Back to Press RoomPittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced Pizza Hut as a new proud pizza partner of the team. This is the second official NFL team partnership for Pizza Hut, joining the Seattle Seahawks.
Pizza Hut became the Official Pizza of the NFL earlier this year.
“Few franchises in sports are as revered as the Pittsburgh Steelers, so it is with great pride that we enter into a partnership with one of the most iconic teams in the NFL,” said Zipporah Allen, chief marketing officer, Pizza Hut. “We look forward to the opportunity of offering fans of the Steel Curtain exclusive deals, promotions and entertainment throughout the season.”
During the 2018 season, Pizza Hut will get Steelers fans ready for gameday with social and digital content across Steelers.com, Steelers mobile app and Steelers social channels including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. To further support the team partnership, Pizza Hut will be partnering with wide receivers Antonio Brown and JuJu Smith-Schuster who will be featured in various forms of content throughout the season.
“We are proud to work with Pizza Hut as our new pizza partner, and we’re excited to be part of their jump into the NFL.” said Ryan Huzjak, vice president of sales and marketing, Steelers. “Pizza Hut’s dedication to customer service will be great for our fans and customers in Western Pennsylvania. We can’t wait to see what they have in store for AB and JuJu, and we’re sure Steelers Nation will love it too.”
About Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), has more restaurant locations in the world than any other pizza company. Founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kan., Pizza Hut operates over 16,700 restaurants in more than 100 countries.
With easy order options including the Pizza Hut app, mobile site, and Amazon and Google devices, Pizza Hut is committed to providing an easy pizza experience – from order to delivery – and has the only loyalty program, Hut Rewards, in the U.S. that offers points for every dollar spent on food online.
Pizza Hut is also the proprietor of The Literacy Project, an initiative designed to enable access, empower teachers and inspire a lifelong love of reading. The program is rooted in the foundation set by the Pizza Hut BOOK IT! Program, which is the longest-running corporate supported literacy program, impacting more than 14 million students each year. For more information, visit www.pizzahut.com. Pizza Hut is the Official and Only Pizza Sponsor of the NFL and NCAA®.