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App Launch Date: August 2009
PIZZA HUT
The Pizza Hut app allows orders from a full and customizable menu, helping customers find local deals and the closest stores. It also allows them to pay directly from the app and accepts voice orders.
Restaurants Undergo Massive COVID-Era Redesign
December 21, 2020
The typical Hollywood portrayal of the fast-food drive-thru experience includes an unintelligible conversation with a clerk, made worse by a lousy speaker system and an outdated menu that’s missing letters ...Bitcoin Daily: Venezuela Pizza Huts Now Take Bitcoin; $4.2 Billion In Cryptos Seized By China In PlusToken Investigation
November 29, 2020
Pizza Hut will now accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment at its stores in Venezuela, Cointelegraph reported.
Crypto merchant gateway firm Cryptobuyer announced in a tweet on Nov. 27 that ...Why Pizza Has Become The Pandemic’s Power Meal
September 10, 2020
Dining as a vertical has been hit hard by the pandemic, but pizza has served as the exception to the rule. It turns out that in times of crisis, people ...Pizza Hut To Shutter Up To 300 Locations
August 17, 2020
NPC International, the largest Pizza Hut and Wendy’s franchisee in the U.S., plans to close as many as 300 Pizza Hut restaurants after a deal was reached to pave the ...Yum! Brands Digital Sales Reach Record $3.5B Amid Pandemic
July 30, 2020
Yum! Brands, Inc. reported on Thursday (July 30) that digital sales grew to an all-time high of $3.5 billion for the second quarter, marking a rise of over $1 billion ...Yum! Brands Adapts To COVID-19 With Contactless Delivery And Digital Technology
April 29, 2020
Amid a focus on off-premise dining and digital technology, Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs said the firm saw early signs of recovery in markets first impacted by the coronavirus and stabilization in ...As Pizza Hut Struggles, QSRs Grapple With Delivery Investments
February 21, 2020
Pardon the pun, but for QSRs, home delivery options are becoming table stakes. As Pizza Hut stumbles financially and Domino’s races ahead, the commitment to the customer experience is under ...Largest U.S. Pizza Hut Franchisee Could Choose Bankruptcy
February 21, 2020
The largest franchisee of U.S. pizza chain Pizza Hut is reportedly considering options in the wake of financial woes, including bankruptcy.
The news, reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday (Feb. 19), said ...Yum! Brands Sales Grow 10 Pct Amid Digital Delivery, Kiosk Innovation
February 6, 2020
With digital innovation in delivery and click-and-collect in its quick-service restaurants (QSRs), Yum! Brands reported that worldwide system sales excluding foreign currency translation increased 10 percent, with Taco Bell at ...New Formats Deliver For Food Ordering
November 11, 2019
For quick-service restaurants (QSRs), tried and true practices might not be cutting it anymore. Drive-thrus, practically invented by QSRs, are having trouble living up to the fast promise of fast ...Why The QSR Drive-Thru Is Fueling Retail Innovation
November 7, 2019
Retail technology is undergoing big changes in the restaurant world, and that includes the drive-thru.
New data via PYMNTS research has troubling news for restaurants with drive-thru windows. Consumers spent an average ...Yum Takes Hit From Grubhub And Names New Digital Leadership
October 30, 2019
Ties to Grubhub drove down investor confidence in Yum! Brands on Wednesday (Oct. 30) even as the quick-service restaurant (QSR) operator — which runs the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC ...Pizza Hut Teams With Kellogg On Pizza For Cheez-It Lovers
September 17, 2019
As Pizza Hut aims to bolster sales with its NFL sponsorship and a focus on delivery, the quick-service restaurant chain is teaming with Kellogg to roll out a Stuffed Cheez-It ...Pizza Hut Pilots Pickup Cubbies
July 24, 2019
In a move that borrows from the world of eCommerce, Pizza Hut is turning to technology to help consumers pick up their pizzas: One of its California restaurants has begun ...Yum Expands Delivery Even As It Disappoints Investors
May 1, 2019
Yum! Brands keeps rolling out delivery and technology for its quick service restaurant (QSR) brands, but that didn’t save it from disappointing investors early Wednesday (May 1) when it released ...When Loyalty Is The Key Differentiator For QSR Apps
April 29, 2019
With the help of mobile order-ahead technology, diners can make their selections at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) before stepping into a physical location. These apps, however, provide benefits beyond convenience to ...How QSRs Are Tapping Into Order-Ahead Solutions In The Mobile Age
March 5, 2019
With customers trading the counter for mobile apps, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are experiencing mobile order-ahead growth. Amid these shifting consumer preferences, these chains are taking a mobile-first approach as they ...Yum And Its Pizza Hut, Taco Bell And KFC Brands Push Forward With QSR Tech
February 7, 2019
Delivery, kiosks and other digital efforts are taking more prominent roles at Yum! Brands, moves that serve as a good reflection of overall trends in the quick service restaurant (QSR) ...2018 Recap: The Year In ResTech Innovations
December 27, 2018
It has been a year of innovations for quick-service restaurants (QSRs), with chains rolling out new digital technologies to help diners order and pay for food without having to wait ...Retail Pulse: IKEA To Open ‘Planning Studio’ In NYC; Pizza Hut Will Acquire QuikOrder
December 7, 2018
Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. cities, and IKEA is no exception: It is intending to bring a “Planning Studio” to Manhattan this coming spring. And it will ...Why Yum! Brands Doubled Down On Delivery With Grubhub
August 27, 2018
The fast food segment has become a highly competitive place of late, with upgrades and discount promotions seemingly pouring in at all times — a reality that has hit Yum! ...Nearly 100 Pizza Huts To Test Beer Delivery
May 9, 2018
As restaurant operators seek to bolster sales in the face of weak traffic growth, Yum! Brands’ Pizza Hut is bringing beer delivery to approximately 100 of its restaurants in California and Arizona. ...Pizza Hut Takes The Pass From Papa John's For NFL Sponsorship
February 28, 2018
The National Football League (NFL) and pizza quick service restaurant (QSR) Papa John’s made news when they agreed to end their sponsorship agreement, but Pizza Hut has since signed up ...Mastercard Launches New Order Ahead, In-Vehicle, Push Payments Solutions
February 27, 2018
Mastercard, the payment company, announced a series of digital payment initiatives on Tuesday (Feb. 27) aimed at different segments of the market.
In a press release, Mastercard said that as ...Toyota Enters Delivery Biz With Amazon, Uber Partnership
January 9, 2018
Toyota has moved one step closer to making its self-driving cars a reality, partnering with several companies – including Amazon – to develop the vehicles that will deliver packages, food ...Pizza Hut Is Now Delivering Beer With Pizzas
December 5, 2017
Quick service restaurant (QSR) chain Pizza Hut has begun testing beer delivery at its Arizona locations, according to Tuesday reports from CNBC. Wine delivery is slated for availability in January.
The ...KFC Is Selling A Colonel Sanders-Crowned Internet Escape Pod
November 21, 2017
Sorry, turkey, but it looks like you’ve been out-clucked by chicken this Thanksgiving.
In yet another bizarre marketing ploy, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has introduced its most expensive branded experience yet ...Pizza Hut Gets Hit With Breach
October 17, 2017
Monday (Oct. 16) news reports from QSR magazine shared that yet another well-known brand has recently been hit with a cyberattack. Quick service restaurant (QSR) pizza chain Pizza Hut has ...Labor Day Edition — American Express, Pizza Wars And Wells Fargo
September 4, 2017
Today, nationwide, Americans are celebrating the joys of hard work and earning an honest day’s living by sleeping late, going one last time to the beach and soaking up the last of ...Pizza Hut Pushing Free Pizza For Life Promotion
August 28, 2017
Doubtlessly fulfilling the childhood dreams of millions of Americans, quick-service restaurant (QSR) Pizza Hut is offering a chance at free pizza for life as it celebrates the launch of its ...Yelp’s New Curbside Service With A Smile
August 10, 2017
Convenience is the name of the game if you’re a retailer that wants to provide a seamless and quality customer experience for target audiences.
With that strategy in mind, same-day shopping ...Pizza Hut To Hire ~14k New Drivers, Debuts New Delivery Tech
July 19, 2017The on-demand concept has effectively revolutionized the way retailers interact with consumers.
With basically anything at the tip of their fingers, consumers have the ability to order what they want, how ...Yum! Brands Beats In Q1, Pizza Hut A Weak Link
May 4, 2017
Yum! Brands (YUM) beat out earnings and revenue estimates for Q1, though numbers were still down year-on-year.
The fast food company — which holds international chains Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza ...Pizza Hut Customers Can Order Pizza Using High-Tech Sneakers
March 2, 2017Pizza lovers rejoice! Pizza Hut has come up with a revolutionary way for customers to order their favorite pie: They can order pizza through their sneakers.
You read that right. The company ...Chatbot Tracker: The Hungry, Hospitable Chatbot
September 27, 2016 Headed out for a bite tonight? Or, are you ordering in? Chances are a chatbot may have some involvement in your dining experience, even if you’re not completely addressing said ...China's Food Delivery Apps Slice Into Fast Food Profits
October 12, 2015
Food delivery apps in China are giving fast food chains like KFC and Pizza Hut a run for their money.
An ever-increasing competition between food delivery apps backed by eCommerce giants, ...Visa Partnerships Bring In-Car Purchase Experience
March 3, 2015At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 2, Visa, Accenture and Pizza Hut announced a new proof-of-concept connected car program that will enable drivers to order and pay ...Who Says “No Way” To Apple Pay And Why
October 13, 2014
With a requirement of being able to accept NFC at all stores right away, it’s not surprising that the list of retailers with no plans to immediately support Apple Pay ...Pizza Hut Down On Apple Pay
October 8, 2014 Pizza Hut, who was the first retailer to truly push the capabilities of the iPhone app and has been a longtime massive support of Apple efforts, said some decidedly non-cheerleaderish ...The Visa Checkout Ad Blitz Begins (With A Million Free Pizzas)
September 5, 2014
Visa is getting serious about getting cardholders to sign up for its Visa Checkout mobile payments platform. The card brand unveiled a massive promotional campaign this week that includes giving ...