PLANO, Texas, Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a jam packed weekend of grill-outs and end-of-summer vacations, kids are finally back in school. Pizza Hut, the pizza restaurant that serves and delivers more pizzas than any other pizza company in the world, is making the transition into this busy week just a little easier, with deals for seven straight days. To begin the week of savings, Pizza Hut is offering $5 Large Cheese Pizzas on Sept. 5 in celebration of National Cheese Pizza Day with online code "SAYCHEESE."

For those looking to host a football season kick-off party on a budget, Pizza Hut is also offering 50 percent off all menu-priced pizza orders placed online from Sept. 5 – 11.  To take advantage of the deal, consumers can visit PizzaHut.com or download the Pizza Hut Mobile App for iPhone and Android and click the 50 percent off tile.

"As summer wraps, kids head back to school, and football season begins, Pizza Hut knows that pizza is an easy and fun dinner option for families and fans this time of year," said Zipporah Allen, Vice President of Marketing, Pizza Hut. "With National Cheese Pizza Day and our 50 percent off online flash sale, Pizza Hut is offering fans a needed and affordable treat to ease into the busy fall season."

The origin of National Cheese Pizza Day is unknown, but as many as 350 slices of pizza are eaten every second in the U.S., so it is no wonder such a tasty holiday exists. Pizza Hut produces more cheese for its pizzas than any other pizza company, and not surprisingly, cheese pizza was on the original Pizza Hut menu in 1958.

"Pizza Hut has a long-standing love affair with cheese, ranging from our traditional cheese pizza to stuffed crust to all of the other cheesy pizza innovations through the years," said Allen. "It's only appropriate that we celebrate and honor National Cheese Pizza Day!"

New this year on National Cheese Pizza Day will be the ability of Pizza Hut fans to earn points toward free pizza for their order as members of Hut Rewards, the only national pizza loyalty program that rewards customers unlimited points for every dollar spent on great-tasting food online. The points-based program rewards two points for every one dollar spent online on food, which can be applied toward a Medium ANY™ Pizza (any recipe, any toppings) for 200 points; or a Large ANY™ Pizza (any recipe, any toppings) for 250 points. Now through Oct. 1, Pizza Hut is offering double points on all Pizza Hut food purchased online.

Hut Rewards is open to US residents age 13+. For details on how to create your own Hut Rewards profile, and to learn more about Pizza Hut, visit Blog.PizzaHut.com or head to www.PizzaHut.com to order now.

The National Cheese Pizza Day and 50 percent off pizzas deal are available for pizza orders placed through online ordering systems for carryout or delivery.  Discount does not apply to other menu items, tax, delivery charge, or driver tip. The flash sale cannot be combined with the SAYCHEESE deal on Sept. 5.

About Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), delivers more pizza, pasta and wings than any other restaurant in the world. The company began 58 years ago in Wichita, Kansas, when two brothers borrowed $600 from their mom to start a pizzeria.

What started out small has become the biggest pizza company in the world and today operates more than 15,600 restaurants in more than 97 countries serving innovative pizzas, traditional favorites like the signature Pan Pizza, and much more. Pizza Hut also is the proprietor of the BOOK IT!® Program, which is a long-standing children's literacy program used in more than 630,000 classrooms nationwide. For more information, visit www.pizzahut.com. Follow Pizza Hut on Facebook (www.facebook.com/PizzaHut), Twitter (www.twitter.com/pizzahut) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/pizzahut).

Contacts:

Courtney Moscovic
972.338.8288
Courtney.Moscovic@yum.com

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