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Contents 1 All natural 2 Pizza Mia 3 no crticism 4 Pizza Hut's true beginnings 5 Fast food

[edit] All natural

I added this new one: Pizza Hut on May 9, 2008, created and sold in Seattle, Denver and Dallas, “The Natural”, a new all-natural multigrain 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.in.reuters.com, Pizza Hut rolling out all-natural pizza --Florentino floro (talk) 06:46, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pizza Mia

Shouldn't the new Pizza Mia bee added to the products?--Ro098 (talk) 01:05, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] no crticism

C'mon guys, this thing clogs your arteries like hell. Are you people sure there's no need for a criticism section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.201.169.20 (talk) 17:53, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Pizza Hut's true beginnings

Pizza Hut

My father was a good friend of the man who started Pizza Hut. His name was John Bender and he was in the United States Air Force. He also attended a Wichita college, which is how my father knew him. It was John Bender's recipe for the famous pizza, and he used to make and sell them from out of his home. He started making a lot of money from his at-home business, and it was obvious to the Air Force when he started driving on base with new cars that a typical airman couldn't afford. They confronted him regarding it, and when he confessed, they gave him a choice: the Air Force or his business. He chose his business and received a hardship discharge.

After that, John Bender decided to open a 'real' restaurant. He and my father collaborated on the design. Together they created several layouts, and John decided to use his barn - which is where he made the pizzas - as inspiration of the building. Aside from helping with the designs, my father drew a character of an Italian man holding a pizza box. He had a triangle body and an exaggerated mustache.

When John decided to make his dream a reality, he asked several people - including my father - to help finance it. He needed about 4,000 dollars. My father declined for two reasons: he had a new baby so he wouldn't be able to afford it, and because it was very risky back then to open a business because many have tried and failed. John asked my father if he could use the character my father drew as a mascot and my father, of course, said yes. John Bender received financial help from two or three other friends, and the restaurant opened.

After the restaurant opened, John asked my father if he wanted to drive a truck to deliver the pizza. Again my father declined because he was working full-time in the civil service. It was years before my father ever stepped foot into a Pizza Hut, stating it was one of his biggest regrets. 75.164.110.115 (talk) 09:29, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fast food

Pizza Hut is no fast food restaurant. You walk in, a host(ess) seats you, you get a menu, you have a waiter, you order from your table, food takes a while to get to you, and you leave a tip when you go. That's not fast-food, guys; that's a restaurant. Matt Yeager ♫ (Talk?) 01:49, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

That particular concept is being abandoned by the company. There are very few sit down versions of the store left, having been replaced by the Pizza Hut Express concept now found in most co-located Yum! Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, A&W and Long John Silver's) stores. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 06:19, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

That can't possibly true. I know of at least 4 or 5 sit-down restaurants within a 10 mile radius from where I live, and only 2 Express locations I know of in that area. --jonrev (talk) 06:33, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

It is true: as the company moves to a more co-branded model of doing business, the majority of its new stores are of the fast food style concept. Also, as it pushes its delivery and take out menus, the overhead costs for a full featured location become prohibitive in the market. Personally, within a five to ten mile radius of my location there is only one location left with the majority now being PHE stores, it all depends on the market. --Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 08:04, 9 June 2008 (UTC)