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Pizza Hut

Financing

A big franchisee’s financial challenges puts more pressure on Pizza Hut

NPC International, which also owns Wendy’s units, make the pizza chain’s turnaround more difficult, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Pizza Hut works to fix its asset problem

The chain lost its place as the country’s largest pizza chain mostly because it has too many dine-in locations, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Food

Pizza Hut changes its pan pizza

By Jonathan Maze on May 28, 2019

The company is changing its pan pizza for the first time since it debuted in 1980.

Top 500 Chains

Pizza Hut

May 03, 2019

Get Top 500 data: sales, units and YOY change, average unit volume, and company/franchise units, as well as Technomic’s analysis, growth forecast and more.

Financing

Delivery boosts both KFC and Taco Bell

By Jonathan Maze on May 01, 2019

But third-party services appear to be eating into Pizza Hut’s market.

Financing

S&P downgrades a huge Pizza Hut, Wendy’s franchisee

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 19, 2019

The credit downgrade for NPC International is another sign of the financial pressure franchisees are under, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Financing

Big Burger King franchisee GPS buys 75 Pizza Hut locations

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 05, 2019

The Atlanta-based operator, which also owns Popeyes locations, added a third brand and closed in on 500 restaurants.

Leadership

The Rule Breaker

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 01, 2019

A distinctive management style, combined with indisputable success in expanding all three of Yum Brands' franchise chains, earned Greg Creed the distinction of being this year's Restaurant Leader of the Year.

Technology

Pizza Hut is working with FedEx on a delivery bot

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 27, 2019

The companies are planning to test the FedEx SameDay Bot this summer.

Financing

KFC’s Chicken & Waffles were apparently a ‘huge hit’

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 07, 2019

Parent company Yum Brands also reported same-store sales at Pizza Hut were positive thanks in part to its NFL deal, but sustained improvement will be a “slow build.”