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To Empire Builders, today's newsletter includes some thoughts on my latest podcast interview - with CEO & Owner of a very underrated bagel franchise - as well as a quick…
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.

To Empire Builders, today's newsletter includes some thoughts on my latest podcast interview - with CEO & Owner of a very underrated bagel franchise - as well as a quick…

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at Jersey Mike’s, which recently took the top spot among fast-food chains in the recent American Customer…

The Chicago-style pizza brand has shuttered its final remaining restaurant in Maryland, marking the end of a chain that once operated 14 locations across the D.C. area.

LongRange Capital has acquired a majority stake in a significant Pizza Hut franchisee as KKR continues its investment activity in the business services sector.

The world’s largest franchisee, Greg Flynn, sat down with IFA President and CEO Matt Haller for a “fireside chat” at the recent MUFC.

Yum Brands hopes that it can run faster now that it won’t have one foot in a bucket called Pizza Hut.

Little Caesars finished 2025 with 4,374 domestic locations. Little Caesars has completely revamped its unit growth story. After shuttering a net of roughly 170 restaurants between

Yum China and LongRange Capital Will Acquire the Pizza Chain’s Global Operations Yum! Brands will sell Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion to Yum China and LongRange Capital. Yum China will

Yum Brands finally announced the sale of Pizza Hut this week, months after announcing plans to do so, and weeks after a buyer, LongRange Capital, was publicly identified in media reports.

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Yum! Brands has agreed to sell Pizza Hut in a landmark deal that will end nearly 50 years of ownership of the iconic pizza chain, according to a June 16 press release.

When Pizza Hut announced the possibility of a sale, Yum CEO Chris Turner said that a turnaround for the chain might be best executed outside of Yum.

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- Quick Service - Mergers & Acquisitions - Finance - News Pizza Hut to be sold to LongRange Capital Parent company Yum Brands is selling its pizza chain in two separate deals for $

Pizza Hut finished Q1 with 6,121 restaurants. Pizza Hut will soon have a new owner. Yum! Brands announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell Pizza Hut—excluding Mainland China—to p

Yum CEO Chris Turner described Pizza Hut as one of the restaurant industry's most recognizable brands and said the company believes LongRange is well-positioned to support its future growth.

A recent Moneywise article by Becky Robertson highlighted an often-overlooked path to wealth creation: franchising.

Chili's 3 For Me deal offers value at $10.99 price point.

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#162, June 9, 2026).

Casey's likely stealing share from Pizza Hut with 2,900 locations

Restaurant chains launch movie-themed promotions, like Burger King's SpongeBob Menu.

- Quick Service - Marketing & Branding - News Pizza Hut taps into nostalgia demand with ‘Hut Originals’ platform The fast-food pizza chain is bringing back its signature Book It pr

An analysis of Yum! Brands highlights the divergent performance between Taco Bell’s high-growth system and KFC’s stagnant domestic sales and lower average unit volumes.