The company operating Pizza Hut’s UK restaurants, DC London Pie, has gone into administration, resulting in the closure of 68 dine-in locations and 11 delivery-only sites across the country.
The closures affect restaurants from Finchley Lido in London to Carlisle in Cumbria and Rhyl in north Wales, putting about 1,210 jobs at risk.
US parent company Yum! Brands — which also owns KFC and Taco Bell — has stepped in to buy the remaining 64 Pizza Hut restaurants through a pre-pack administration deal, preserving 1,276 jobs.
FTI Consulting, appointed as administrators, said the deal would provide “a stable platform for one of the UK’s best-known dine-in brands.” Joint administrator Matt Callaghan added that FTI would continue supporting employees impacted by the closures.
