Pizza Hut closed hundreds of stores last year: See where restaurants shuttered as new ownership takes effect

In June, fast-food restaurant giant Yum Brands announced it would sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital. Yesterday, LongRange Capital announced it had completed its acquisition. The pizza chain has seen significant changes to its physical store footprint in recent years. Before being acquired, Pizza Hut closed 261 U.S. stores in 2025, according to the pizza chain’s latest franchise disclosure document (FDD), released in March 2026. Those store closures have continued into th...