End of an Era...Pizza Hut Name Change

[The Toyroom]

Pizza Hut has decided to drop the "Pizza" from it's name and go simply by "The Hut"....

Blame recession cuts. Pizza Hut reportedly is slicing the "pizza" from its name. The fast food chain will now be known simply as "The Hut."

The chain, which has recently expanded its menu beyond pizza to include pasta, could not immediately be reached for comment Friday. 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.

I say "end of an era" because I worked at Pizza Hut from '87 til '93 and it's where I met my wife....lotta good times back in the day...but I'm sooo glad I don't do that line of work anymore.

I think the name change is a little ridiculous....to me "The Hut" instantly brings to mind Jabba Pizza IS what they are after all and what put them on the map...Frank and Dan Carney must be rolling over in their graves. (See I still remember stuff from orientation....on a film strip...really hi-tech )

[Mikey]

They should change their name to Frozen Pizza ... because that's what their crap tastes like.

[Hulk]

What's next, The Bell?

[toys2cool]

Pizza hut tastes awesome,especially the stuffed crust

My wife use to work there and I use to eat for free all the time

My name's Ross and I'm too good for the Hut that's what Chandler calls it on Friends

[60'schild]

At least they didn't change the name to Jabba the Hut!! (Maybe he'll be the new mascot.....

[Mikey]

People that like Pizza Hut and ANY other chain pizza place should come visit NJ/NY and have some nice mom & pop pizza from a place called Vitos, Sals, Ginos, Antonys, Vinnys etc... Then you'll know what REAL pizza suppose to taste like

[starsky]

jabba!

[kingdom warrior]

They should change their name to Frozen Pizza ... because that's what their crap tastes like.

[The Toyroom]

People that like Pizza Hut and ANY other chain pizza place should come visit NJ/NY and have some nice mom & pop pizza from a place called Vitos, Sals, Ginos, Antonys, Vinnys etc... Then you'll know what REAL pizza suppose to taste like

I know what REAL pizza tastes like, thank you....In fact my favorite pizza is from a local mom & pop place called La Roma...still doesn't mean I can't enjoy stuff from Pizza Hut, Dominos, Uno or Papa John's...

[Mikey]

I know what REAL pizza tastes like, thank you....In fact my favorite pizza is from a local mom & pop place called La Roma...still doesn't mean I can't enjoy stuff from Pizza Hut, Dominos, Uno or Papa John's...

My comment was nothing personal
Everybody likes what they like ... and that's cool

[BlackKnight]

They should change their name to Frozen Pizza ... because that's what their crap tastes like.

Or T.P. Hut due to the amount of hrs on the Toliet after dinning with them...

[The Toyroom]

^ No that's Arby's....

[dumbldor]

Pizza The Hutt

[vulcan2074]

That is the stupidest decision ever. There gonna lose there name recognition. What next, there gonna change there name to a symbol LOL
Sammy

[60'schild]

I grew up with Boston style Pizza in the 60's (very similar to New York style) and very tasty!!

Then, sometime in the 70's a lot of the Pizza places near where I lived in Cambridge started being bought up by immigrant Greek families.... Vito's or Tony's became Arams and Acropolis pizza... a bit of a surprise but also VERY good (you'd go in there and see travel posters of Greece and the TV would be broadcasting the latest soccer/football game if Greece was playing... It was really something!!