located in more than 50 cities, such as almost all the provincial capitals and large cities such as [[Shanghai]], [[Tianjin]], [[Chongqing]], [[Guangzhou]], [[Nanjing]], [[Shenzhen]], [[Hangzhou]], [[Wuhan]] and [[Changsha]]. In [[China]], Pizza Hut is marketed as a dine-in restaurant, serving [[sangria]] and [[escargot]] as well as the traditional pizza (including traditional toppings and others like [[tuna]]).
===[[Germany]]===
As in other countries, Pizza Hut's menu is often modified to reflect the local market's more traditional food culture. White [[asparagus]] is especially popular in the summer. An "Asparagus Lover's" pizza (with [[hollandaise]] sauce in lieu of tomato) is a seasonal product.
Pizza Hut has had strong presence in Germany since 1983. Currently, with 68 locations, restaurants are in almost every major German city.
===[[Hong Kong]]===
The first Pizza Hut in [[Hong Kong]] was opened in 1981, in the basement of [[The Landmark (Hong Kong)|The Landmark]] (demolished in 2000 with the Landmark East portion of the complex). It currently has 54 restaurants throughout Hong Kong, 34 being "express" restaurants and 20 being full service restaurants<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.com.hk/en/about/history.html Pizza Hut (Hong Kong) History], Pizza Hut Hong Kong, accessed on [[November 27]] [[2006]].</ref>
"Pizza Hut Hong Kong" is notable for a menu on which half of the pizza selections that have a [[thousand island sauce]] based. Also, along with [[pizza]], [[pasta]], [[lasagna]] and [[baked rice]] are equally emphasized in [[Hong Kong]]'s Pizza Hut outlets.
===[[Greece]]===
Pizza Hut established itself in [[Greece]] in 1990, and now has a total of 41 locations across Greece. Pizza Hut offers in Greece a variety of choices based on the local tastes, such as 'Greek Lover's pizza' and 'Cyprus Lover's pizza' with the first having [[feta cheese]] and the latter [[halloumi cheese]] among other ingredients.
===[[India]]===
Pizza Hut came to [[India]] in 1981 with a dine-in restaurant in [[Bangalore]] that had special [[vegetarianism|vegetarian]] pizzas. It now has a presence in many Indian cities and towns.
In addition to traditional toppings, it incorporates Indian favorite foods such as [[chicken tikka]]s, lamb [[korma]] and other dishes in its list of toppings. Beef toppings are not sold as the cow is considered a sacred animal to the Hindu majority. Along with pizzas, the menu features [[appetizer]]s such as [[garlic]] breads and [[soup]]s, fresh [[salad]]s, [[oven]]-[[baking|baked]] [[pasta]]s and choice of [[ice-cream]] [[sundae]]. Basic pizzas are available as chicken, [[paneer]], [[vegetarian]] and [[keema]] varieties. Pizza Hut came up with its first all vegetarian restaurant at Ahmadabad in India.
===[[Israel]]===
In [[Israel]], many Pizza Hut restaurants are [[kashrut|kosher]] in order to accommodate popular religious dietary laws.
The popular advertising slogan there is: "Great pizza under one roof".
===[[Japan]]===
Pizza Hut in [[Japan]], run by KFC Japan Ltd., began its operations in 1991 with its first outlet in Myougadani, Tokyo. They also have the "sausage roll" pizza, which has a sausage baked in the crust. Specialty pizzas available include the "Crab & Shrimp Mayo King" (snow crab, shrimp, broccoli, onion, and corn), "Idaho Special" (diced potato, bacon, onion, corn, parsley, and black pepper), "Tuna Mild" (tuna, mayo, bacon, onion, and corn), "Seafood Mix" (shrimp, squid, tuna, mayo, broccoli, and onion), "Mayo Q" (BBQ chicken, mushrooms, onion, corn, [[nori]]), "Super Korean Burukogi" ([[bulgogi]], garlic sprouts/shoots, and onion), "Mochi, Mentai & Potato" (shrimp, diced potato, [[mochi]], corn, onion, mayo, and nori, with a [[mentaiko]] sauce) , and "Mochi & Shrimp Chili" (shrimp, mochi, garlic sprouts/shoots, and onion, with a shrimp and chili sauce), as well as some others.
===[[Korea]]===
Unlike the United States and many other markets, where the focus is on casual dining and delivery, Pizza Hut in [[Korea]] is known as a fine dining restaurant. Many of the popular dishes consists of sweet potatoes and [[kimchi]].
===[[Malaysia]]===
In Malaysia, all Pizza Hut restaurants are [[halal]] in order to accommodate the religious requirements of the large [[Muslim]] community. Toppings that reflect the country's cuisine include [[satay]], a Malaysian form of spiced meat similar to a [[Shish kebab]].
===[[Netherlands]]===
Pizza Hut opened its first outlet in [[The Netherlands]] in 1973 in [[The Hague]], which was the first Pizza Hut in Europe. Pizza Hut hasn't had much success in the Netherlands. In 1997 there were about thirteen outlets, but by 2007, the only three locations remaining were in The Hague, [[Scheveningen]] and [[Rotterdam]]. Many locations have been taken over by New York Pizza, one of the company's largest rivals in the Netherlands.<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.nl/Home.html Pizza Hut Netherlands</ref>
===[[Netherlands Antilles, St. Maarten]]===
===[[New Zealand]]===
Pizza Hut New Zealand has 96 stores.
<ref>[http://www.pizzahut.co.nz Pizza Hut New Zealand</ref>
===[[Pakistan]]===
[http://www.pizzahut.net.pk Pizza Hut] is the pioneer of pizza in Pakistan, aimed at the casual dine-in market. Pizza Hut came to Pakistan in 1993 with only one outlet at [[Boat Basin]], Clifton, [[Karachi]]. Today, there are 33 restaurants in nine cities in Pakistan. The slogan is “Share the good times”.
Pizza Hut introduced several locally-influenced products aimed the taste buds of the Pakistani market, including Seekh Kebab, Sundance, Spicy Hot, Bonfire, Ring O Fire, [http://www.pizzahut.net.pk/pizzas.asp Green Chicken Tikka] and [http://www.pizzahut.net.pk/pizzas.asp Spicy Prawn].
The Chicken Tikka topping which is now used in franchises in [[India]] was first used in restaurants in [[Pakistan]].
Pizza Hut offers annually an "All you can eat" in the month of [[Ramadan]].
===[[Russia]]===
[[Image:Pizza Hut russian logo.jpg|100px|thumb|right|This is a Russian Logo of Pizza Hut which was of course used in [[Russia]]. The Words, "Pizza and "Hut" are in Russian characters as well as italics..]]
The logo has been re-done in [[Cyrillic]] letters, but is readily identifiable as the Pizza Hut logo even to those who cannot read Cyrillic.
During the [[Soviet coup attempt of 1991|August coup]] in Russia which eventually led to the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], then-[[Russian SFSR]] president [[Boris Yeltsin]] famously ordered Pizza Hut for everyone barricaded in the [[Russian White House]] during the coup.
===[[Sri Lanka]]===
Pizza Hut in [[Sri Lanka]] is one of the first variety chain stores in the country. The Sri Lankan Pizza Hut is currently under new Indian management. The former management was John Keels.
==See also==
*[[Domino's Pizza]]
*[[Little Caesars]]
*[[Papa John's]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.pizzahut.com/International.aspx Directory of Pizza Hut's International Websites]
*[http://www.pizzahut.com/ Official American Pizza Hut Website]
*[http://www.pizzahutbd.com/ Pizza Hut Bangladesh]
*[http://www.pizzahut.co.in/ Pizza Hut India]
*[http://www.pizzahut.net.pk/ Pizza Hut Pakistan]
*[http://www.pizzahut.lk/ Pizza Hut Sri Lanka]
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