Pioneering national pizza chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Back in the 1980s, Pizza Hut used to host birthday parties where the birthday person, not their entire party, got to make their own pizza. That was a popular activity that likely helped inspire the current wave of make-your-own pizza chains. The Pizza Hut party actually allowed the birthday boy or girl to handle the dough, sauce, cheese, and add their own toppings. Today's make-your-own pizza chains, led by Blaze Pizza, with over 350 locations nationwide, and Mod Pizza, which has about double that, don't ...