# Pizza Hut

> Pizza Hut is a global pizza restaurant and delivery brand founded in Wichita in 1958. Its nearly 20,000 restaurants span 108 countries and territories, with more than 99 percent operated by franchisees. The company sells pizza, wings, pasta, sides and desserts through delivery, carryout, dine-in and express formats, while earning most corporate revenue from franchise royalties, property income and advertising contributions. In June 2026, parent Yum! Brands agreed to sell Pizza Hut outside mainland China to LongRange Capital and the China business to Yum China in transactions valued at $2.7 billion in aggregate, subject to closing conditions.

- **Founded:** 1958
- **Headquarters:** Plano, United States
- **Founders:** Dan Carney (Co-founder), Frank Carney (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Pizza Hut has publicly cited approximately 350,000 team members globally; the wider franchise system, rather than Pizza Hut, LLC alone, accounts for most restaurant employment.
- **Products:** Original Pan Pizza, Original Stuffed Crust, Pizza, wings, pasta, sides and desserts, Digital ordering and Pizza Hut app, Hut Rewards
- **Notable:** Grew from one Wichita restaurant in 1958 to 19,974 restaurants in 108 countries and territories by year-end 2025., Created enduring menu formats including Original Pan Pizza and Original Stuffed Crust., Processed one of the earliest online purchases when a Pizza Hut pizza was ordered through PizzaNet in 1994.

## Products & services

- **Original Pan Pizza** — A thick, crisp-edged pan-baked pizza that became a defining Pizza Hut format.
- **Original Stuffed Crust** — Pizza with mozzarella baked inside the outer crust, turning the edge into a signature feature.
- **Pizza, wings, pasta, sides and desserts** — A broad family-meal menu sold with local variations across delivery, carryout, dine-in and express channels.
- **Digital ordering and Pizza Hut app** — Web and mobile ordering for delivery and carryout, with order confirmation and location-specific menus and deals.
- **Hut Rewards** — The U.S. loyalty program awards points on food purchases and supports personalized offers.
- **The Hut Lane** — A dedicated pickup-window format for digital and phone orders, launched nationally at more than 1,500 U.S. locations.
- **BOOK IT!** — A literacy program that rewards young readers with Personal Pan Pizza; a family app for summer reading launched in 2025.
- **Franchise opportunities** — Traditional and delivery-focused restaurant formats supported by brand, operations, training and marketing systems.

## Achievements

- Grew from one Wichita restaurant in 1958 to 19,974 restaurants in 108 countries and territories by year-end 2025.
- Created enduring menu formats including Original Pan Pizza and Original Stuffed Crust.
- Processed one of the earliest online purchases when a Pizza Hut pizza was ordered through PizzaNet in 1994.
- BOOK IT! has reached more than 70 million children since 1984, according to the company.
- More than half of transactions worldwide are digital, according to Pizza Hut.
- Ranked first in the pizza category of Entrepreneur's 2026 Franchise 500, as cited by Yum! Brands.
- Received a 2026 Association of Plastic Recyclers Package Design Innovation Award with Anchor Packaging for its recycled-content wing bowl.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Yum! Brands signed agreements to sell Pizza Hut outside mainland China to LongRange Capital and the mainland China business to Yum China for $2.7 billion in aggregate; closing was expected in the third quarter of 2026, subject to conditions.
- **2026-04** — Pizza Hut and Anchor Packaging received an Association of Plastic Recyclers Package Design Innovation Award for a wing bowl containing recycled polypropylene.
- **2026-03** — Pizza Hut promoted its Hut Crust platform, including an updated Hand-Tossed recipe and a paid Hut Crust Connoisseur search.
- **2026-02** — Yum! Brands announced plans to close 250 underperforming U.S. Pizza Hut locations during the first half of 2026.
- **2025-05** — Pizza Hut launched the first BOOK IT! mobile app for its Summer of Stories reading program.
- **2025-04** — A limited New York activation served pepperoni-flavored, fish-free Pizza Caviar pearls with a Personal Pan Pizza and side.
- **2024-12** — A Plano pilot restaurant introduced self-service kiosks, pickup cabinets and the first U.S. Hut 'N Go drive-thru menu.

## Links

- Website: https://www.pizzahut.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pizza-hut
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/pizzahut
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PizzaHut
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pizzahut/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PizzaHut
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pizzahut

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