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Pizza Hut’s Bad Timing

Posted on March 26th, 2008 9:52am by Adam McGill
Filed under Business, Dining

Dallas-based Pizza Hut is expanding its menu items to include family-size pasta dishes and to promote the shift, the company is changing the logo on its Dallas North Tollway HQ to “Pasta Hut.” (Mmm. j/k) The sign change may happen as early as tomorrow, but it says here:

An official announcement of the company’s “name change” is scheduled for Tuesday, April Fool’s Day.

My guess, people will assume (and some might hope) it’s a joke.

9 Comments to “Pizza Hut’s Bad Timing”

CDD @ March 26th, 2008 at 10:15 am

I’m enjoying their commercials for The Natural pizza. “Fresh tomato sauce, organic cheese,” blah blah blah and every time I see it, I think, well what in the world were they putting on there prior to this? Cheez Whiz and ketchup?
JS @ March 26th, 2008 at 10:52 am

You probably don’t want to know. Ever wonder why under “toppings” they list things such as bacon, ham and pepperoni but include the word “topping” after beef and pork? It’s because what they call “beef topping” and “pork topping” doesn’t qualify as “beef” and “pork” pursuant to federal regs.
Tey @ March 26th, 2008 at 11:34 am

Reminds me of those old commercials for Dairy Queen and their Steak Fingers. The ad copy extolled the virtues of the strips of golden fried meat. Not strips of beef….or chicken…or pork…or chihuahua. Meat. *Cue: Charlton Heston*
ld @ March 26th, 2008 at 11:50 am

Yet another way to increase the waistlines of the American people, not to mention cholesterol and hypertension. I bet the “real” portion size that people consume has mind-boggling amounts of fat and sodium.
SB @ March 26th, 2008 at 12:39 pm

This post was a chance to laugh about an April Fool’s prank. Not an opportunity to drop the knowledge you gained by reading “Fast Food Nation.”
Bethany @ March 26th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

Pasta Nazi.

*ducks and runs*
Michael Moore @ March 26th, 2008 at 3:12 pm

Supersize me, beatch!
SB @ March 26th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

Standing…..clapping….
TB @ May 14th, 2008 at 12:57 am

What’s the commercial for the Natural Pizza? Does it have a delivery guy handing a Natural Pizza to a woman in a house?