Stuffed-Crust Inventor Looks to Bring Pizza Industry Into Chipotle Era
Former food scientist at Pizza Hut now designing pizzas at fast-casual upstart Pie Five
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When Patty Scheibmeir was working as a food scientist at Pizza Hut in the early 1990s, she came up with an innovation that would transform the industry: stuffed crust.
By infusing dough with mozzarella, Scheibmeir made crusts more appealing to customers who used to just leave them on the plate. And she helped kick off a fast-food arms race for decadent creations that has continued to this day. (Doritos tacos, anyone?)