LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Yum! Brands plans to close roughly 250 underperforming Pizza Hut locations in the U.S. in the first half of 2026.
According to our partners at Louisville Business First, the closures are part of the company’s Hut Forward initiative, aimed at modernizing stores, boosting marketing and revising franchise agreements.
Pizza Hut, which operates about 20,000 restaurants worldwide, posted a 1% same-store sales decline last year in the U.S., lagging Yum’s faster-growing Taco Bell and KFC brands…