Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut is a restaurant chain and international food franchise based in Dallas, Texas specializing in pizza. Pizza Hut is the world's largest pizza restaurant chain, with nearly 12,000 restaurants, delivery-carry out units and kiosks in more than 86 countries.

History

Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 by two college students, Dan and Frank Carney in Wichita, Kansas. The company gained national recognition in its first-ever advertising campaign, called "Putt Putt to Pizza Hut," which first debuted on American television in 1965. It was bought by PepsiCo, Inc. in 1977.

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1958 - Dan and Frank Carney - Wichita, Kansas - 1965 - PepsiCo, Inc. - 1977

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Pizza Hut was "spun-off" from Pepsi Cola into a company called Tricon Global Restaurants, in October 1997 and called now Yum! Brands, Inc.. The most distinct symbol of Pizza Hut is the trademarked design of the restaurant's roof, which is painted red and slopes upward; the current design was adopted in 1969, with a makeover in 1999.

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Pepsi Cola - Tricon Global Restaurants - October - 1997 - Yum! Brands, Inc. - 1969 - 1999

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