Hundreds of California Pizza Hut locations announce ‘no more delivery’

The American Thinker ^ | December 27, 2023 | By Olivia Murray

[Swordmaker]

Imagine if you will, a world in which businesses exist to make a profit, and free people consent to labor for these businesses in exchange for pay, and then a government comes in and legislates that these businesses pay their new employees a price they cannot (or do not want to) afford, so they eliminate the positions, fire the workers, and remove a service to paying customers they once provided—and certain people (read, average Democrat voters) still can’t figure out what factor in the equation caused the whole mess.

[Swordmaker]

California has legislated that businesses with more than 60 employees who provide delivery service must pay delivery drivers a minimum wage of $20 an hour. This is causing these companies, Pizza Hut franchisees among them, to lay off those drivers. Great idea idiot politicians.

[Red Badger]

Dominoes next?.................

[Flaming Conservative]

California -— home of the original $40 pizza!

[cuz1961]

democommies

helping folk

out of their

jobs
homes
votes
freedoms
rights
health care
money

lives

for over 100 years.

spit

[eyeamok]

Their final checks should have a note in the envelope encouraging them to Thank their Local Democrat for their raise.

[butlerweave]

We had a Pizza Hut here but it closed like 10 years and was replaced by a something(can’t remember) but that closed a few months later ,LOL

[Dr. Sivana]

Dominoes next?............

Delivery isn’t in Pizza Hut’s DNA. When I worked there 40 years ago, there was no delivery in Connecticut. It was largely sit-down. Domino’s was built on delivery. As founder Tom Monoghan put it “I am not in the pizza business; I am in the pizza delivery business.” This is an existential threat to Domino’s.

[Vaduz]

Indeed OH you want toppings on it too it’s extra.

[caww]

$20.00 Hourly to deliver Pizza or work in fast food????

Watch all those illegals snatch up these jobs in a heartbeat while we hear college kids gripe they’re taking their jobs.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Profit margins at fast food places and pizza places are Slim.

So with the government mandating an additional cost of doing business , something has to give.

I’ve heard some of the pizza places who are laying off drivers , will still do delivery , but it will be through services such as doordash.

[Red Badger]

Here We have small Pizza Hut delivery only places. You can walk in and order one but there are no dining areas.................

[FrozenAssets]

We make our own. Commercial pizza is like bread and ketchup.

[daler]

Next up: legislation forcing Pizza Hut to offer delivery.

After all, this is California, isn’t it?

[No name given]

Hopefully both companies get out of Commiefornia before it’s too late!

[CodeToad]

Minimum wage isn’t what someone must be paid, it is a outlawing of any job not worth that much money.

[SaxxonWoods]

It’s easier and cheaper to make a better pizza at home. My wife makes awesome ones.

[MinorityRepublican]

DoorDash. UberEats. Etc. They can do delivery through a third party.

[Seruzawa]

I doubt it. If I had to go to the trouble of driving out for pizza it wouldn’t be a lousy Domino’s. That would be the last pizza. Even Little Caesars is better.

[MinorityRepublican]

I’ve heard some of the pizza places who are laying off drivers , will still do delivery , but it will be through services such as doordash.

Yes. But I wouldn't want to order through doordash. I prefer to get it delivered directly from the source because you can call them if there's something wrong with the order.

[Seruzawa]

Now instead of crappy paying jobs they have no jobs. Stupid leftists.