Pizza Hut and Coors Going Gluten-free in Time for Super Bowl Sunday

Good to know!!

I am so super excited that Pizza Hut will start making a gluten free pizza. I hope it comes to my area Anderson, IN.

Excellent article and will be good news for all those just wanting to jump on the gluten-free band wagon. For those of us who are truly allergic, the product will not be gluten-free, I have run into that several times with other pizza places, ie Domino's etc. all product to go on the pizzas are usually kept next to the counter where they are in a covered container, but once opened during the process of making a regular pizza, the contamination happens quite quickly. Once again, I'm not complaining, but it isn't good news for the folks who truly have to eat gluten-free.

Like anything else, the devil is in the details. Pizza Hut provides an extensive set of FAQs related to its new gluten-free endeavor with Udi's, but it's the last FAQ that causes me pause:

"Q. If I have Celiac Disease is it safe for me to eat a gluten-free pizza from Pizza Hut®?"

"A. Pizza Hut® partnered with the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) to create a Gluten-Free Pizza preparation process and training standards for Pizza Hut restaurants to mitigate the risk of cross-contamination. This includes training our team members to take specific precautions when making these pizzas, and we encourage consumers to notify a manager if they have a gluten intolerance when placing an order.

"Additionally, while Pizza Hut is proud to offer pizzas with gluten-free ingredients, Pizza Hut kitchens are not gluten-free environments. Due to the handcrafted nature of our menu items, variations in vendor-supplied ingredients, and our use of shared cooking and preparation areas, we cannot assure you that our restaurant environment or any menu item will be completely free of gluten. We recommend that you consult your medical advisor as to what is safe for you."

So basically, thanks.... but no thanks.

Are the pizzas made in a dedicated facility where no airborne gluten (flour dust) can settle on them?

Good news all the way around! For once…

Great article, but zip availability in the Philly area. Main Line location in the heart of glutarded-ville doesn't even know if they'll carry it.

Way to go hut. I'll stick with mom's bake at home.

Hopefully cooks learns from Budweiser and doesn't make a crap gluten-free beer.

I'm so excited! I like Pizza Hut better than Domino's anyway, and Domino's gluten-free pizza is not truly gluten-free. It even warns you on the site when you order it. I'm looking forward to being able to eat some good pizza. Now if only they could make it stuffed crust too.

Do not eat this pizza. My wife is a celiac and she ate this pizza an hour ago, I've never ever seen her have this bad of a reaction. I repeat do not eat this pizza!

It's about time Pizza Hut got gluten-free pizza. In my area I knew of 3 other pizza places that serve gluten-free pizza. One is pretty good. One has had to close. Let's see if Pizza Hut's is better. When friends wanted to stop at Pizza Hut I would feel so left out but now I will have an option. Thanks Pizza Hut. I can't wait to try it out.

I saw the Pizza Hut commercial last night and it specifically excluded celiac sufferers indicating there is no way they can keep the kitchens free of gluten, but for "gluten avoidance" their pizza fits the bill. I don't plan on taking a chance.

According to the Pizza Hut web site, people with celiac disease cannot be guaranteed their pizza will be completely gluten free as it is not baked in a gluten free environment. As we with this disease know, even having flour in the air will affect us. So unless they can say this is baked in a gluten free environment I could not take the chance.