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title: "CNBC: Pizza Hut Plans to Open More Stores, Create 11,000 Jobs"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b62d0580-5c9e-4615-a0db-ae556ea3afba
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-pizza-hut-plans-to-open-more-stores-create-11000-jobs-9417
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-01-19T14:09:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:51.245Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/74454f45a34259a1e4ad959522f26b198299.jpg
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# CNBC: Pizza Hut Plans to Open More Stores, Create 11,000 Jobs

**TL;DR:** Pizza Hut plans to expand in the US, hiring 11,000 new employees to staff 8,500 stores across the country over the next few years. The brand will offer new hires 50 percent off tuition at Excelsior College to enhance their career with educational courses.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-pizza-hut-plans-to-open-more-stores-create-11000-jobs-9417).*

## Story

Pizza Hut wants to expand in the U.S. and hopes to hire thousands of new employees in the process. According to a recent CNBC article, the brand will be hiring 11,000 new pizza makers, delivery drivers and store managers in order to expand to 8,500 stores across the country over the next few years.

"While we don't have a set deadline, we know we are headed into one of our more busy times of the year and our restaurants across the country are working hard to hire team members that will deliver a quick and reliable pizza experience for pizza lovers nationwide," Kelly McCulloch, Pizza Hut's senior director of human resources, told CNBC.

Along with new jobs, Pizza Hut will offer the new hires 50 percent off tuition at Excelsior College to continue to enhance their career with educational courses.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Pizza Hut (company)
- job creation (topic)
- employee benefits (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cnbc-pizza-hut-plans-to-open-more-stores-create-11000-jobs-9417). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b62d0580-5c9e-4615-a0db-ae556ea3afba).