As people go out to eat less frequently they may look for a more a premium experience and Pizza Hut’s American-diner style with booth seating and red and white checked plastic table cloths can feel more retro than upmarket.<\/p>\n
The “explosion of high-quality pizzerias” over the last 10 to 15 years, such as Franco Manca, has “fundamentally changed the public’s perception of what good pizza is,” says Ms Crouch.<\/p>\n
“A light, fresh, easy-to-digest product with a few choice toppings, not the massively greasy, heavy and overloaded pizzas of the past. That, I think, is what’s caused Pizza Hut’s downfall,” she says.<\/p>\n
“Why would anyone spend \u00a317.99 on a small, substandard, disappointing pizza from a chain when you can get a beautiful, masterfully-made Margherita for under a tenner at one of the many authentic Italian pizzerias around the country? <\/p>\n
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