Pizza Hut has published its list of 68 restaurants that are set to close their doors, and includes several in Leeds.
In case you missed the announcement earlier this week, Pizza Hut confirmed that it had entered into administration, and DC London Pie – the firm running the once-popular chain’s restaurants in the UK – had appointed administrators from corporate finance firm, FTI.
Since its start, Pizza Hut has always been known and loved for its family-friendly dining, particularly its popular pizza buffet, salad bar, and ice cream machine.
But business in the UK has been struggling for the chain for a while, and it had previously gone into administration less than a year ago, but that was when DC London Pie stepped in and saved the chain’s restaurants from insolvency.
Now though, some 1,210 people are due to be made redundant as 68 Pizza Hut restaurants close down.
11 delivery outlets are also set to close, which do not have indoor dining seating – however none of these are in Leeds or West Yorkshire.
Luckily, a total of 64 branches have been saved as part of a rescue deal by American hospitality giant Yum! Brands, which owns the global Pizza Hut business.
Yum! Brands said it had bought the UK restaurant operation in a pre-pack administration deal, and the rescue has secured the future of 1,276 workers.
Full list of Pizza Hut locations set to close
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Beckton
- Bolton
- Bournemouth
- Bradford, Vicar Lane
- Brighton, Marina
- Bristol
- Cardiff
- Carlisle
- Chatham
- Clacton
- Cortonwood
- Crawley
- Cribbs Causeway
- Croydon
- Dudley
- Dundee
- Durham City
- Eastbourne
- Edinburgh
- Edinburgh, Fountain Park
- Edinburgh, Kinnaird Park
- Enfield
- Falkirk
- Feltham
- Finchley, Lido
- Great Yarmouth
- Greenwich
- Grimsby
- Hartlepool
- Hayes
- Hereford
- Huddersfield
- Hull
- Inverness
- Kettering
- Kidderminster
- Lancaster
- Leeds, Colton Mill
- Leeds, Kirkstall Road
- Leeds, White Rose
- Liverpool
- Llanelli
- Lowestoft
- Manchester Fort
- Middlesbrough
- Norwich
- Oldham
- Poole, Tower Park
- Portsmouth
- Preston
- Reading Gate
- Rhyl
- Rochdale
- Romford
- Russell Square, London
- Scunthorpe
- Shrewsbury
- Silverlink
- Solihull
- St Helens
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Thanet
- Truro
- Urmston
- Wellingborough
- Wigan
- Yeovil
A spokesperson for Pizza Hut UK said it was ‘pleased’ to secure the continuation of 64 sites to safeguard its guest experience and protect the associated jobs.
“Approximately 2,259 team members will transfer to the new Yum! equity business under UK TUPE legislation, including above-restaurant leaders and support teams,” the spokesperson said in a statement on Monday.
Nicolas Burquier, who is the Managing Director of Pizza Hut Europe and Canada, called Monday’s agreement a ‘targeted acquisition’, Sky News reports.
“Our immediate priority is operational continuity at the acquired locations and supporting colleagues through the transition,” Mr Burquier concluded.
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