Pizza Hut store closures update: List of doomed locations grows in 2026 as the brand charts a Yum-free future

Pizza Hut restaurant closures have continued apace in the United States this year. According to a newly amended franchise disclosure document (FDD)—the first since Pizza Hut separated from fast food giant Yum Brands in early September—the Texas-based pizza chain has closed 275 U.S. restaurants s