PLANO, Texas, May 26, 2016 Pizza Hut, the pizza
restaurant that serves and delivers more pizzas than any other
pizza company in the world, is partnering with Pepsi® to bring the
pizza emoji to life this summer as part of the "Say It with Pepsi"™
campaign.
Starting June 1 for a limited
time, pizza lovers can get a free, one-topping Personal Pan Pizza®
for carryout when they bring a Pepsi bottle featuring the slice of
pizza or full pizza emoji to a participating Pizza Hut store.
Consumers can find the pizza PepsiMoji bottles at any location
where Pepsi is sold. While supplies last. Offer is limited to one
pizza redemption per bottle. Offer ends August 31, 2016.
"Emojis are much more than icons. They're a universal language
that have the ability to connect people around the world, in much
the same way that Pizza Hut can bring people together around the
dinner table," said Dave Timm, chief
marketing officer, Pizza Hut. "We are thrilled to bring two of our
customers' favorite things – pizza and emojis – together this
summer with the help of our longtime partner, Pepsi."
The partnership is an extension of the "Say It with Pepsi"
campaign, launched earlier this month, which takes the world's
global language – emojis – offline in a highly visual and socially
sharable program. As part of these efforts, Pepsi created more than
200 proprietary U.S. PepsiMoji designs, featuring two pizza-themed
emojis, including a single slice and an entire pizza pie.
Personal Pan Pizzas are one of the all-time most popular menu
items at Pizza Hut. As part of the "Say It with Pepsi" partnership,
customers who redeem their pizza PepsiMoji bottle at participating
Pizza Hut restaurants can top their free Personal Pan Pizza® with
one of any of the following fresh ingredients: Mediterranean black
olives, Peruvian cherry peppers, fresh mushrooms, fresh spinach,
fresh red onions, fresh green bell peppers, sliced banana peppers,
sweet pineapple, sliced jalapeño peppers, and diced roma tomatoes
as well as pepperoni, Italian sausage, premium salami, classic
meatballs, slow-roasted ham, hardwood smoked bacon, grilled
chicken, beef and seasoned pork. Customers can choose from six
sauces including Classic Marinara, Premium Crushed Tomato, Creamy
Garlic Parmesan, Honey Sriracha, Barbeque and Buffalo as well as
sauce drizzles that include Balsamic, Honey Sriracha, Barbeque and
Buffalo and crust flavors including Ranch, Smokehouse BBQ, Hut
Favorite, Toasted Parmesan, Salted Pretzel, Honey Sriracha, Toasted
Asiago, Fiery Red Pepper, Toasted Cheddar and Garlic Buttery
Blend.
Pizza Hut, the first national pizza restaurant to remove
artificial flavors and colors from its core pizzas, is known around
the world for its Original Stuffed Crust®, Pan, Cheesy Bites
Pizzas, and more. The pizza restaurant company also has the world's
busiest website in the pizza category at www.pizzahut.com. Nearly
50 percent of the pizza restaurant company's orders come through
digital channels, including more than 30 percent via mobile
device.
For more information, visit blog.pizzahut.com or to order now,
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 58 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
97 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).
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by
consumers one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and
territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than
$63 billion in net revenue in 2015,
driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes
Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's
product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and
beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
At the heart of PepsiCo is Performance with Purpose – our goal to
deliver top-tier financial performance while creating sustainable
growth and shareholder value. In practice, Performance with Purpose
means providing a wide range of foods and beverages from treats to
healthy eats; finding innovative ways to minimize our impact on the
environment and reduce our operating costs; providing a safe and
inclusive workplace for our employees globally; and respecting,
supporting and investing in the local communities where we operate.
For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
For all media inquiries, please contact Pizza Hut:
Doug Terfehr, 972-338-6992,
Doug.Terfehr@yum.com
Courtney Moscovic, 972-338-8288,
Courtney.Moscovic@yum.com
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