The incredibly cheap pizza is coming at a time when fast food prices are on the rise.
WASHINGTON — It’s inevitable. Sometimes you just don’t want to cook in the summer heat.
Pizza Hut is offering an alternative for the remaining Tuesdays in July: a personal pizza for $2.
The chain is offering one-topping personal pan pizzas for carryout as part of a summer promotion that began on July 8. It’s only eligible for Tuesdays, so July 15, 22 and 29 are the days to get cheap pizza.
How to get Pizza Hut’s $2 deal:
Customers can order the pizzas in store or online using the Pizza Hut app.
While the deal is available across the U.S., certain locations may not be participating in the promotion. There’s also a limit on the number of pizzas per customer, according to Pizza Hut, with some posts from Pizza Hut on social media saying six is the limit while others say four.
The company told USA Today that the deal may not go away as we head into the dog days of August, because of the overwhelming popularity of the discount.
Why is fast food so expensive?
The incredibly cheap pizza is coming at a time when fast food prices are on the rise.
A report by Lending Tree found that the average fast-food meal across major U.S. cities now costs $11.56 as inflation has driven up food prices.
Despite meal deals like McDonald’s “McValue” menu or Wendy’s “Biggie Bag,” fast food prices have dramatically increased in recent years. A 2024 report by FinanceBuzz found that in the last decade, food prices have increased between 39% and 100%.
McDonald’s, long considered among the most affordable fast food dining options, saw prices increase more than double among their most popular items. The financial analysis showed that a McDouble sandwich that cost just $1.19 in 2014 sold for $3.19 in 2024 — a 168% increase over the last ten years.
Inflation is causing restaurants, especially fast-food chains, to take hard looks at their menus.
Chipotle said it would be raising prices this year after promising bigger portions, after years of complaints that the company is skimping on the meats in their burritos.
And Starbucks slashed its menu this year in an effort to simplify its offerings. In a somewhat contradictory move, the company also launched its “secret menu” offering fan-favorite customizations in the Starbucks app.
It’s one of the leading signs that inflation is rising again, ticking up to 2.4%. The higher inflation rate is led by higher food prices, although groceries and takeout are always more volatile and subject to quick changes in the market.
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