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Willy Nilly
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"Pizza Hut makes a name change
The iconic restaurant chain is set to slice the word 'pizza' from its boxes and some stores in a bid to spice up its image.

By Catherine Holahan
MSN Money

Pizza Hut is slicing the "pizza" from its boxes and some store signs. The fast food chain will now brand some stores as simply "The Hut."

However, contrary to earlier reports, the iconic chain won't be changing its name, a Pizza Hut spokesman said Friday. The boxes and some store signs will say "The Hut." Others will retain the Pizza Hut name.

Pizza Hut has recently expanded its menu beyond pizza to include pasta, giving it some reason to alter its branding. Media and advertising trade publication MediaWeek characterized the name change as an attempt to transform its stores into hip hangouts. There are more than 10,000 Pizza Huts worldwide.

The new "Hut" stores will be more than simply places to place a delivery order, according to MediaWeek. They will include televisions that broadcast programs such as "Wheel of Fortune" and "Entertainment Tonight."

The company has tried to become more hip and youth-friendly in recent months. In April, it introduced the Pizza Hut "Twintern," an employee who uses the online service Twitter to update customers about store events and pop culture news.

This isn't the first time for Pizza Hut parent Yum Brands to change the branding of one of its iconic restaurant chains, which include Taco Bell. In 1991, the company rebranded Kentucky Fried Chicken as KFC. Recently, to highlight the company's healthier grilled chicken offerings, the company has referred to the KFC brand as KGC.

In other news related to YUM, two California residents are reportedly suing the KFC chain for failing to give them a free grilled chicken sandwich. The customers are claiming that a sandwich giveaway promoted by Oprah Winfrey was a "bait and switch" scheme aimed at getting folks in the door to buy other menu items, according to The Associated Press. KFCs were overwhelmed by demand for the sandwiches. "



obligatory:

6/19/2009 9:02:54 PM

EuroTitToss
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"In other news related to YUM, two California residents are reportedly suing the KFC chain for failing to give them a free grilled chicken sandwich. The customers are claiming that a sandwich giveaway promoted by Oprah Winfrey was a "bait and switch" scheme aimed at getting folks in the door to buy other menu items, according to The Associated Press. KFCs were overwhelmed by demand for the sandwiches. ""

6/19/2009 9:04:45 PM

BigMan157
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how bout they find my goddamn house on their online thingajigger first

6/19/2009 9:05:55 PM

dweedle
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i can vouch, i got a pzone tonight and saw "The Hut" logo

let alone, i was pzwnt when they gave me the wrong kind of pzone

[Edited on June 19, 2009 at 9:11 PM. Reason : ]

6/19/2009 9:11:20 PM

Willy Nilly
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6/23/2009 6:53:24 AM

Hey_McFly
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because wheel of fortune is hip

6/23/2009 12:17:22 PM

d7freestyler
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i came in here to post pizza the hut. gg.

6/23/2009 12:18:50 PM

BubbleBobble
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I don't believe the picture in the OP was at all obligatory

6/23/2009 1:20:37 PM

kiljadn
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I'M AT THE _________ HUT

I'M AT THE TACO BELL

I'M AT THE COMBINATION _________ HUT AND TACO BELL

6/23/2009 1:22:08 PM

BubbleBobble
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kentucky fried chicken and _______ hut

mcdonalds mcdonalds

6/23/2009 1:23:51 PM

dyne
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i, too, would have posted a picture of pizza the hut.

6/23/2009 1:24:01 PM

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"The new "Hut" stores will be more than simply places to place a delivery order, according to MediaWeek. They will include televisions that broadcast programs such as "Wheel of Fortune" and "Entertainment Tonight.""


Ha.

Most the good ones are taken, so:

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"In other news related to YUM, two California residents are reportedly suing the KFC chain for failing to give them a free grilled chicken sandwich. The customers are claiming that a sandwich giveaway promoted by Oprah Winfrey was a "bait and switch" scheme aimed at getting folks in the door to buy other menu items, according to The Associated Press. KFCs were overwhelmed by demand for the sandwiches."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pyW6w5B7Aw

No chicken, or they just outta chicken?

[Edited on June 23, 2009 at 1:36 PM. Reason : -]

6/23/2009 1:30:51 PM

Biofreak70
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went there for lunch today... same ol' shit

6/23/2009 1:33:21 PM

Ytsejam
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Nothing says hip and youth like Wheel of Fortune.

6/23/2009 1:34:35 PM

dyne
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when will the public realize that the only thing teens are interested are beer and boobs.

[Edited on June 23, 2009 at 1:40 PM. Reason : males at least.]

6/23/2009 1:40:30 PM

Jeepin4x4
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the pizza hut sucks.

6/23/2009 1:53:25 PM

Biofreak70
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for 5 bucks all you can eat pasta, pizza, and salad, you can't beat it....

6/23/2009 1:54:52 PM

Mr. Joshua
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Bring me Solo and the wookie.

6/23/2009 3:12:13 PM

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