Pizza hut was started,by brothers Dan and Frank Carney in their hometown of Wichita, Kansas.[4]
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Pizza Hut
The first franchise unit opened Topeka, Kansas.
314 stores nationwide,
Pizza Hut went public on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker symbol NYSE: PIZ
Pizza Hut was acquired by PepsiCo, who later also bought KFC and Taco Bell.
The Pasta Bravo concept was acquired in 2003 from Pasta Bravo, Inc. of Aliso Viejo, Calif for $5 million to pair with Pizza Hut.
Pizza Hut is now the world's largest pizza franchise.
Pizza Hut, Inc. has more than 6,000 restaurants in the United States and more than 5,600 restaurants in 94 other countries and territories around the world.