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Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut logo.svg
"No One Outpizzas the Hut"
Type
Wholly owned subsidiary
Industry Restaurants
Founded June 15, 1958; 60 years ago
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Founders Dan Carney
Frank Carney
Headquarters 7100 Corporate Dr, Plano, Texas[1]
Number of locations
16,796 restaurants worldwide
Products Italian-American cuisine
pizza · pasta
Parent
Yum! Brands worldwide outside of China
Yum China within China
Website pizzahut.com
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise founded in 1958 by Dan and Frank Carney. The company is known for its Italian-American cuisine menu including pizza and pasta, as well as side dishes and desserts. Pizza Hut has 16,796 restaurants worldwide as of March 2018,[2] making it the world's largest pizza chain in terms of locations. It is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., one of the world's largest restaurant companies.[3]