Pizza Hut to close 250 U.S. stores
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Pizza Hut wants to celebrate readers of all generations.
On Wednesday, June 10, Pizza Hut will offer a free personal pan pizza to customers who bring a BOOK IT! The button was distributed to participants in the chain’s long-running reading program for decades.
Launched in 1984, BOOK IT! is Pizza Hut’s free reading incentive program for students in preschool through sixth grade. Students are encouraged to set monthly reading goals, and when they achieve them, they receive a free personalized pan pizza certificate. Please make a reservation! We offer programming during the school year and summer. Book it! The Summer of Stories program begins June 1st and runs through August 31st.
Interested in getting a slice?Here’s how to get a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut this week.
How to get a free personal pan pizza at Pizza Hut on June 10th
To receive a free Personal Pan Pizza, Pizza Hut customers must bring their BOOK IT! You can press the button to participating locations from any year on Wednesday, June 10, according to a news release. Customers do not need to purchase anything to redeem a deal.
How to register for BOOK IT! summer of stories
Interested in enrolling your students in the BOOK IT!Summer of Stories program? Here’s how.
- Please download “Please make a reservation”! Mobile apps from Apple’s App Store or Google Play Store.
- Parents complete a “quick” registration to establish a student profile.
- Set monthly reading goals associated with each student’s profile.
- Track completed books on each student’s profile.
According to Pizza Hut, there is a limit of five personal pan pizza certificates per family per month.
delivery! Pizza Hut launches new crispy palm bread
For the start of summer, Pizza Hut is also launching a new Crispy Palm Pan Pizza. Parmesan cheese is baked on the outside of the pizza dough, so the cheese flavor spreads with every bite. For a limited time, the new pizza will be available for $10 when ordered in a medium size, according to Pizza Hut’s website.
Contributed by Amaris Oaks, USA TODAY
Greta Cross is USA TODAY’s national trends reporter. Story ideas? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.

