Food & Beverage

Pizza Month approaches ... let the deals begin

September 28, 2020

On the cusp of National Pizza month that starts Oct. 1, brands are gearing up with deals and LTOs designed to carry fans through to Halloween, beginning with Pizza Hut, which is celebrating its much-loved 40-year-old offering, the Original Pan Pizza, with a deal, according to a news release. For a limited time, customers can get a large original pan pizza with three toppings for $10.99.

In 2019, Pizza Hut wrapped up three years of work on a reinvented Pan recipe that it said perfected the crust, so the deal centers on giving customers the toppings they want on the pie. The special is available via contactless digital order, of which Pizza Hut said it has fulfilled nearly 20 million of since March this year.

Pizza Hut, based in Plano, Texas, is a Yum Brands subsidiary that operates over 18,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries.

Your Pie Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza. (Photo provided)

Meanwhile, down in Athens, Georgia, Your Pie is launching a craft series of menu innovations that focus in on sweet, spicy flavors, starting today and running through the end of the year, a news release said.

Three savory menu options kick things up a notch in the spice category, while a fourth cools diners' palates back down again. They include:

• Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza is a 10-inch pies with marinara and mozzarella topped with pepperoni, sweet peppadew peppers, house-pickled jalapenos, feta, basil and a drizzling of Mike's Hot Honey.
• Sweet Heat Pepper Pasta includes penne pasta, marinara, sweet peppadew peppers, pepperoni, house pickled jalapenos, melted mozzarella, feta, basil and Mike's Hot Honey.
• Kickin' Pepperoni Sticks include pepperoni, house-pickled jalapenos, mozzarella and Mike's Hot Honey.
• Almond Berry Crisp Gelato is made with strawberries, oat milk and roasted almonds.

The Hot Honey Pepperoni pizza and Sweet Heat Pepper Pasta ranges from $8.49 to $9.99, while the Pepperoni Sticks are available from $5.49 to $5.99 and the Almond Berry Crisp Gelato is priced from $1.99 to $4.99.