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Originator of Detroit-style pizza blasts Pizza Hut for attempt at regional dish: 'Isn't even a good knock-off'
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Buddy’s, the Detroit restaurant chain that claims to have invested Detroit-style pizza bac in 1946, has issued its tongue-in-cheek gratitude to Pizza Hut for attempting to introduce the world to “Detroit-style” pies, even if it’s a “knockoff” that can’t hold a candle to the original.
"If Pizza Hut's take on Detroit-style pizza is the best they can do, then maybe they should stop doing impressions and stick to knock-knock jokes," said Wes Pikula, chief brand officer for Buddy's Pizza, in a press release issued this week. "We laughed when Pizza Hut claimed 'no one out pizzas the Hut,' but when you try to 'out Detroit' Buddy's, that gets the Motor City rumbling." Pizza Hut debuted its version of Detroit-style pizza in January, citing its "growing popularity" across the country. Upon its debut, Pizza Hut claimed to have tested 500 iterations of the recipe during the development phase, and then testing several of those pizzas "in the Midwest, where this distinct style was born."More Related News