Pizza Hut® gives customers free Personal Pan Pizza® when they show Pizza PepsiMoji bottles in participating stores

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May 26, 2016, 08:00 ET

PLANO, Texas, May 26, 2016 Pizza Hut, the pizza restaurant that serves and delivers more pizzas than any other pizza company in the world, is partnering with Pepsi® to bring the pizza emoji to life this summer as part of the "Say It with Pepsi"™ campaign.

Starting June 1 for a limited time, pizza lovers can get a free, one-topping Personal Pan Pizza® for carryout when they bring a Pepsi bottle featuring the slice of pizza or full pizza emoji to a participating Pizza Hut store. Consumers can find the pizza PepsiMoji bottles at any location where Pepsi is sold. While supplies last. Offer is limited to one pizza redemption per bottle. Offer ends August 31, 2016.

"Emojis are much more than icons. They're a universal language that have the ability to connect people around the world, in much the same way that Pizza Hut can bring people together around the dinner table," said Dave Timm, chief marketing officer, Pizza Hut. "We are thrilled to bring two of our customers' favorite things – pizza and emojis – together this summer with the help of our longtime partner, Pepsi."

The partnership is an extension of the "Say It with Pepsi" campaign, launched earlier this month, which takes the world's global language – emojis – offline in a highly visual and socially sharable program. As part of these efforts, Pepsi created more than 200 proprietary U.S. PepsiMoji designs, featuring two pizza-themed emojis, including a single slice and an entire pizza pie.

Personal Pan Pizzas are one of the all-time most popular menu items at Pizza Hut. As part of the "Say It with Pepsi" partnership, customers who redeem their pizza PepsiMoji bottle at participating Pizza Hut restaurants can top their free Personal Pan Pizza® with one of any of the following fresh ingredients: Mediterranean black olives, Peruvian cherry peppers, fresh mushrooms, fresh spinach, fresh red onions, fresh green bell peppers, sliced banana peppers, sweet pineapple, sliced jalapeño peppers, and diced roma tomatoes as well as pepperoni, Italian sausage, premium salami, classic meatballs, slow-roasted ham, hardwood smoked bacon, grilled chicken, beef and seasoned pork. Customers can choose from six sauces including Classic Marinara, Premium Crushed Tomato, Creamy Garlic Parmesan, Honey Sriracha, Barbeque and Buffalo as well as sauce drizzles that include Balsamic, Honey Sriracha, Barbeque and Buffalo and crust flavors including Ranch, Smokehouse BBQ, Hut Favorite, Toasted Parmesan, Salted Pretzel, Honey Sriracha, Toasted Asiago, Fiery Red Pepper, Toasted Cheddar and Garlic Buttery Blend.

Pizza Hut, the first national pizza restaurant to remove artificial flavors and colors from its core pizzas, is known around the world for its Original Stuffed Crust®, Pan, Cheesy Bites Pizzas, and more. The pizza restaurant company also has the world's busiest website in the pizza category at www.pizzahut.com. Nearly 50 percent of the pizza restaurant company's orders come through digital channels, including more than 30 percent via mobile device.

For more information, visit blog.pizzahut.com or to order now, visit www.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. 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).

About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $63 billion in net revenue in 2015, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. At the heart of PepsiCo is Performance with Purpose – our goal to deliver top-tier financial performance while creating sustainable growth and shareholder value. In practice, Performance with Purpose means providing a wide range of foods and beverages from treats to healthy eats; finding innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment and reduce our operating costs; providing a safe and inclusive workplace for our employees globally; and respecting, supporting and investing in the local communities where we operate. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

For all media inquiries, please contact Pizza Hut:
Doug Terfehr, 972-338-6992, [email protected]
Courtney Moscovic, 972-338-8288, [email protected]

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