Talk:Pizza Hut

Sweden on teh Map

Someone should reallyadd Sweden on the map of international restaurants. I know at least three restaurants in Stockholm and it's possible that it is more restaurants in the country. I think Pizza Hut has been in Sweden for at least ten years. Please add it since I don't know how to do it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.226.95.97 (talk) 19:50, 16 July 2013 (UTC)

HQ Move

The article currently says: "Pizza Hut is relocating its headquarters to Legacy Office Park in nearby Plano when the lease on its current building, which it has occupied since 1995, expires on December 31, 2010." Since 12/31/10 has passed, that sentence is obviously inaccurate. I called Pizza Hut, they tell me they're going to move next Friday, and I'm going to amend the article to reflect that. I suspect that my phone call might be categorized as "original research" and thus uncitable in a Wikipedia article, but I'm hoping that that my fellow editors will let the rewrite stand for a week, at which time the article can be revised to cite their new headquarters. HMishkoff (talk) 21:28, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

They did move on Friday -- but I know that only because I called and asked them, it was pretty much of a stealth move, I didn't see anything in the press (and they haven't even updated the address on their website yet). I went ahead and changed their HQ to Plano because I did finally manage to find one article to cite, but surely somebody can find something better. HMishkoff (talk) 02:11, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Desserts

Pizza Hut offers desserts, which this article does not list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8807:A781:2E00:BD9E:FAF2:A0FE:6972 (talk) 00:56, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

References

What happened to the article??

This page is only showing me lists of countries that have pizza huts, where did the article go? I thought maybe someone blanked it, but there hasn't been an edit since January. The snare (talk) 04:21, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

Ah, no. That's the talk page that hasn't been edited. Anonymous user 71.42.191.58 blanked it. I see he/she was previously blocked and is at it again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The snare (talk • contribs) 04:33, 7 March 2011 (UTC)

And is now blocked for it again. DMacks (talk) 15:50, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

History

Pizza Hut initially went public in January 1969 not 1972 and with approximately 100 locations. This was preceeded with a "pooling of interests" in December 1968 when all the francisees that wanted to participate exchanged their Pizza Huts for Pizza Hut stock. I was one of those persons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wildduck99 (talk • contribs) 02:12, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

That's great; if you have a reliable source that confirms that information, please add it to the article. Powers ^T 15:15, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Is there anyway to edit the map. Pizza Hut is in Vietnam (at least it is in Saigon). I was over there in December 2008 and saw it personally as well a KFC.

Pizza Hut in Sweden

I know there is at least two Pizza Hut restaurants in Stockholm, Sweden. So the map showing countries with Pizza Hut needs to be updated. (62.20.195.195 (talk) 20:52, 15 April 2012 (UTC))

Pizza Hut in Bulgaria

There is a Pizza Hut restaurant in Sofia, Bulgaria. Please update your map.--130.204.204.44 (talk) 08:30, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 27 October 2012

Pizza Hut's first commercial advertising was a radio advertisement on KLEO AM. In a few short years in Wichita Kansas Pizza Hut introduced Food Truck delivery. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ICT1973 (talk • contribs) 20:08, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Please provide a reliable source for your proposed addition. Powers ^T 21:08, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 31 December 2012

http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/12/29/glen-burnie-pizza-hut-demotes-driver-for-defending-himself-during-attack/

If you Believe in any of these; Human Rights, Free Speech, Marriage Equality, The Right to Live a Happy fulfilling life, The Right to Defend yourself against Harm, and I'm sure there are many more I can list. However my points is, if you believe in any of this, then you will not be going to pizza hut until they make this right. Everyone should re-post this story until Pizza Hut has satisfied the consumer who supports this poor man. Its a shame, the way they havent even made a public statement in regards to this story. I am allowed to carry mace with me while I work...My company gave it to me. The driver for any Pizza Delivery should be given mace as well. At the Companies expense. 68.32.120.40 (talk) 02:47, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Edit requests are meant to be suggestions for improving the article. It's hard to see what your suggestion is. HiLo48 (talk) 03:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

I sympathise with your cause, but I'm afraid Wikipedia is not a means of promotion. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 03:19, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

Pizza Hut in Gothenburg Sweden

There are numerous Pizza Hut restaurants in Gothenburg, not only Stockholm. Map really needs to be updated! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.224.10.221 (talk) 18:29, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Pizza Hut in the Republic of Ireland

Pizza Hut now have stores in the Republic of Ireland, so the world map listing locations requires updating. I would do it myself but I have never modified graphics on Wikipedia before. Source: http://www.pizzahutireland.com/menus/index.php — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brocagh (talk • contribs) 12:43, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Sources needed.

Let's get this article sourced within a month — say by November 7, 2013 — lest the unsourced stuff be challenged and removed. Thanks, GeorgeLouis (talk) 19:01, 7 October 2013 (UTC)

Updates to Map of locations in the world

Please write request to map updates here, in this section (or write a subsection) and do not create a new section for every request. This in order to avoid that the talk page becomes unnecessarily cluttered. Pizza Hut's official list for where it has restaurants around the world: http://www.pizzahut.com/international.html According to Norwegian Wikipedia, Pizza hut is also present there (although there are only two restaurants in total).MRqtH2 (talk) 16:25, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Cleanup, July 2014

Hi guys. Here's a major cleanup log, which I'm logging here for use in fanservice sites like Wikia. I performed line editing for WP:NPOV and conciseness; I relocated concept info from Products to Concept and created a photo gallery; I reduced WP:TRIVIA WP:NOTDIR to a point that is hopefully closer to WP:N. I deleted a bunch of trivia that just isn't notable, and I know there's a lot more to go. They're a megacorporation so everything they do has a WP:RS but not everything they do provides an impact upon the world, defines the state of the art, or is significant compared to all history or to all competition. Maybe there should be a Reception section with culinary reviews. Thanks. — Smuckola (Email) (Talk) 03:35, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Logo has changed

Pizza Hut logo has changed as of 19th November, 2014. Please upload the new logo

Updated. Sources [1] & [2]. How anyone thinks that's an improvement... – JBarta (talk) 15:23, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

'Red roof' restaurants in Britain

The article currently claims American style 'red roof' premises exist in Britain, but I don't know of any and would be surprised if they did - the UK format is very different, consisting of high street restaurants indistinguishable from any other UK restaurant chain apart from the signage. I'm going to add a citation request. --Ef80 (talk) 14:56, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

I agree, there's also been a huge number of closures of many UK restaurants over the last few years, but for some strange reason this information is being omitted? 86.22.43.187 (talk) 20:58, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Germany and its misinterpretation of the logo

Many Americans probably have no idea that Germans tend to confuse that special kind of roof with a hat (German: Hut). Some Germans even call the restaurant "Pizza Hut" ('pItsa 'hu:t). I find it funny that this is nowhere mentioned in the article. The ancient logo depicted in the article (with the bignosed guy wearing a hat) might even suggest that this ambiguity is (or was) created on purpose. -andy 2.242.147.153 (talk) 00:27, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

It's very unusual, in my experience, for Germans to pronounce Pizza Hut in the English way.

I just learned that there are even Americans who have always assumed that the logo shows a red hat, haha. Compare (as pointed out in German Wikipedia) the hat Bessarion wears in a painting of the 15th century. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 23:24, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 12 February 2018

Add to Citation: "Other innovative efforts included their "MySpace Ted" campaign, which took advantage of the popularity of social networking, and the burgeoning user-submission marketing movement via their Vice President of Pizza contest.[citation needed]" http://www.economist.com/node/8960555 MariahRossi (talk) 01:18, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: Pizza Hut is not described in the source the way you've described it. Spintendo ᔦᔭ 03:18, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

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Merge from WingStreet

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

To merge WingStreet into Pizza Hut on the grounds of context, short text, and perhaps independent notability of the brand name. Klbrain (talk) 15:37, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

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The WingStreet article was split off from this one some years ago, but I'm proposing it be re-merged back in based on three factors. Firstly, that there are no standalone WingStreet stores; the one experimental attempt at it was a failure and closed the following year. Plans many have been to expand the brand to more independent stores, but that never happened, and isn't worthy of a separate article. This means that it is not a separate chain by any meaningful definition. Even the wingstreet.com web address redirects to Pizza Hut's website.

Secondly, that it is not a standalone subsidiary, just a branding used by Pizza Hut at locations that have wings on the menu; indeed, there are posts in the the archives about the lack of independence.

Finally, based on those facts, the assertion that restaurants are "co-located" is an erroneous one; there is no such thing as a WingStreet restaurant location. There's Pizza Hut locations that have wings on the menu. The current branding guidelines (since the 2019 return of the classic logo) acknowledge that and don't call for specific WingStreet signage. In short, WingStreet isn't a restaurant chain, it's the branding for Pizza Hut's wing menu, and not independently notable. oknazevad (talk) 16:21, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Hi oknazevad and thanks for your well-considered contributions and explanation here! I'm not a long-time editor on this page, so I don't have a lot of say in the matter. If you feel strongly about trying to merge it in, I would not object. One thing that for me sticks out is that Google Maps often gives discreet and separate listings to WingStreet locations (I believe often listed with a space, "Wing Street"). And the signage is different. I can imagine a consumer Googling for "WingStreet," and then landing just on the Pizza Hut page, and being a bit confused if it does not immediately jump down to the WingStreet section. Imagine an average consumer, are they going to look for the Table of Contents sub-head and find Wing Street? I dunno. Perhaps I have a bias towards more separate pages, and less ultra-long pages! Just my two cents. It sounds like you're a well-considered editor here, so take my input with a grain of salt. I'll be happy to support whatever you ultimately decide with consensus. Good luck and thank you for being a quality contributor here! Nickgray (talk) 15:37, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

• I don't think that the fact that they aren't standalone is the determining factor here. It's all about the sources. That said, the current sources are as much about Pizza Hut as the "chain" Wingstreet, so are weak for demonstrating independent notability. Looking at Google maps, it pulls them upas if they are separate entities. That doesn't mean anything for this discussion except that more sources may be out there, and we probably need to search before moving anything. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 00:09, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

Adding two more cents to the total, I'm not disagreeing that the factors mentioned should be considered: but Google Maps is hard to rely on one way or another because the content regularly changes (without documentation), and it's often up to the individual franchise location to update its information if incorrect. The Pizza Hut WingStreet nearest me just happens to pull up on Maps only as Pizza Hut. My understanding is that "Pizza Hut WingStreet" is meant to mean a Pizza Hut location that sells wings - Original Pizza Hut items and WingStreet items are rung up on the same register and prepared in the same kitchen. Even the WingStreet logo on pizzahut.com makes this distinction. But crucially, to oknazevad's second point, it seems that legally, Pizza Hut is considered a subsidiary of Yum Brands, and WingStreet is a "brand" carried by Pizza Hut, not its own subsidiary. For these reasons it seems impractical to me to consider it its own restaurant. If nothing else, WingStreet should probably feature more prominently in this article as a service provided by over 2/3rds of Pizza Hut locations in the US. Saltpike (talk) 05:23, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

I agree with not taking Maps too seriously, I would just offering the point. But if the legal status of "WingStreet" is no more than a brand, then that brand would need to demonstrate notability independent of Pizza Hut, and I don't think it can. ie: McRib is an example of a brand that is only available in the parent companies store, but it has generated a lot of press, memes and independent coverage over the last 30 years, putting it past the bar of notability as an independent product. WingStreet, I think not. So in that case, a merge is probably best. Dennis Brown - 2¢ 20:43, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

• I've poked around here and there looking, and I still say MERGE is the right solution. In fact, the only logical solution. Are there any arguments against a merge at this point? Dennis Brown - 2¢ 21:21, 16 December 2021 (UTC)

I'm not opposed to merging into a Wingstreet section here, but it does appear that there are some PH locations that have a separate WS operation attached. I think a good comparison is McCafé. I am not sure there are any standalone McCafé locations; AFAIK they are all located within a McDonalds. McCafé also doesn't have a dedicated website. I am sure there are other examples where other brands used by a given restaurant that don't have separate locations or their own websites but which are notable. The question for me is whether WS is notable in and of itself, given its history as a separate YUM concept. Lard Almighty (talk) 06:19, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

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  Y Merger complete. Klbrain (talk) 15:37, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Merger of Pizza Hut Pakistan

Pizza Hut Pakistan doesn’t appear to be independently notable but could be merged as a paragraph here. Mccapra (talk) 22:37, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Agreed. Same with KFC Pakistan to KFC. oknazevad (talk) 13:20, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

 Done Onel5969 ^{TT me} 14:03, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

We need to update the map.

Please update the many more countries have had Pizza Hut stores.

The link to all the countries is here: https://www.yum.com/wps/portal/yumbrands/Yumbrands/company/our-brands/pizza-hut

It has been over half a year since I posted. I don't think it has changed yet...

Yath-Yath (talk) 19:05, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

@Yath-Yath

It also expanded to croatia Wikil0ll3a (talk) 13:50, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Pizza Hut no longer available in Greece

Greek here. Map needs to be updated. https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/255288/pizza-hut-exits-greece-hit-by-the-pandemic/

Though there is an operating business known as Red Corner Pizza that makes similar pizza in Heraklion, Crete. I don't have a source to verify this claim but I know that the owner used to work at the old Pizza Hut restaurant of the city.

Melaneas (talk) 08:34, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

providing more context to one of Pizza Hut's distinct brand features

hello i think that it would be nice for our work on Pizza Hut's largest rebrand in 2014 to be recognised. I had previously made an edit which was struck down as I had not familiarised myself with guidelines and I totally understand why.

I had used an article from our website about it: https://www.weareharrison.com/harrison-design-one-of-dubais-top-ten-most-beautiful-restaurants/ (URL doesn't match article content, something we'll fix) and I can see why this was rightly rejected.

But this has also been covered in design publications e.g https://www.hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2013/10/pizza-hut-restaurants-unveil-multi-million-pound-makeover/ and https://www.divcom.co.uk/casual-dining-interior-design-awards-finalists-announced/ where our award nomination for one of our refurbed Pizza Hut restaurants was nominated for an award

What i wanted to add was that Harrison, the design and branding agency, had a noteworthy role in Pizza Hut's largest-ever rebrand. We worked on rebranding Pizza Hut in the UK on the theme of Americanness to set Pizza Hut apart from their Italian-themed competitors which I think adds some niche information about a distinct brand feature of Pizza Hut in the UK

Clearly I have a COI here and it would not be appropriate for me to make this edit myself.

I hope you consider my request and I would love to see our hard work recognised.

Lorcs (talk) 16:11, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. ℰmi1y_⧼T·C⧽ 01:02, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

May 31 or June 15, 1958

How come two Founded dates are listed in the article? 70.50.35.116 (talk) 03:13, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

According to the reference, the correct date is May 31. I fixed the spots in the article with the wrong date. oknazevad (talk) 03:22, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Edit semi-protected

In the International section, please add Ethiopia. https://addisstandard.com/news-pizza-hut-officially-opens-in-ethiopia/?amp=1 2600:100C:A210:2BB2:25C1:12AD:4D2A:8F11 (talk) 21:08, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

 Done Lemonaka (talk) 06:40, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

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Croatia not mentioned

Pizza Hut expanded to Croatia in January of this year, someone should add it to the international section. 2A05:4F46:310:5C00:2804:F77F:AD48:5E40 (talk) 06:10, 13 February 2024 (UTC)

@2A05:4F46:310:5C00:2804:F77F:AD48:5E40 True, its true, it expanded in 3 places, most knowtably in Z centar. Wikil0ll3a (talk) 13:49, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

@2A05:4F46:310:5C00:2804:F77F:AD48:5E40 The problem is that the page is protected by Wikipedia, so that people cannot edit it. There is a slight chance that they will notice the post, cuz of arrogancy. Wikil0ll3a (talk) 13:52, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

@2A05:4F46:310:5C00:2804:F77F:AD48:5E40 (they will def not notice it) Wikil0ll3a (talk) 13:53, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

@Wikil0ll3a: Next time, you can add {{edit semi-protected}} under the talk section. This will notify users that there has been a request to add/change information on the article. – Pbrks ^(t·c) 21:34, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

@Pbrks thx for ur help Wikil0ll3a (talk) 10:59, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Multiple closures throughout UK

The UK section is extremely vague, but its not surprising given the huge number of closures of many high street restaurants - but surely this information is relevant given the history of other past outlets like Huckleberry's or Wimpy... 86.22.43.187 (talk) 20:09, 25 May 2024 (UTC)