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To: yesthatjallen

Just go back to the way Pizza Hut use to be, imho it would turn around enough to be a reasonable business.

Stop trying to be a massive billion-dollar corporation, just run the business employ people and make money.


3 posted on 06/16/2026 7:54:44 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: Skwor

Pizza Hut used to be a family friendly restaurant that you took the kids to.

Then the corporations took over and they tried to be everything to everybody and it doesn’t work.

Just go back to making real pizza from scratch and make it great like it used to be..............


7 posted on 06/16/2026 7:59:06 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Skwor

When I was dating the girl who is now my wife, in high school, we could go to dinner at Pizza Hut, split a medium 2-toppings (different on each half), drinks, tax and tip. Then we went to a movie across the street at the theater. All for $20. Lol. Pizza hut was a nice clean sit down place with sizzling hot food.


16 posted on 06/16/2026 8:03:32 AM PDT by desertsolitaire (w)
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To: Skwor
Just go back to the way Pizza Hut use to be, imho it would turn around enough to be a reasonable business.

There has been a flurry of "classic" sit-down Pizza Hut restaurants opening recently. (I doubt the dough is made from scratch like it was when I was a cook in the '80s) Unfortunately, I am sure this sale will put a halt to that sort of behavior.
18 posted on 06/16/2026 8:04:33 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Skwor
Just go back to the way Pizza Hut use to be, imho it would turn around enough to be a reasonable business.

There has been a flurry of "classic" sit-down Pizza Hut restaurants opening recently. (I doubt the dough is made from scratch like it was when I was a cook in the '80s) Unfortunately, I am sure this sale will put a halt to that sort of behavior.
19 posted on 06/16/2026 8:04:35 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Skwor

Well they can do that now:

private equity firm LongRange Capital

Yum brands is a publicly traded company and they have to show shareholder value and try to increase it. Going private will allow them to do things like you suggest.


32 posted on 06/16/2026 8:16:22 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (RL)
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...the private equity firm LongRange Capital will buy Pizza Hut

That's what I've been saying for awhile. Even the traditional thin crust style
pizza they had. That was a good pizza.

But now, a private equity firm. 😞

52 posted on 06/16/2026 9:09:35 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Skwor

“Just go back to the way Pizza Hut use to be”

A few weeks ago, there were news stories that that’s exactly what is supposed to happen.

“Pizza Hut is actively leaning into nostalgia by converting hundreds of its restaurants into retro “Pizza Hut Classic” locations.” (AI)


77 posted on 06/16/2026 1:16:34 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam ( "Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away". - B. Franklin)
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