PLANO, Texas, Sept. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pizza Hut,
the company that brought pizza lovers legendary products like
BigFoot, the Big New Yorker, and
Cheesy Bites Pizza, is introducing another epic pizza creation that
finally brings pizza and breadsticks together: The Twisted Crust
Pizza.
Launching Sept. 21, the large
hand-tossed Twisted Crust pizza features a tearable, dippable
breadstick crust served with a choice of two dipping sauces and
one-topping for $11.99.
"We are not afraid to experiment with new and innovative flavor
combinations for our food, but sometimes it's the most obvious
innovations that amaze us the most – and Twisted Crust is an
example of an innovation that has done just that," said
Jared Drinkwater, vice president of
marketing, Pizza Hut. "We know America loves our pizza, but we have
enormous, loyal group of Pizza Hut breadstick lovers out there,
too. We believe our new Twisted Crust Pizza is the ultimate flavor
combination of these two popular items that consumers will
absolutely love."
For added flavor, Pizza Hut is launching two new dipping sauces
to accompany the Twisted Crust Pizza. The pizza will be delivered
with a traditional marinara sauce for dipping and a choice of
either Buffalo Ranch or a Cheddar Cheese sauce.
The Twisted Crust Pizza is available for dine-in, carryout or
delivery at participating Pizza Hut locations around the country
beginning Sept. 21. For more
information, visit www.pizzahut.com.
About Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM),
delivers more pizza, pasta and wings than any other restaurant in
the world. The company began 57 years ago in Wichita, Kansas, when two brothers borrowed
$600 from their mom to start a
pizzeria.
What started out small has become the biggest pizza company in the
world and today operates more than 15,600 restaurants in more than
90 countries serving innovative pizzas, traditional favorites like
the signature Pan Pizza, and much more. Pizza Hut also is the
proprietor of the BOOK IT!® Program, which is a long-standing
children's literacy program used in more than 630,000 classrooms
nationwide. For more information, visit www.pizzahut.com. Follow
Pizza Hut on Facebook (www.facebook.com/PizzaHut), Twitter
(www.twitter.com/pizzahut) and Instagram
(www.instagram.com/pizzahut).
*For all media inquiries, please contact Pizza Hut:
Doug Terfehr, 972-338-6992,
Doug.Terfehr@yum.com
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