Did You Know This

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Did you know the reason the Carney brothers chose the name "Pizza Hut" was because the sign they purchased only had enough space for nine characters and spaces?

Pizza Hut logo.svgDid you know that Pizza Hut (corporately known as Pizza Hut, Inc.) is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta,buffalo wingsbreadsticks, and garlic bread?
Did you know that Pizza Hut is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (the world's largest restaurant company[1]) with approximately 34,000 restaurants, delivery/carry-out locations, and kiosks in 100 countries?
Did you know that Pizza Hut is split into several different restaurant formats; the original family-style dine-in locations; store front delivery and carry-out locations; and hybrid locations that offer carry-out, delivery, and dine-in options?

Did you know that many full-size Pizza Hut locations offer lunch buffet, with "all-you-can-eat" pizza, salad, bread sticks, and a special pasta?

Did you know that Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 by brothers Dan and Frank Carney in their hometown of Wichita, Kansas?
Did you know that the brothers 
borrowed $600 from their mother to start a business with partner John Bender?



Did you know the reason the Carneybrothers chose the name "Pizza Hut" was because the sign they purchased only had enough space for nine characters and spaces?

Did you know that in 1972, with 314 stores nationwide, Pizza Hut went public?
 

Did you know that in 1978, Pizza Hut was acquired by Pepsico, who later also boughtKFC and Taco Bell?

 Did you know in 1997, the three restaurant chains were spun off into Tricon, and in 2001 joined withLong John Silver's and A&W Restaurants to become Yum! Brands?

Did you know that the oldest continuously operating Pizza Hut in the world is in Manhattan, Kansas, in a shopping and tavern district known as Aggievillenear Kansas State University?


Now if you didn't know, now you know...







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