- Pizza Hut, first pizza company in the world to reach 9,000 restaurants outside the U.S.
- Milestone spotlights strength of brand, growth of fast casual delivery business in India and globally
National/Mumbai, November 27, 2017 – Pizza Hut, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) announced the opening of its 9,000th restaurant outside the U.S., a first in the pizza category. The newest Pizza Hut in Mumbai, India shines a spotlight on the growth of the Pizza Hut Fast Casual Delivery Business in India and globally. The newest Pizza Hut in Powai, Mumbai offers the best of both worlds to consumers who love pizza – faster, better and easy pizza delivery, along with the option to dine-in a modern open kitchen restaurant where they can see their favourite pizzas being freshly baked.
“The opening of the 9,000th International Pizza Hut in Mumbai shows our incredible commitment towards evolving the brand to meet changing consumer preferences for home delivery, carry out or dine-in,” said Unnat Varma, Managing Director, Pizza Hut (India Sub-Continent). “Pizza Hut has grown stronger in India over the last 20 years, and we believe our digital-centric delivery and contemporary, open kitchen restaurants will build the next generation of pizza lovers to further reinforce Pizza Hut as the most loved and trusted food service brands in India.”
“Pizza Hut offers the best tasting pizza in the category, so wherever we operate, we’re focused on making it easier for consumers to get a better quality pizza, through digital-centric delivery.” said Milind Pant, President, Pizza Hut International. “The continued growth in the Indian market and the love our customers here have for our freshly baked pizzas made Mumbai the perfect place to develop our 9,000th international restaurant. We are already looking forward to the next phase of our successful journey in India.”
To celebrate the milestone in true Mumbai style, Pant and Varma helped deliver free pizzas to 9,000 customers, with the help of the iconic dabbawalas of Mumbai, who maintain a 100-year old tradition of hot meal delivery.
About Pizza Hut India
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), serves and delivers more pizzas than any other pizza company in the world. Founded in 1958, Pizza Hut has become the most-recognized pizza restaurant in the world, operating 16,500 restaurants in more than 100 countries. In June 1996, Pizza Hut made its foray into India with a restaurant in Bangalore and was the first international restaurant chain to pioneer this category. The restaurant brand offers an exciting menu consisting of its signature pizzas, appetizers, pastas, desserts and beverages. Its trademark dining experience has been recognized by Brand Equity to make it the ‘Most Trusted Food Service Brand’ for 11 years in a row. Pizza Hut was recently felicitated with the title of India’s 70 Most Trusted Power Brands & amongst other awards, Pizza hut also bagged the award for Most Admired Retailer of the year for Digital Marketing Campaign along with Best Strategic PR Campaign Award by Times Network. Pizza Hut is the most preferred pizza brand in India, given its freshest, tastiest & affordable Pizzas.
About Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, has over 44,000 restaurants in more than 135 countries and territories and is one of the Aon Hewitt Top Companies for Leaders in North America. In 2017, Yum! Brands was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and among the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. The company’s restaurant brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell - are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican style food categories. Worldwide, the Yum! Brands system opens over six new restaurants per day on average, making it a leader in global retail development.