The legacy of Pizza Hut® began in 1958, when two college students from Wichita, Kansas, Frank and Dan Carney, were approached by a family friend with the idea of opening a pizza parlor. Although the concept was relatively new to many Americans at that time, the brothers quickly saw the potential of this new enterprise.

After borrowing $600 from their mother, they purchased some second-hand equipment and rented a small building on a busy intersection in their home-town. The result of their entrepreneurial efforts was the first Pizza Hut® restaurant, and the foundation for what would become the largest and most successful pizza restaurant company in the world.

Over the past four decades we've built a reputation for excellence that has earned us the respect of consumers and industry experts alike. Our products have been voted Number One in countless consumer surveys nationwide. And our accomplishments as an innovative business leader have been cited by such respected publications as Restaurant Business, Fortune and The Wall Street Journal.

Pizza Hut, Inc., a division of YUM!, has more than 7,200 units in the U.S. and 3,000 units in more than 86 other countries.