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Pizza Hut, LLC [3] is an American multinational pizza restaurant chain and international franchise founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas by brothers Dan and Frank Carney. The chain, headquartered in Plano, Texas , operates 19,866 restaurants worldwide as of 2023.
The Pizza Hut in Aggieville, Kansas, was the first to have delivery, an innovation. By 1977, Pizza Hut had grown to 4,000 outlets and the brothers decided to sell the business to PepsiCo for over $300 million USD. Frank remained the president and a board member of Pizza Hut until 1980. [1] [3]
The company was founded in a garage, and within two years, it produced its first hit: the Uke-a-Doodle, a kid-sized instrument. Barbie, perhaps Mattel's most iconic toy line, didn't join the party ...
Leading early pizza chains were Shakey's Pizza, founded in 1954 in Sacramento, California; Pizza Hut, founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas; and Little Caesars, founded in 1959 in Garden City, Michigan.
In 1994 (a full year before Amazon.com was even created) Pizza Huts' "PizzaNet" accepted an order for a large pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms and extra cheese and the Internet age was born - kind of.
And while the film does point to the staying power of the Pizza Hut brand, it isn't a simple history lesson on America's third-largest pizza chain — rather, it's a look at all the possibilities ...
The pizza parlor franchised into Pizza Hut in 1959 and added a thicker crust pan pizza. [5] [6] Other pizza companies also later included pan pizza. In 1989, Domino's introduced its deep dish or pan pizza. Its introduction followed market research showing that 40% of pizza customers preferred thick crusts.
Remember when Pizza Hut was a pleasant, sit-down experience? Jump back to the days of red cups and salad bars with these 12 vintage Pizza Hut photos.