Pizza Hut introduces The Hut Lane to prioritize customer convenience and safety
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· Global Franchise· April 1, 2021
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Pizza Hut is a company in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2015. 707 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * QSR pizza is stealing share from the freezer aisle, with QSR pizza now accounting for 45% of total pizza spending, a 3.1% increase compared to 2019, and Pizza Hut is one of the brands in this category [[2026-10-22 QSR pizza is stealing share from the freezer aisle (7cac02)]] * AI agents, such as Muse, can order food from restaurants like Pizza Hut, potentially changing the way customers interact with restaurant websites and apps [[2026-10-13 How AI agents could change restaurant ordering (ad30af)]] * Pizza Hut has launched Little Hut Libraries, miniature neighborhood book exchanges designed to look like its iconic restaurants, in collaboration with Little Free Library [[2026-09-29 Pizza Hut Turns Its Iconic Red Roofs Into Miniature “Little Hut Libraries” Acros (d4cec4)]] * Pizza Hut is releasing Halloween-themed menu items in September, featuring spooky and seasonal flavors [[2026-09-28 Halloween comes to menus a month early (e486f8)]] * Yum! Brands is focusing on accelerating growth after divesting Pizza Hut, with CFO Ranjith Roy stating that the company is open to adding another concept to its portfolio [[2026-09-28 For Yum! Brands, Life After Pizza Hut Starts with an 'Acceleration of Growth' (5e6c81)]] * Orangetheory has named former Pizza Hut U.S. president Carl Loredo as its new global brand president, succeeding Lauren Cody [[2026-09-24 Orangetheory Names Former Pizza Hut Exec as New Global President (bd3d05)]] * Pizza Hut is mentioned in a global franchising news update by international trade expert Bill Edwards [[2026-10-08 Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, October 20 (edeaa0)]] * Dine Brands has adopted a poison pill to protect against a potential takeover, a move that may be relevant to the broader restaurant industry, including companies like Pizza Hut [[2026-10-30 Dine Brands fights acquisition attempt with poison pill (5412a6)]] Filed under Restaurants / Pizza.
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· Franchising.com· April 1, 2021
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· Franchising.com· March 19, 2021
Topgolf Entertainment Group names Artie Starrs as CEO
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· Global Franchise· March 17, 2021
How Two Franchisees Did Well in 2020 – Despite Covid
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Central America focus: Guatemala – Central America’s largest franchise market
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· Global Franchise· March 1, 2021
Papa John’s, Domino’s Stock Tanks Despite Sales Bump
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· Global Franchise· February 10, 2021
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· Franchising.com· February 9, 2021
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Yum! Brands promotes Tracy Skeans to chief operating officer
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· Global Franchise· February 4, 2021
Pizza Hut Unveils New Handcrafted Detroit-Style Pizza Nationwide
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· Franchising.com· January 27, 2021
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· Franchising.com· January 22, 2021
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· Franchising.com· January 21, 2021
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· 1851 Franchise· January 19, 2021
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· Global Franchise· January 6, 2021
Pizza Hut Celebrates 25 Years Of Its Iconic, Can’t-be-duplicated, Original Stuffed Crust® Pizza With Unbeatable Deal
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