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Technology

Taco Bell owner Yum creates a new technology platform

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 06, 2025

Byte by Yum will consolidate the technology capabilities the company has developed or acquired over the years.

Financing

The downfall of Eduardo Diaz's Pizza Hut empire

 By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 02, 2025

The Bottom Line: How did one of the pizza chain’s largest franchisees fall out of favor with the brand and lose nearly 90% of its value in just three years?

Financing

6 buyers win an auction for 77 bankrupt Pizza Hut restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2025

The pizza chain itself is among the buyers who won the right to buy restaurants owned by the bankrupt EYM Group for nearly $12 million. The locations are in Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia and South Carolina.

Financing

Hundreds of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants could close in Turkey

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 08, 2025

Parent company Yum Brands terminated the franchisee, IS Gida, saying the operator failed to meet the company’s standards. The franchisee operated more than 500 restaurants in Turkey.

Operations

Pizza Hut goes after the traditional fast-food market with its latest prototype

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 03, 2024

The chain is testing a new restaurant design with a drive-thru, kiosks and mobile order pickup stations. The location also features a “Hut ‘N Go” menu with items ready to go.

Financing

Life is tough for pizza chains right now

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 11, 2024

The Bottom Line: Major pizza brands like Domino’s, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut are trading share with independents. And fast-casual brands are in decline. The sector has a smaller market, thanks to third-party delivery.

Financing

Fast-food chains post weak sales results, except for Taco Bell

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 05, 2024

The Mexican chain’s same-store sales rose 4% last quarter. But a host of other brands reported falling sales amid a difficult environment.

Marketing

Pizza Hut's new marketing gimmick solves an age-old problem

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 27, 2024

Marketing Bites: The chain is offering up a free Moving Box Table, providing a dining spot for those in the midst of a move.

Financing

A Pizza Hut franchisee battling with its franchisor files for bankruptcy

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 23, 2024

EYM Pizza, which has traded lawsuits with Pizza Hut over the franchisor’s efforts to terminate the stores over unpaid royalties, sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas.

Financing

Pizza Hut is warring with one of its largest franchisees

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 18, 2024

Operator EYM Pizza closed 15 locations in Indiana amid a lawsuit from the pizza chain franchisor over unpaid royalties and poor performance.

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