Yum Manufacturers is delivering on its promise to shutter tons of of Pizza Hut places.
Three months after the fast-food big introduced its intention to shut 250 underperforming Pizza Hut eating places throughout the first half of 2026, the chain’s U.S. footprint seems to be notably smaller, in line with a Quick Firm evaluation.
A evaluate of native media studies, on-line evaluate platforms reminiscent of Yelp and Google Opinions, and Pizza Hut’s personal retailer locator device has discovered greater than 50 places which have closed in current months, spanning cities throughout america.
The true tally is probably going a lot increased. Ranjith Roy, CFO of Yum Manufacturers, indicated on an earnings call in February that the “focused closures” have been anticipated to be accomplished by July 1.
The closures are a part of the model’s “Hut Ahead” turnaround plan, which additionally contains marketing help and technological upgrades to some present shops. Yum Manufacturers has not publicly recognized the shops focused for closure.
Quick Firm has reached out to Yum Manufacturers for remark.
Pizza Hut remains to be rising globally. Final yr, it opened 1,184 new places throughout 65 international locations.
However america now represents a smaller proportion of the division’s total gross sales—it was 40% on the finish of final yr, in comparison with 43% 4 years earlier. In the meantime, China has grown type 16% to 19% over that very same interval.
Yum Manufacturers additionally owns KFC and Taco Bell. Shares of the Louisville-based restaurant group (NYSE: YUM) have barely over carried out the broader S&P 500 this yr. As of Monday, the inventory was up roughly 5% for 2026.
Pies within the sky
In November 2025, Yum Manufacturers stated it was endeavor a strategic evaluate of Pizza Hut, which might in the end lead to a sale. Buyers can be eagerly awaiting for an replace on the corporate’s progress when it subsequent studies earnings on Wednesday.
Within the meantime, Pizza Hut shops have been disappearing rapidly from cities across the nation. California, Pennsylvania, and Ohio seem like among the many states which have been hit particularly laborious to this point.
A few of the shops which have closed have been the one Pizza Hut eating places on the town, reminiscent of a location in Dillon, Montana, that was reported shuttered in March by customers in an area Fb group.
Cellphone calls to some just lately closed Pizza Hut places reveal that the listed numbers have already been transferred to different companies in some circumstances, together with one former Pizza Hut in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, whose quantity now rings an area Domino’s Pizza.
As of December 2025, Pizza Hut had slightly below 20,000 places globally, 68% of which have been positioned in different international locations, according to filings with the Securities and Trade Fee (SEC). Over 99% of the shops in Yum’s Pizza Hut Division are operated by franchisees.
Which Pizza Hut shops have closed?
Yum Manufacturers has not publicly launched an in depth checklist of shops impacted by its Hut Ahead plan. Nevertheless, in line with a Quick Firm evaluate, the Pizza Hut places listed beneath have closed in current months. The checklist, which incorporates greater than 50 shops throughout 20 states, is probably going not full.
Particular person eating places can shut for varied causes, and it was not instantly clear if all of the eating places beneath have been focused as a part of the Hut Ahead plan or if they’ve shuttered for an additional motive.
Quick Firm has reached out to Yum Manufacturers for extra particulars. We might replace this checklist as we be taught the destiny of extra shops.
Arizona
- 6671 E Baseline Rd Studio # 121, Mesa, AZ 85206
- 420 E Bell Rd Ste C101 Phoenix, AZ 85022
California
- 4558 Atlantic Ave, Lengthy Seashore, CA 90807
- 6911 Linda Vista Rd, San Diego, CA 92111
- 20377 Avalon Blvd, Carson, CA 90746
- 9118 Alondra Blvd, Bellflower, CA 90706
- 7253 Boulder Ave a-6, Highland, CA 92346
- 12003 Seashore Blvd, Stanton, CA 90680
- 1758 S Nogales St, Rowland Heights, CA 91748
- 19725 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA 92886
- 112 N Euclid St, Fullerton, CA 92832
- 11115 Crenshaw Blvd, Inglewood, CA 90303
- 366 N Harbor Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631
- 11550 Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90601
- 9111 Imperial Hwy., Downey, CA 90242
- 366 N Harbor Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631
- 7779 Garvey Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770
Florida
- 1616 S Dixie Fwy, New Smyrna Seashore, FL 32168
Iowa
- 1211 Silent Prairie Rd, Le Mars, IA 51031
Indiana
- 4264 N Cypress Ln, Bloomington, IN 47404
Oklahoma
- 413 S Inexperienced Ave, Purcell, OK 73080
Ohio
- 5840 Darrow Rd, Hudson, OH 44236
- 4118 OH-43, Kent, OH 44240
- 1715 OH-59, Kent, OH 44240
- 1208 Tiffin Ave, Findlay, OH 45840
Oregon
- 244 S Important St, Dallas, OR 97338
Pennsylvania
- 900 N Hanover St, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
- 145 Sheraton Dr, New Cumberland, PA 17070
- 101 Cavasina Dr Canonsburg, PA 15317
Kansas
- 1001 E seventh St, Galena, KS 66739
- S 69 Hwy Columbus, KS 66725
Kentucky
- 597 S L Rogers Wells Blvd, Glasgow, KY 42141
- 4507 N Mayo Path, Pikeville, KY 41501
Louisiana
- 1821 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA 70508
Michigan
- 9728 Pink Arrow Hwy, Bridgman, MI 49106
Missouri
- 9245 Gravois Rd Affton, MO 63123
Minnesota
- 105 S Oak Ave, Owatonna, MN 55060
- 1310 MN-15 #102, Hutchinson, MN 55350
Montana
- 401 Park Ave, Anaconda, MT 59711
- 800 N Idaho St, Dillon, MT 59725
Nebraska
- 2662 Cornhusker Hwy Ste 2B, Lincoln, NE 68521
- North Carolina
- 960 W Important St, Rockwell, NC 28138
Texas
- 1300 S Cage Blvd Suite 15, Pharr, TX 7857
- 2113 Andrews Hwy, Odessa, TX 79761
South Carolina
- 6432 Two Notch Rd Ste S, Columbia, SC 29223
South Dakota
- 101 N Splitrock Blvd, Brandon, SD 57005
Virginia
- 1001 Leatherwood Ln, Bluefield, VA 24605
Washington
- 304 S 1st St, Selah, WA 98942
- 421 Roosevelt Ave, Enumclaw, WA 98022
- 5160 Borgen Blvd Suite B, Gig Harbor, WA 98332
West Virginia
- 218 Park Dr Suite G, Weirton, WV 26062
Wisconsin
- 2727 S Enterprise Dr #462, Sheboygan, WI 53081
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