The dot above the ‘I’ on the Pizza Hut logo from 1999-2014. was green because the branding consulting firm Landor Associates made it that way. According to some assumptions, it symbolizes the basil leaf - an indispensable component of the Margherita pizza topping. This dish is famous for its colors matching the Italian tricolor. That is, the emblem of a restaurant chain can also contain such a reference to a country where pizza is the basis of traditional cuisine.