TL;DR
Donatos Pizza introduces three Smoky Hot Honey menu items, including a pizza and chicken sub, featuring Mike's Hot Honey. The brand, founded by Jim Grote in 1963, operates over 175 stores and is known for its thin-crust pizzas with abundant toppings.
Smoky Hot Honey Pizza
Inspired by the hot and spicy honey craze, the Donatos Smoky Hot Honey Pizza features Heritage pepperoni, hardwood smoked bacon, caramelized onions, aged smoked provolone, woodfired chipotle seasoning, and is drizzled with Mike’s Hot Honey®.
Smoky Hot Honey Chicken Sub
Its companion sandwich, the Smoky Hot Honey Chicken Sub, is an oven-baked sub with crispy woodfired chipotle chicken, jalapenos, hardwood smoked bacon, topped off with Mike’s Hot Honey® drizzle.
Smokin’ Hot Promotional Pricing + $5 Pizza Pals
To ensure the delivery of value and abundance for each and every guest, the brand will be running promotional pricing for the Smoky Hot Honey menu items through April 27. Customers will receive $4 off a large Smoky Hot Honey Pizza with the promo code ‘SMOKY.’
To bring even more love to the table, the Smoky Hot Honey Chicken Sub is joining the new $5 Pizza Pals Menu. This exciting new offering allows customers to add a “Pizza Pal”—featuring options like subs, salads, calzatos, and more—for just $5 with the purchase of any large pizza.
“Our new Smoky Hot Honey menu items are an elevated take on popular flavor pairings that are taking the restaurant industry by storm. We’ve seen remarkable enthusiasm for our Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza, which is now a permanent menu item, and we’re excited to build on that success," said Jodie Conrad, Chief Marketing Officer of Donatos Pizza. "Hot honey is experiencing incredible momentum, and Datassential predicts it will outperform 100% of all other ingredients over the next four years.
By fusing the bold flavors of spicy, sweet, and savory, we’re creating something truly delicious for our guests to enjoy across multiple menu items.”
Donatos Pizza, founded by Jim Grote in 1963 in Columbus, Ohio, is a family-owned business known for its famous thin-crust pizzas with abundant toppings spread Edge to Edge®. Headquartered in Columbus, Donatos and its franchise partners operate over 175 stores. Additionally, Donatos Pizza is proudly served in nearly 300 non-traditional locations nationwide, including select Red Robin restaurants.
Committed to quality, community, and customer satisfaction, Donatos Pizza has received numerous awards and accolades, reflecting its dedication to excellence and innovation. For more information about Donatos Pizza and franchising opportunities, visit www.donatosfranchise.
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This story was originally published in Franchising.com on March 11, 2025. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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