Pizza Hut's popularity declining in U.S

[Lou 500]

Source (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pizza-hut-having-problems-america-185757444.html)

Pizza Hut, the country’s largest pizza chain, seems to be losing favor with American diners. The 56-year-old pizza restaurant’s same-store sales in the U.S. have fallen for seven consecutive quarters as competitors Domino’s (DPZ) and Papa John’s (PZZA) have seen sales increase.

“We’re obviously disappointed with second-quarter results and particularly with the very poor performance in our U.S. business,” David Novak, the chief executive of parent company Yum! Brands (YUM), said of Pizza Hut during an earnings call in July. “We’ve had our ebbs and flows vs. the competition over the years, and I can assure you we will be back,” Novak told investors.

Pizza Hut remains the largest pizza chain in the U.S. by far, with more than 7,800 restaurants—it continues to add more locations. But, says Darren Tristano, executive vice president at research firm Technomic, as quick-service competitors such as Papa John’s, Domino’s, and Little Caesars cut into Pizza Hut’s U.S. business, new fast-casual, made-to-order pizza concepts are also expected to steal market share.

Pizza Hut’s recent menu launches—such as Crazy Cheesy Crust pizza, three cheese stuffed crust pizza, and Blake Shelton-endorsed BBQ sauce pizza—have failed to improve results.

The chain is focused heavily on China, where it is developing Pizza Hut as a more upscale casual dining restaurant rather than as a delivery and takeout joint. It now has 1,134 sit-down locations in China—where sales are increasing—and just 215 delivery shops. In the U.S., only 14 percent of Pizza Hut’s business is dine-in.

Pizza Hut spokesman Doug Terfehr says China has not been a distraction. “Both our domestic and international businesses are incredibly important to the health of our brand,” he said in an e-mail. “As we’ve matured around the world, we’ve developed dedicated resources to handle that growth without wavering on our commitments to our business here.”

Terfehr cited recent efforts, such as a dessert partnership with Hershey that kicked off with an 8-inch cookie, the addition of equipment to all Pizza Hut restaurants to serve Wing Street chicken, and updating its website and app this spring as major turnaround efforts.

Bigger changes are on the way. Novak told investors that Pizza Hut will “launch a number of major initiatives in the United States to reignite sales beginning in the fourth quarter,” including plans to boost millennial-targeted advertising and digital marketing and a greater focus on value.

[Netkeeper]

Huh, interesting. Can't say I'm too surprised, though, since I've preferred Domino's for a long time.

[BubblyShell22]

I've always liked Pizza Hut and always will. Their buffet is awesome.

[Prowler]

I like Pizza Hut even though there are cheaper and healthier alternatives.

[Zulithe]

i have some amazing pizza places around me. buying pizza hut is a waste of money when you can get a GREAT pizza instead of a mediocre one for only 1.5x the cost, sometimes less.

i'm tired of these restaurants that cut every corner they can to lower the cost of their food resulting in not only poor nutrition but poor flavor.

the fastest growing restaurant segment in the US right now is "fast casual" which emphasizes QUALITY ingredients. High quality food at reasonable prices that's also fast. Places like Pizza Hut need to change with tastes of their (potential) clients.

Example? Taco Bell (also part of yum brands, I know) is launching an all new taco chain called U. S. Taco Co. because they realize there is no more growth in taco bell, they have to create better quality food because it's what people want.

http://www.foodbeast.com/2014/08/07/first-look-taco-bells-bougie-new-fast-casual-concept-u-s-taco-co/

[Slade]

Weird, I eat Pizza Hut every Thursday.

[Discogod]

I'd gladly swap our Pizza Hut for a Taco Bell (I think there's only 3 in the UK right now).

The only good thing about PH is the buffet. Back in my 20s, my housemate and I would go down there once a week. We'd get there at 12, stay 'til 3 and eat twice our own bodyweight in sh*tty pizza, pasta & salad...

[oldmanwinters]

I'm kinda shocked that Pizza Hut is the largest chain in the U.S. I would have thought Domino's or Papa John's would have had more locations since their locations tend to be smaller and focus on carry out/delivery compared to PH's are usually bigger spaces for sit down eating.

[Metalwolf]

For a long time it's been Dominoes in my town and the next one over. The only Pizza Hut in the area closed 6-7 years ago. And if not Dominoes, then it's Fox Pizza, Bravos, and two independent pizza shops.

[Peanut]

Pizza Hut is too expensive for what you get and it also makes me feel like absolute death after I eat it. If I get a thin crust from Dominos at least I don't feel like a human piece of sh*t afterwards and it's less than half the price.

[Prowler]

Pizza Hut is too expensive for what you get and it also makes me feel like absolute death after I eat it. If I get a thin crust from Dominos at least I don't feel like a human piece of sh*t afterwards and it's less than half the price.
It kinda makes me nauseous sometimes as well. Pizza Hut's pizzas have too much fat in them.

[Zulithe]

mcdonalds is the same way... their sales are down for the first time in years because they can no longer keep their food cheap, yet the quality of the food is not improving.

mcdouble was $1 less than a year ago, now it's $1.29 or 1.39 everywhere. all sandwiches have seen a similar increase. Not just the beef either.

prices are always going up but at what point does it stop becoming the value food it was meant to be all this time and nobody wants to pay for it anymore?

[Prowler]

mcdonalds is the same way... their sales are down for the first time in years because they can no longer keep their food cheap, yet the quality of the food is not improving.

mcdouble was $1 less than a year ago, now it's $1.29 or 1.39 everywhere. all sandwiches have seen a similar increase. Not just the beef either.

prices are always going up but at what point does it stop becoming the value food it was meant to be all this time and nobody wants to pay for it anymore?
I rarely eat McDonald's. And by rarely I mean once every 2-3 years. Last time I had a big mac there it barely had any taste. I felt like I was eating plain bread with grease.

Some of my friends and classmates say Burger King is better and less fatty. I wouldn't know since I've never had it in my whole life.

[Mayhem]

I generally eat Burger King over McDonalds due to the taste and fries...

Back to the subject, if there's one thing worse than Pizza Hut, it's Domino's... we had it twice and never again here. We tend to eat Papa John's over Pizza Hut as it's far less greasy and tastes better. Pity there is such a price difference in the UK - you can get a medium pizza with two sides from PH for less than the cost of a large pizza at PJ.

Either way, come nowhere close at all to the best pizza I've had when in New York or Chicago...

Meat prices have generally been going up the last 2-3 years, and I expect that's had a pinch on many fast food places' bottom lines trying to provide cheap toppings and the meaty taste that most people want.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I rarely eat McDonald's. And by rarely I mean once every 2-3 years. Last time I had a big mac there it barely had any taste. I felt like I was eating plain bread with grease.

Some of my friends and classmates say Burger King is better and less fatty. I wouldn't know since I've never had it in my whole life.

I would agree with them. Burger King is much nicer than McDonalds

[Prowler]

I generally eat Burger King over McDonalds due to the taste and fries...

Back to the subject, if there's one thing worse than Pizza Hut, it's Domino's... we had it twice and never again here. We tend to eat Papa John's over Pizza Hut as it's far less greasy and tastes better. Pity there is such a price difference in the UK - you can get a medium pizza with two sides from PH for less than the cost of a large pizza at PJ.

Either way, come nowhere close at all to the best pizza I've had when in New York or Chicago...

Meat prices have generally been going up the last 2-3 years, and I expect that's had a pinch on many fast food places' bottom lines trying to provide cheap toppings and the meaty taste that most people want.
When I went to London in 2004, there was this pretty good pizza buffet very close to Piccadilly Circus. Don't remember its name but it was good and affordable.

[pingclang]

I don't know about other areas but I can definitely understand why it's declining here. Most folks around here usually refer to Pizza Hut as a place to relieve constipation. Any and everyone I know that's been there ends up spending the night in the bathroom.

[Prowler]

I don't know about other areas but I can definitely understand why it's declining here. Most folks around here usually refer to Pizza Hut as a place to relieve constipation. Any and everyone I know that's been there ends up spending the night in the bathroom.
It sure makes you poop with ease, indeed.

[Guitar_Raph]

I've always liked Pizza Hut and always will. Their buffet is awesome.

You're lucky. Most of the Pizza Huts in Dallas are delivery/carryout only. The only one left that has a dine in is located in southwest Dallas. It's worth taking the DART for.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

I've always liked Pizza Hut and always will. Their buffet is awesome.

Same. I love their pepperoni Pizza.

[Wingnut]

I'm surprised Domino's hasn't usurped them yet, figured that'd be a lock. No one in my area has bought Pizza Hut with any regularity since they started offering pasta delivery/carry-out way back when. That seems to be the last "edge" they had on the competition....Then Domino's breadbowl pasta crapped on the parade.

[Powder]

It's the new TMNT promo causing people to lose their appetite. :tlol:

[CyberCubed]

I always figured these brands lose business to the individually owned pizza place take-outs, not that they were all competing against each other.

I mean you can just go to the pizza place down the block and get a pie, how often are you going to eat at a restaurant for pizza?

[Slade]

I always figured these brands lose business to the individually owned pizza place take-outs, not that they were all competing against each other.

I mean you can just go to the pizza place down the block and get a pie, how often are you going to eat at a restaurant for pizza?

Not here you can't.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

They aren't losing any business HERE, that's for sure. Aside from a couple of local places and Cici's, it's the ONLY major pizza place in town, and the only chain with delivery in our area. They make bank in our town. The town my grandmother lives in doesn't have any other pizza places but Pizza Hut, either, so I'm guessing they make more money in small towns where they can be the only game in town. (Incidentally, I am all too familiar with the price-changing at Mc'D's, among other issues with that company- I just quit my job there to go work at my local Taco Bell instead. I got tired of the store getting jerked around by the new owners of our franchise.)

[CyberCubed]

Not here you can't.

There are no regular privately owned pizza places in your neighborhood? Aside from the people who live in the sticks in the middle of nowhere, there is usually one of those everywhere, just like 7/11's and McDonalds.

[Slade]

Not everyone lives in a city. We also don't have 7/11's.

[Leo656]

Tell me you at least have a f***ing WaWa, bro.

I doubt it. Only the blessed get to have WaWa. :ohwell: Fortunately... there's a bunch of 'em over here.

I feel kinda spoiled now, the nearest Pizza Hut's about a half hour away, but we're in the outskirts of the suburbs and we still have about a dozen pizza places within five minutes of us. One is literally right across the street.

All this bounty... and I don't particularly care for pizza. Wish you were here, dawg.

[Netkeeper]

There are no regular privately owned pizza places in your neighborhood? Aside from the people who live in the sticks in the middle of nowhere, there is usually one of those everywhere, just like 7/11's and McDonalds.
There's no McDonald's in my town. All we have is DQ, Subway, and Sonic.

[Mayhem]

At least you have a Sonic, that's some comfort. Where I usually visit in the US, don't tend to be there.

[Slade]

Tell me you at least have a f***ing WaWa, bro.

I doubt it. Only the blessed get to have WaWa. :ohwell: Fortunately... there's a bunch of 'em over here.

I feel kinda spoiled now, the nearest Pizza Hut's about a half hour away, but we're in the outskirts of the suburbs and we still have about a dozen pizza places within five minutes of us. One is literally right across the street.

All this bounty... and I don't particularly care for pizza. Wish you were here, dawg.

Ha, man I've never even heard of WaWa..

[Netkeeper]

At least you have a Sonic, that's some comfort. Where I usually visit in the US, don't tend to be there.
Both it and DQ are all over the place in the part of Texas I live in, so it's no real accomplishment! :lol:

[Mayhem]

Yeah, Sonic and DQ don't exist on the east coast! I've been to DQ when in Illinois though.

[Netkeeper]

Wow, that's really weird. Sonic always had a "New York" kind of feel to it, to me.

[Cure]

Yeah, Sonic and DQ don't exist on the east coast! I've been to DQ when in Illinois though.

Uh, yes they do. I'm in NJ 10 minutes from a Sonic and 20 from a Dairy Queen. Those aren't the only ones, either.

[Leo656]

Ha, man I've never even heard of WaWa..

It's like a NJ 7-11 except the hot dogs won't give you the drizzling sh*ts.. Actually more an East Coast thing in general, but my friends in NY and Florida tell me there's more of them in NJ. I'unno how true that is. I'm two minutes from one, it's great.

And yeah, we got a couple Sonics and DQs. I think I"m the same distance as Cure from them, give or take. I live literally, like, dead center bullseye of NJ. Pretty sure I've been by those exact ones a few times. I only hit either of them once in my life, though, but I go by them all the time going to shows. They're alright.

How about Checkers? Anybody got a Checkers close by?

[Cure]

I have a few Checkers near me, too. You know you're in the hood when you see one. Like Newark.

[Leo656]

:lol: Heck yeah. The place I used to work had the furniture moving contract for the Newark school system, we used to pass by those but nobody ever wanted to stop and eat there. That's the driver's call and they'd usually wait until they hit a McDonald's.

[BubblyShell22]

Up here, it's called Rally's instead of Checkers. There used to be one in La Porte, IN, but I think that one closed down.

And the only reason I know about Wawa is from the Pretty Little Liars books where they'd mention it.

[Wingnut]

Kum n Go is the dominant convenient store around here. Yes, that's the real name. Use to be Git n Go way back when, before they were bought out.

I love how someone renamed the entire franchise "Kum n Go" either as a (not so) tongue-in-cheek joke, or they're the most oblivious person in the business world. There's really no middle ground :lol:

[Metalwolf]

It's like a NJ 7-11 except the hot dogs won't give you the drizzling sh*ts.. Actually more an East Coast thing in general, but my friends in NY and Florida tell me there's more of them in NJ. I'unno how true that is. I'm two minutes from one, it's great.

And yeah, we got a couple Sonics and DQs. I think I"m the same distance as Cure from them, give or take. I live literally, like, dead center bullseye of NJ. Pretty sure I've been by those exact ones a few times. I only hit either of them once in my life, though, but I go by them all the time going to shows. They're alright.

How about Checkers? Anybody got a Checkers close by?I live near the Wawa corporate headquarters, so I must be really lucky :lol:

I've been to DQ's, never been to a Sonic. Is it nice?

[BubblyShell22]

The only Sonic I've been to is the one in Lafayette, IN. It's really good and has good food, so I'd definitely recommend it.

[KROW]

I live in Bizarro World, because my local Pizza Hut's buffet is crap where their actual pizzas are fantastic and the Domino's is a cesspit. Now, compared to the Taco Bell, Pizza Hut is a palace. At least the food matches the f***ing pictures on the menu, instead of having to pray to get good crap from TB. Also, there are dozens of local pizzerias that have insane prices for their food with one or two that charge fairly.

Another short stick? There is no Sonic or DQ where I live. I'd shoot off one of my toes for that.

[Leo656]

I live near the Wawa corporate headquarters, so I must be really lucky :lol:

I've been to DQ's, never been to a Sonic. Is it nice?

I try not to eat out much but once in a while I'll still hit WaWa for a chicken BLT sammich. Especially after a show, and since it's literally the last place we hit before we get back to the house. I actually really like theirs. Better than a pre-packaged 7-11 one that's been sitting out all day.

[Slade]

I can say we have a Sonic, Dairy Queen(said before I ain't allowed inside), Checkers. We actually just got that a couple of years ago. Anybody else have a Popeye's? Commercial's seem like it's only a Louisiana thing.

[Cure]

I've got a ton of Popeyes around here. It's LA cuisine, not based.

[Netkeeper]

Sonic is great. They have a lot of interesting menu items that don't really appear anywhere else.

Though to be honest my favourite fast food joints are Del Taco and Wienerschnitzel. Several Taco Bells had problems with putting onions on my bean and cheese burritos when I would EXPLICITLY tell them "bean and cheese only, NO onions". It's like everybody that ever worked at a Taco Bell I went to had their heads up their asses. Del Taco never did that. And they have fantastic fries.

[Slade]

I've got a ton of Popeyes around here. It's LA cuisine, not based.

Gotcha. I actually hate Popeyes. Could just be the people here can't cook worth a sh*t.

[Mayhem]

Uh, yes they do. I'm in NJ 10 minutes from a Sonic and 20 from a Dairy Queen. Those aren't the only ones, either.
Okay, I wasn't being literal here fair enough (more like they are so rare you don't know they exist), but my other half has been in NY state all her life, and a Sonic only appeared near her (about 30 mins drive) about 2-3 years ago. And there's no DQ in sight. And I've been to NY state many times over the last 20 years and I've never seen either as I've driven around. Or Maryland. Or Virginia. I think I saw one in NC when I was there 3 years ago.

And the Carl Jr/Hardee's divide is really weird, anyone know where the crossover in name happens? On the Cali border?!

[Netkeeper]

What's the Carl's Jr/Hardees divide?

[Wingnut]

What's the Carl's Jr/Hardees divide?

I don't care food-wise.

Hardee's is predominately located in the South/Midwest, Carl's Jr in the West/Southwest if that's what you mean.

Saw a few Hardee's in PA when I passed through. Kind of weird for me, it was like seeing a Whataburger in the North.

[Mayhem]

They are the same franchise now technically, both part of the same company... I think the clue is the large yellow smiling star they both have as a logo heh. But for some reason the brand is Carl's Jr in California when I've been there, and Hardee's when I've been further east, like Mississippi a few weeks ago. We went to Hardee's for breakfast before the road trip back further east.

(ah, doing a bit of research, the parent company didn't buy Hardee's until 1999, and that's when the smiling star was also introduced there, borrowed from Carl's Jr restaurants)

Probably answers my question. Carl's Jr stated in Cali, Hardee's started in NC (only a few miles from where a mate of mine lives) and the two are slowly homogenising.

[Leo656]

I LOVE Popeye's. It's a little farther away than KFC but totally, totally worth it, it's so much better.

[pandaderek]

I've, always, liked Pizza Hut as my main go-to, for pizza. Also, Domino's pizza makes you pay $1 for crushed red peppers!

But, I don't eat much pizza, unless, I'm feeding my coworkers or something. Living on the west coast and in Southern-California, I've eaten, mostly, Mexican and East-Asian foods. The California burrito and Beef Bulgogi FTW!

[Jephael]

I gotta admit, as much as I love Pizza Hut, Papa John's has really become my go-to over the last 10 years.

[Slade]

I LOVE Popeye's. It's a little farther away than KFC but totally, totally worth it, it's so much better.

I swear, it's got to be the employees of the ones here. Popeye's is horrible, KFC way better. Though Church's has em both beat.

[DonatelloNinja82]

Most of the Pizza Huts around here closed a long time ago. There are very few left near me, the closest being about an hour away.

[Leo656]

I swear, it's got to be the employees of the ones here. Popeye's is horrible, KFC way better. Though Church's has em both beat.

Very possible. Most everyone who lives near me swears we have better Popeye's than KFCs, on average. Over here, the closest KFC is on RT. 18, and frankly, it's about 50/50 if your food is fully cooked or not. I got sick so many times from greasy, half-cooked KFC that we go out of our way to avoid that one in particular. But they're not ALL like that. Some of 'em around here, the only real difference between KFC and Popeye's is that Popeye's is a little spicier.

I try and avoid fast food chicken on the whole these days, though. Just ain't worth it.

[shuriken]

I haven't eaten at a Pizza Hut since 2010...
Dominoes on the other hand all the damn time. At least those pizzas don't taste like they were re-heated on a microwave.
To be honest though, I would much rather make my own pizza.

[TigerClaw]

in Japan, Pizza Hutt is being run by Cats
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/it-looks-pizza-hut-japan-now-totally-being-run-cats-159654

There's a ton of Videos, Here is one of them.

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[Jester]

in Japan, Pizza Hutt is being run by Cats
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/it-looks-pizza-hut-japan-now-totally-being-run-cats-159654
They've got more fur than any Turtle ever had....

[Hamato Yoshi]

PH and Dominos didn't do anything for me , better with Papa Johns (at least afa pepperoni pizza is concerned)

[shuriken]

^^Papa John's is pretty great. I only eat Dominoes because it's closer.

[BubblyShell22]

We used to have a Hardee's around here, but then it turned into a Fazoli's. I miss it so much because Mom and I would usually eat there when we went grocery shopping. Though I have to admit, Fazoli's is pretty good, too.

[ryukenden]

No surprise. One location in my town just closed recently.

[ssjup81]

Yeah, Sonic and DQ don't exist on the east coast! I've been to DQ when in Illinois though.I know this is old but I had to vouch. I'm from the east coast. I'm from Richmond and we do have Sonic's, DQ, and WaWa. I used to go to the one near my old job so much, they knew which smoothie I wanted before I would order it. I love WaWa for the convenience. I miss when they used to do salads the way they did their sub/hoagies. You picked what you wanted in it.

Back home. The closest WaWa to me is about a 10-15 min drive. Sonics, about a 20 min drive. DQ, I think maybe about 15.

[pannoni1]

I went to a dine-in Pizza Hut twice this past summer and I'll have to say, despite not being the best pizza, I consider it satisfactory for the $8 buffet price. It reminds me of my dining hall in college where it was a buffet, and often I would have to wait a couple minutes for new pizza to arrive. There is a sit-down Pizza Hut just 10 minutes from home. Unfortunately, another nearby one that is delivery only carries a 2.3/5 review from Google, mostly due to poor customer service. I always view Pizza Hut as the "dine-in" pizza place, and I had fond memories as a kid growing up; some joints even had a jukebox in them! That said, I only recommend Pizza Hut for a lunchtime buffet (provided it tastes good enough) or if there are no other chains nearby.

I'm also surprised Little Caesar's is still around; I don't think I've ever eaten there.

[Leo656]

Little Caesar's is probably the worst pizza I ever had. Back in the day, my Dad had some kind of fixation on it because they were the first pizza chain to do $5 specials, so we'd have to go like 15 minutes away to get a couple $5 pies, when we literally had the best pizza place in NJ, DiBrizzi's, about 100 yards away from us. My parents kind of had that thing where they'd buy stuff because it was on sale or "a deal", regardless of whether it made any sense. So anyways, we gave it a shot, and he insisted it was fine but for me it was like, barely a step up from the stuff in your supermarket freezer case. And small! As a general rule, I prefer pizzas to be larger than the average steering wheel and too thick to slide under a door. Little Caesar's pizzas were F'n small.

The only one around here was actually inside a K-Mart (technically a "Big K-Mart" as some of the larger ones were branded at the time), so that gives you an idea of the quality. I've had pizza from a thousand joints and I still swear Little Caesar's is the worst I've had. I'm actually amazed they're still around at all. Maybe they got better, I'unno.

[BubblyShell22]

I love Little Caesar's, especially their crazy bread. Mom and I just got the pretzel crust pizza yesterday, and it was awesome. Just had the leftovers earlier, and I loved it. I hope they keep that around.

[snake]

Thread should be renamed Rip Pizza Hut.

[ssjup81]

Little Caesar's is probably the worst pizza I ever had. Back in the day, my Dad had some kind of fixation on it because they were the first pizza chain to do $5 specials, so we'd have to go like 15 minutes away to get a couple $5 pies, when we literally had the best pizza place in NJ, DiBrizzi's, about 100 yards away from us. My parents kind of had that thing where they'd buy stuff because it was on sale or "a deal", regardless of whether it made any sense. So anyways, we gave it a shot, and he insisted it was fine but for me it was like, barely a step up from the stuff in your supermarket freezer case. And small! As a general rule, I prefer pizzas to be larger than the average steering wheel and too thick to slide under a door. Little Caesar's pizzas were F'n small.

The only one around here was actually inside a K-Mart (technically a "Big K-Mart" as some of the larger ones were branded at the time), so that gives you an idea of the quality. I've had pizza from a thousand joints and I still swear Little Caesar's is the worst I've had. I'm actually amazed they're still around at all. Maybe they got better, I'unno.When I was a kid, maybe back in the early 90s Little Caesars wasn't so bad. They also had variety as opposed to now where the only types they offer is cheese or pepperoni (and if I'm wrong, please feel free to correct me). I used to like it back then. There were plenty of pizza topping choices. Can't recall the price, but maybe it was about $5.00 but because of the actual time, not like how it is now with that "Hot and Ready" mess. Sounds pornographic. :-P :lol:

Now...I don't like it much due to lack of variety, and I don't recall the taste, but the I liked the wings at one point and I think the crazy bread.

[BubblyShell22]

I think the Hot and Ready pizzas are only cheese and pepperoni, but I think you can still get other pizzas. I do think they need to add more variety to the Hot and Ready pizzas and not just two flavors or whatever.

[kolaida]

There's a Pizza Hut just down the street from me. I've been there a few times, but I prefer zPizza, Donatos, or Pies and Pints. There's also a ton of smaller pizza shops around here that I can get good pizza at. I haven't eaten at Little Caesar's or Papa John's in years even though they are both just up the street from me across from each other.

Also, there's a DQ up the street from me and another one I drive past daily to and from work. And there's a Sonic by the Kohl's I shop at. Now, Wawa, I don't know. I haven't seen it around.

I have a lot of fun memories of Pizza Hut as a child. And Sicily's, too. I kinda want pizza now. :tsmile:

[TheCanadiandrome]

in Japan, Pizza Hutt is being run by Cats
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/it-looks-pizza-hut-japan-now-totally-being-run-cats-159654

There's a ton of Videos, Here is one of them.

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that's funny cause i think of this:

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also, i think their popularity is dwindling in Canada! it's gettin to where a person can't order a goddamn pizza to be delivered cause they don't speak da English lol