The company operating Pizza Hut’s UK restaurants has entered administration, leading to the closure of 68 branches across the country — from Finchley Lido in London to Carlisle and Rhyl — along with 11 delivery-only sites.
The closures put 1,210 jobs at risk, though a rescue deal has preserved 64 restaurants and safeguarded 1,276 positions.
DC London Pie, which ran Pizza Hut’s dine-in venues under a franchise agreement, appointed administrators from FTI Consulting on Monday. The chain’s parent company, Yum! Brands — which also owns KFC and Taco Bell — has purchased the remaining UK restaurant operations in a pre-pack administration deal.
FTI joint administrator Matt Callaghan said the deal “provides a stable platform for one of the UK’s best-known dine-in brands” and confirmed that administrators would work to support employees affected by the redundancies.
