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Pizza Hut U.K. offers new way to order, pay

February 27, 2018

Pizza Hut is offering customers in the U.K. a new way to order and pay that is designed to eliminate some of the common hassles experienced when ordering by activating MasterCard's Qkr! with Masterpass in restaurants in the British Isles on March 19, a news release said.  

Qkr! is a mobile ordering and payments platform, developed by MasterCard Labs, that enables consumers to order, pay and split bills from their smartphone without having to wait in line or for a server. 

"Rolling out Qkr is a fantastic opportunity for us to continue the innovation journey we are on as a brand," Pizza Hut IT Director Keith Frimley, said in the release. "Over the last six years we have invested over 60 million pounds ($83.4 million) in transforming our restaurants and menu, and this allows us to continue to improve the service and experience we offer our guests as well as embracing technology, which has become so central to modern culture."

Pizza Hut is one of a number of chains in the U.K. now using Qkr, including wagamama, ASK Italian, Young's Pubs, Zizzi, Byron, Bird, and gastropub chain New World Trading.