Throwback Thursday: Carryout picks up steam in September 2000

September 2000

Since then, we’ve seen a number of large chains make carryout windows mainstream, including Pizza Hut and Little Caesar’s. Take-and-bake also has grown in popularity (with Papa Murphy’s as a one of the largest take-and-bake companies in the world).

If there’s one lesson we can offer it’s this: carryout as a part of your business, whether drive-thru, customer pick-up or take-and-bake, is only as good as your packaging. Giving your customers a cheap, flimsy box doesn’t instill much hope for your product as a whole, and it won’t get your customers coming back. Sure you can have a great pizza, but if folks can’t get it home in one piece, there’s no sense in offering carryout.