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Podcast: A Deeper Dive
Episode: How innovation and nostalgia are working for Pizza Hut
Description: No one outpizzaed the Hut in the first quarter. Can Pizza Hut keep it up?
David Graves, president of Pizza Hut U.S., joined me on the “A Deeper Dive” podcast this week to discuss the state of the brand and how its efforts have won over customers.
Pizza Hut struggled for years but appears to have turned a corner more recently. Its 8% same-store sales growth in the first quarter outpaced its pizza delivery competitors.
Much of that is due to the brand’s innovation, including its Melts sandwiches. We talk about that produc...