Pizzaโข Hut Faces Potential Sale as Sales Decline
Jakarta – Yum! Brands, teh parent company of Pizza Hut, isโ evaluating a potential sale of the pizza chain amid ongoing declines in sales,โ according to a report from CNBC International on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
Yum! Brands CEO Chris turner stated the Pizza Hut team has “worked hard to overcome business challenges,” butโฃ indicated further action, such โคas operating outside of yum! Brands, may be necessary.
Recent quarterly โคreports show a 1% decrease in sales at Pizza Hutโ locations within the United States, impacting the company’s overall global performance. while international sales remain positive,โ the U.S. market is a key driver of โฃthe brand’s success.
in contrast, other Yum! Brands restaurants are performing well. Taco Bell saw a 7% increase in sales at existing โฃlocations, โand KFC experienced 3% growth despite challenges in the U.S.market.
Pizza Hut currently contributes approximately 11%โ of Yum! Brands’ total operating profit. โฃThe chain operates roughly 20,000 stores worldwide,โค including 6,500 in the United States.
Competition โinโ the pizza sector is intensifying, โwithโค Domino’s Pizzaโ and Papa John’s gaining market share. Domino’s reported a 6% sales increase last month, fueled by promotional โstrategies.
Economic factors, including highโ inflation and โa slowing job market,โข are also impacting consumer spending. Turner noted U.S. consumersโค are โข”cautious in facing uncertain economic conditions.” Similar challenges are occurring in the UK, where Pizza Hut plans to close half of its restaurants due to declining customer traffic. The pizza marketโค is also seeing increased competition โfrom businesses adapting more quickly โคto evolving โconsumer โpreferences, particularly amongโ younger โgenerations.
Despite the pressures on Pizza hut, Turner highlighted the continued strong sales performance of Taco Bell and other Yum! Brands businesses. Yum! โBrands has not yet announced a timeline forโค a final decision regarding Pizza Hut’s future.
