Pizza Hut to close 300 restaurants, mostly dine-in locations

[SheltieLover]

https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/pizza-hut-to-close-300-restaurants-mostly-dine-in-locations/507-4fdfc53b-9afd-4e98-83a6-ae869bf20dbf

Franchisee NPC International owns 1,225 Pizza Huts and 385 Wendy’s restaurants in 27 states. The company filed for bankruptcy protection last month.

Author: DEE-ANN DURBIN (AP Business Writer)
Published: 12:57 PM CDT August 17, 2020
Updated: 12:57 PM CDT August 17, 2020
Up to 300 Pizza Hut restaurants will be closed, most of them dine-in locations not well suited for carryout and delivery at a time when millions of people are sheltering and eating at home.

Pizza sales have exploded during the pandemic. Domino's last month reported a 30% spike in quarterly profits. On Monday it said that it was hiring more than 20,000 people to handle surging orders.

More at link. I've never been a big fan, but there goes another American institution, thanks to tRump virus. 🤬 alnd la lot of jobs!

[exboyfil]

1. Even before coronavirus

Pizza Hut had opted out of dining in in our area. They closed and moved across the street to a another take out location with a smaller footprint and newer building.

Interesting enough the new Dominoes added dining in to their location at the same time (of course they are next to the campus).

[House of Roberts]

4. Funny. I've never seen a Domino's you could eat in,

and I've never seen a Pizza Hut where you couldn't eat in.

I've noted many of the chains remodeling some locations, while others were closed, before the virus. I'd bet the remodeled locations have the best chance to stay open.

[exboyfil]

12. More of a lobby but they do have tables and I ate in once there

Not a lot of seating but definitely more than a counter. It is not open now though.

[donkeypoofed]

2. They did that here in Canada 25 yrs ago

And all their iconic-roofed restaurants are re-named now. It's almost weird to see a Pizza Hut restaurant that is STILL a Pizza Hut !

[Aristus]

7. A former Pizza Hut around here is now a Mexican food restaurant.

They didn't change the roof; they just painted it orange!

[AZ8theist]

3. Sorry for those out of work, but...

Their product was crap anyway. Never went back after trying it once...

[Awsi Dooger]

5. I hope it's not the one near me

I still enjoy eating in once in a while, including the buffet. In fact, I had the Pizza Hut buffet just a few days before quarantine happened. It was excellent, largely because that buffet always includes veggie lovers pan which is my favorite. Cici's had eliminated veggie from the buffet in favor of one mega-meat after another.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. I fucking love Pizza Hut.

[Aristus]

8. Our local Pizza Hut is still open for dine-in.

They have a daily lunch pizza and salad buffet. I just don't know if anyone shows up for it anymore.

Pizza Hut was one of my grandson's first jobs. I used to drive him to his shifts.

He has a much better job now, and he bought his own car. He's doing well for a twenty year-old...

[Demovictory9]

9. I've never been in a "dine in" Pizza hut, they have all been just a counter and a bench

to wait for your food

[PSPS]

10. Can't blame this on the virus

The whole dine-in pizza business model has been declining for almost 20 years. The few successful pizza shops I've seen lately (pre-pandemic) that had dine-in service had about two small tables that you bussed yourself. Delivery + takeout is virtually 100% of their income.

[HotTeaBag]

13. Good point.

Pizza Hut's main MO has always been dine-in and they didn't make the change-over to delivery until too late in the game.

Kind of a shame really - I've always found it neat to go to one every once in a while.

[Awsi Dooger]

14. The Pizza Hut subreddit has been mentioning this for a full year

Many employees and managers post in that subreddit. This topic has shown up several times, that hundreds of dine-in locations were scheduled to close by 2022, due to the realities of the industry.

[underpants]

11. The market is going to be flooded with PAC Man table games

And, of course, Ms. PAC Man

[Baclava]

15. I cant remenber the last time i actually ate in there, 30 years ago? lol, make carryout cheaper