All Pizza Hut Restaurants articles
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Weekend PressPizza Hut was a sensation in the Eighties. What went wrong?
As the chain announces a wave of UK restaurant closures, a childhood fan tries to fit all his nostalgia into an ever-shrinking salad bowl, Jim Armitage writes in The Sunday Times
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OpinionPizza Hut Restaurants’ slow slide into irrelevance
Shifting consumer preferences, increased competition, and an uninspiring product were no doubt factors in the brand’s latest round of closures, even if being fashionable was never part of Pizza Hut’s ambition
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NewsPizza Hut UK acquires 64 restaurants in pre-pack deal
While almost half of Pizza Hut’s dine-in sites have been acquired out of administration, 68 restaurants and 11 delivery sites will close as part of the deal, resulting in more than 1,210 job losses
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NewsPizza Hut launches £5 portion format
The Crafted Flatzz range will be available across Pizza Hut’s restaurants in the UK & Ireland, and features four topping options on top of a lighter, hand-stretched crust.
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NewsDirectional Pizza appoints new CEO
The owner of the Pizza Hut Restaurants UK business has appointed Gino Casciani as chief executive officer of its European operations.
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NewsPizza Hut Restaurants makes leadership changes
Long-standing CEO Jens Hofma, who has led the Pizza Hut franchise since 2012, is leaving the business after it was acquired in a pre-pack administration deal by Directional Capital
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NewsKFC UK achieves +4% sales growth in Q1 2025
Yum! Brands CEO David Gibbs said there had been strong progress on some of the “bold initiatives” the business was putting in place, such as its trial of Kwench drinks within UK KFC stores, with the pilot showing “promising” early results
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NewsHeart with Smart acquired for £10m
The decision to sell to private equity firm Directional Capital was primarily based on overall value and return to the creditors as a whole, according to Interpath
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NewsUncertain future for itsu franchise stores
Itsu is pressing for “the best possible outcome” for staff caught up in the pre-pack administration sale of franchise group Heart with Smart
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NewsPizza Hut Restaurants acquired in pre-pack
The future of the pizza brand’s dine-in business has been secured after it was acquired by investment firm Directional Capital, with all but one of the franchise’s 142 sites expected to remain open
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NewsPizza Hut Restaurants close to rescue deal
Directional Capital, an investment firm which already controls much of Pizza Hut’s dine-in operations in Denmark and Sweden, is in advanced talks to acquire roughly 140 sites in the UK, Sky News reports
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NewsHeart with Smart looks to secure future
The Pizza Hut Restaurants operator is in advanced talks with potential buyers, with the aim of selecting a preferred bidder this month
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NewsKFC UK sees 6% system sales drop
The Q3 sales decline occurred across many of KFC’s other divisions, including the US, Asia, and the Middle East, Turkey, and North Africa segments
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NewsPizza Hut Restaurants achieves profit and LFL sales growth
The franchise business achieved a £4.7m increase in operating profit to reach £1.7m in 2023, from a £3m loss in 2022
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InterviewsPizza Hut: ‘People change and so must we’
Following a recent brand reset, UK MD Nicolas Burquier speaks to MCA about avoiding complacency, catering to changing customer needs, and withstanding the test of time
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NewsKFC UK reports sales drop
Parent company Yum! Brands recorded a 3% decline in system sales growth for KFC UK in Q2 2024
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NewsPizza Hut undergoes brand reset
The chain has launched a new Handcrafted range with sourdough-style bases and new toppings, designed to appeal to a new generation of customers
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InterviewsHeart with Smart: ‘We’ve digested the damage and can now start to rebuild’
Following the successful refinance of its debt, CEO Jens Hofma tells MCA the Pizza Hut Restaurants operator is looking to fire up innovation and reignite unit growth in 2025
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NewsHeart with Smart extends senior debt until 2027
The operator of Pizza Hut Restaurants and itsu franchises has also appointed Steve Packer, an existing member of the management team, as CFO, as Andy Platt steps into semi-retirement
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NewsYum! Brands sees strong Q3 momentum
KFC sales across Europe saw year-on-year growth of 13% in the quarter ending 30 September 2023, with the period also seeing record digital sales