Pizza Hut Launches Garlic Parmesan Pizza With Three Savory Recipes Featuring A Creamy Garlic Parmesan & Romano Sauce

PLANO, Texas, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- There's pizza, and then there's this pizza. From the legendary kitchen of Pizza Hut, where iconic classics like Supreme and Meat Lover's® were created, comes the all new Garlic Parmesan Pizza.

Designed with three distinct recipes – Chicken Bacon Tomato, Roasted Veggie and Five Cheese Please – the Garlic Parmesan Pizza features a creamy garlic Parmesan & Romano sauce, one-of-a-kind Parmesan-topped crust and toppings that create an unbelievable taste experience. The new pizzas are available for $10 and other specialty pizzas from Pizza Hut are just $11.

"The new Garlic Parmesan Pizza provides another level of flavor and variety to our millions of pizza fans," said Jared Drinkwater, Senior Director of Marketing, Pizza Hut. "Today's consumers want new pizza experiences, and we continue to lead the category on taste and tested combinations that deliver great experiences."

The three Garlic Parmesan pizza recipes include:

• Chicken Bacon Tomato Pizza: A savory toasted crust topped with creamy garlic Parmesan & Romano sauce, tender all-white meat chicken, hardwood smoked bacon, diced Roma tomatoes, and sprinkled with a Parmesan cheese and parsley blend.
• Roasted Veggie Pizza: A savory toasted crust topped with creamy garlic Parmesan & Romano sauce, diced Roma tomatoes and roasted vegetables, including green bell peppers, white mushrooms and sweet red onions, then sprinkled with a Parmesan cheese and parsley blend.
• Five Cheese Please: A savory toasted crust topped with creamy garlic Parmesan & Romano sauce, a delicious combination of cheeses made from 100% whole milk mozzarella, provolone and white cheddar, then sprinkled with a Parmesan cheese and parsley blend.

"Garlic Parmesan was crafted to combine a bold new sauce with beloved ingredients like chicken and bacon and a new roasted vegetable technique to accentuate the staple ingredients on our menu," said Wiley Bates III, Pizza Hut Executive Chef. "These pizzas continue our heritage of being at the cutting edge of what consumers want in a pizza."  

For more information and the latest brand happenings or to order a pizza online, visit PizzaHut.com.

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. In 2013, Pizza Hut was named the Harris Poll Equitrend® Pizza Brand of the Year and was the recipient of the Innovation and Leadership in Advertising Award from the American Advertising Federation, 10^th District. The only pizza company to be named a top ten franchise in 2013 by Entrepreneur Magazine, Pizza Hut began 56 years ago in Wichita, Kansas, and today operates more than 14,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. Pizza Hut also is the proprietor of the BOOK IT!® Program, which is a long-standing children's literacy program used in more than 620,000 classrooms nationwide. To order online from Pizza Hut, visit PizzaHut.com.

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