# Heart-Shaped Pizza Crusts Pizza Hut is Putting a Romantic Twist on Pizza This Valentine's Day By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2017-02-13 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/romantic-twist-on-pizza References: [delish](http://www.delish.com/food-news/a51514/pizza-hut-heart-shaped-pizza-valentines/) In an effort to help those who would rather spend Valentine's Day at home than at the priciest restaurant in town, [Pizza Hut](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-shape-of-my-heartshaped-pizza) is putting a romantic twist on pizza. Although not a traditional aphrodisiac, the chain's new heart-shaped pizza is sure to put a smile on the face of that special someone. Pizza Hut's new heart-shaped pizza is a limited-edition menu item available from now through February 14th, 2017. The pizza is made from a hand-tossed crust that has been formed into the shape of a heart. The pizza is medium in size and comes with a choice of one topping. Pizza Hut is also offering a Valentine's Day Bundle, which allows customers to order their pizza with one of the three possible dessert options: the Hershey's Hot Chocolate Brownie, the Hershey's [Triple Chocolate Brownie](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brownie-ice-cream) or the Ultimate Hershey's Chocolate Chip Cookie. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 42% | Activity: 82% | 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) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Limited-edition Food Items:** Opportunity for other food chains to create such themed dishes for special occasions. - **Personalized Food Items:** Opportunity to extend this concept by offering custom pizza toppings for customers to choose from. - **Food as Gifts:** Opportunity for other food chains to come up with ways to package the food in a creative way for gifting purposes. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fast Food Industry:** Opportunity to create more limited edition or seasonal menu items in order to entice customers to keep coming back. - **Food Gifting Industry:** Opportunity to innovate on the presentation and packaging of food products for special occasions. - **Restaurant Industry:** Opportunity to develop themed menus and events around popular holidays or events to drive customer traffic and increase sales. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Heart-Shaped Cheesy Breads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heartshaped-3cheeser-howie-bread.md) - [Heart-Shaped Pepperoni Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hearttoheart-kits.md) - [Love-Themed Pizza Promotions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/papa-ginos-pizza.md) - [Heart-Shaped Frozen Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digiorno-heartichoke-pizza.md) - [Romantic Pizzeria Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mountain-mikes-pizza-valentines-day-menu.md) - [Romantic Pull-Apart Desserts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valentines-twists.md) - [Japanese Heart-Shaped Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/love-roni.md) - [Heart-Shaped Cinnamon Sticks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heartshaped-cinnamon-stix.md) - [Romantic Boy Band Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-shape-of-my-heartshaped-pizza.md)