# Pizza Kitchen Pickup Trucks The Pizza Hut The Kitchen Makes Pizzas Anywhere in Just Six Minutes By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2018-10-31 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-hut-the-kitchen References: [chewboom](https://www.chewboom.com/2018/10/30/pizza-hut-unveils-new-pizza-making-pickup-truck/) & [pizzahut](https://pizzahut.com) The [Pizza Hut](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-hut-5) The Kitchen vehicle has been unveiled as a mobile pizza pickup truck that shows off the latest technology from the QSR brand and [Toyota](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/toyota-hilux). The vehicle is entitled the Tundra PIE Pro and is a Toyota pickup truck that is hydrogen-powered and outfitted with advanced technology that allows it to create fresh pizzas in just six to seven minutes. The vehicle was shown off at Toyota’s 2018 [Specialty Equipment Market Association](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tacoma-h2overlander-concept) (SEMA) Show presentation and identifies the potential future of food delivery. The Pizza Hut The Kitchen vehicle is capable of creating fresh pizzas while in motion and could provide piping-hot pizzas to patrons in the near future. Plans regarding whether the vehicle would be tested in the real world were not announced by the brands. Image Credit: Pizza Hut ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 86% | Activity: 91% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Mobile Food Service:** The mobile pizza pickup truck demonstrates the potential for on-the-go food preparation and delivery. - **Hydrogen-powered Vehicles:** The hydrogen-powered pickup truck highlights the innovation in alternative fuel sources for transportation and its applications in the food industry. - **In-vehicle Food Preparation:** The vehicle's ability to create fresh pizzas while in motion presents an opportunity for in-vehicle food preparation and cooking technologies. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food Delivery:** The mobile food service trend suggests potential disruption in the food delivery industry, as businesses explore new ways to provide hot, fresh meals to customers. - **Automotive:** The hydrogen-powered vehicle trend opens up opportunities for innovation in the automotive industry, as manufacturers explore alternative fuel sources and technologies. - **QSR (quick Service Restaurant):** The in-vehicle food preparation trend presents QSR brands with a chance to explore new methods of food production and delivery to enhance customer experience and convenience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [QSR-Operated Pizza Drive-Thrus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-hut-5.md) - [Mini Pizza Pop-Up Venues](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-hut-4.md) - [Autonomous Robotic Pizza Deliveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-hut-and-serve-robotics.md) - [Hong Kong Pizza Popups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pop-up-pizza-hut.md) - [Autonomous Pizza Vendors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speedy-eats.md) - [Robot-Operated Pizza Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hyperrobotics.md) - [Automated Fresh Pizza Kiosks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fresh-pizza-kiosk.md) - [Subway Pizza Deliveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/underground-delivery.md) - [Oven-Equipped Luxury SUVs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lexus-monogram-gx.md)