# How are places like Little Caesars HOT-N-READY pizzas made so quick?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-places-like-little-caesars-hot-n-ready-pizzas-made-so-quick/639160>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 28, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-places-like-little-caesars-hot-n-ready-pizzas-made-so-quick/639160 "2012-10-28T22:30:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-places-like-little-caesars-hot-n-ready-pizzas-made-so-quick/639160/81 "2017-05-05T21:16:15Z")

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This pizza was about five years too late.

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**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-places-like-little-caesars-hot-n-ready-pizzas-made-so-quick/639160/82 "2017-05-05T22:29:48Z")

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> [@voltaire](#):
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> When it comes to cheap pizza, I feel sorry for people who don’t have a Hungry Howies.
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> LC pizza is still overpriced at $5.

I’ll note that my five year old opinion has moderated slightly. I still ain’t got no love for their regular $5 Hot-N-Ready, but their Deep Dish for ~$8 is where it’s at. Second best chain pan pizza after Pizza Hut, IMO.

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-places-like-little-caesars-hot-n-ready-pizzas-made-so-quick/639160/83 "2017-05-05T23:00:29Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> The best deal in town right now(Michigan) is Hungry Howie’s …
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> No charge for online order and while I like Little Caesars, Hungry Howies is my favorite chain pizza. (I thought HH was nation-wide, but was informed on the Dope it is not).

We had three Hungry Howie’s open locally in the New Orleans area in 2014, and all closed after about a year-and-a-half. Not sure what happened. My family had tried them several times – even a bulk order for my son’s birthday – and enjoyed their pizza very much.

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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-places-like-little-caesars-hot-n-ready-pizzas-made-so-quick/639160/84 "2017-05-05T23:04:30Z")

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> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#):
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> We used to have a HH in town and they were my go-to delivery pie. They had the best crust. But they have since moved on.

This makes me wonder. I assume they’re franchised. The fact that all three of the local ones closed at about the same time makes me think they were all owned by the same person or outfit. Maybe the Hungry Howie’s model has especially tight margins and is difficult to run profitably (cf. Quizno’s).

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