Posted on 05/11/2016 6:18:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Pizza Hut just delivered a pie to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, setting a new record with the high-altitude PR stunt.
Executives for Pizza Hut told CNNMoney they used an airplane, a motor vehicle, a relay of professional hikers and a specially designed pizza backpack to deliver a pepperoni pie with extra cheese to the summit of Africa’s highest mountain.
A spokeswomen for Guinness World Records confirmed that Pizza Hut Africa, owned by Yum! Brands, set a record for highest elevation pizza delivery at the 19,347-foot peak of Kilimanjaro during the trek. The delivery began on May 5 and was finally brought to its destination on May 8.
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From the mile-high jungle trailhead, five professional guides led by Summit Trails owner Consea Dissa carried the pizza to the base camp, at about 16,000 feet elevation. They carried it in an insulated, battery-heated backpack specially designed to keep the pie horizontal. The bag was designed by Vesture, which makes pizza delivery bags for Pizza Hut.
There they met Blackford and two Pizza Hut colleagues, who had taken five days to get there to join in the final push to the top.
From there, starting at midnight, the Pizza Hut employees made their way to the ice-capped summit with Dissa and the other guides, video-documenting their trek to provide proof to Guinness.
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3 days! Does that mean it’s free?
And yes, I know I’m probably the 15th such comment on this thread but I couldn’t resist.
If you have to go THAT far for customers, your pizza must REALLY be bad.
(sorry Pizza Hut... been there, thrown it out)
Don't worry about the customers. Any viruses or bacteria probably slid right off that pie.
Yea, but it’s the principle of the thing and there are too many good alternatives to mess with that.
OH my god, the women.
I was “invited in” twice a week. Even delivered pizzas to a porn location house near the river.
Also got held up a few times, many tickets and in a few fights. But in my area 10 or so of us competing drivers would meet after shift and hang out and unwind. It was great.
I even made about $15 an hour at the end of the day.
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