Pizza Hut closing hundreds of locations in 2026. Here's why. [USA TODAY]
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Brands, Inc., continues a strategic review of the struggling brand. During a Feb. 4 Yum! Brands earnings call , Chief Financial Officer Ranjith Roy said that the move was part of “Hut Forward,” a strategy which includes “vibrant marketing, modernization of technology, and franchise agreements.” “While we don't share specific details of franchise agreements, we are pleased to be working in partnership with our franchisees on increased efforts to deliver near-term sales while advancing long-term strategy,” Yum! Brands told Restaurant Business Online in an emailed statement. The closure announcement comes as Pizza Hut's store sales in the United States declined by 3% in the fourth quarter of 2025, while other Yum! Brands' restaurants, like Taco Bell, saw sales increases of 7% during the same quarter. "The 250 stores that we mentioned is a very small portion of the 20,000-unit estate that Pizza Hut has globally," Roy said during the earnings call. "And it is the right answer for t
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