Pizza Hut offers $2 pizza deal on Tuesdays
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Pizza Hut is coming for all restaurants that hold Taco Tuesday specials. The restaurant chain is offering customers a one-topping Personal Pan Pizza for only $2 at participating locations every Tuesday this month.
'The response has been nothing short of incredible and we are even selling out of Personal Pan Pizzas at thousands of restaurants across the country,' chief marketing officer Melissa Friebe told USA Today . 'Our goal is to give guests more of what they love and this offering has proven to do just that.'
Customers claimed they spotted lines out the doors of Pizza Hut restaurants, and the chain even revealed that supplies used for the offer 'sold out.' The limited-time offer comes after Pizza Hut suffered a 2 percent drop in sales during the first three months of the year.
Pizza Hut has offered a variety of specials like an 'ultimate' deal during the Super Bowl to attract customers and boost sales. However, its financial situation has been rocky. In 2020, its largest franchisee NPC International filed for bankruptcy.
The chain had been operating over 1,200 Pizza Huts before the bankruptcy filing, which forced them to shutter up to 300 locations. Things took another turn for the worse after Georgia-based franchisee EYM Group also filed for bankruptcy in 2024. The firm had been operating 142 locations when they were forced to file after owing Pizza Hut $2.25 million.
Around 15 Pizza Huts were shuttered before the filing, and another 127 locations were in limbo before various investors purchased 77 units. The chain, which operates over 6,700 locations worldwide, has long competed with brands like Domino's and Papa John's.
But other restaurant chains have also made it difficult for Pizza Hut by offering can't-miss specials, including Taco Tuesdays. Taco Bell, the world's largest Mexican-inspired quick-service restaurant chain, is famous for celebrating Tuesdays with limited-time offers.
The chain relaunched its 'Tuesday Drops' offer last year for rewards members, which gives them access to limited-time deals every Tuesday. It also succeeded in moving National Taco Day to the first Tuesday of October in the US. Del Taco also offers weekly Taco Tuesday promotions even though its owner Jack in the Box is considering selling the chain.
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