Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd along with other famous brands is owned by Dallas based Yum! Brands, Inc. the largest restaurant company in the world. It is currently represented in more than 100 countries worldwide and its total restaurant count exceeds 33,000. Pizza Hut alone is a billion-dollar brand with 70% of its worldwide business run by franchisees.

Pizza Hut in the UK is well on its way to becoming a billion-dollar business. In 2002 we opened our 500th store and we aim to double this number in the UK and Ireland over the next 6 years. Pizza Hut will achieve this growth by sharing its expansion with franchisees.

In the UK we started franchise recruitment in 2001 to support and accelerate the expansion
of home delivery business. Over 40 franchisees have now been recruited and between them they will be successfully operating over 90 stores by the end of 2003.

Demand for franchise opportunities has been so strong that now only the best candidates get through the selection process. Only 5 opportunities remain within the delivery business to develop in areas in:

· Wales;
· North West of England;
· Cheshire;
· Republic of Ireland.

At Pizza Hut, we are not looking for single outlet franchisees but for partners capable of opening at least five stores in a short space of time. We have found that most franchisees want to open at least two new stores every year.

Pizza Hut needs entrepreneurs with drive, ambition, retail or food experience and
access to capital. You also need to have a great understanding of customer service. With the franchise network fully in place and franchisees developing multiple clusters across the UK, we aim to acquire 70 new sites a year from now on.

Total per store investment required depends on many factors, such as the site you choose and the building costs you are able to negotiate, but we would typically invest between £130,000 and £160,000 (excluding freehold and VAT). Most financial institutions would expect you to fund at least 30% yourself, and the rest through loan funding.

The Pizza Hut offer is unusual in that franchisees with home-delivery stores can work closely with the company’s 500 managed dine-in and home-delivery outlets to successfully penetrate any market and to get the best from the brand ’s potential.

There is an argument for just getting on with things, for getting stuck in and learning by your mistakes as you go. But that isn’t what we believe in here at Pizza Hut. Just ask our Restaurant Managers. They’ve benefited from one of the most comprehensive training programmes around. They also receive ongoing support once their restaurant is up and running. And as a franchisee, you’ll benefit from all this too.

The strength of Pizza Hut also lies in a combination of its product, customer service and media advertising.

Pizza Hut is renowned for producing new types of pizza to meet changing times. Heavy media promotions in the press and on TV make sure the consumer is aware of what is on offer and how to get it. Customer service is exemplified by ideas such as service guarantee where the customer will get his next pizza for free if we fail to deliver a hot and on time product. The effectiveness of all this is shown by the fact that over 20% of the UK population will have enjoyed a Pizza Hut pizza over the last 3 months.

If you wish to obtain further information of the franchising opportunities available in the UK please telephone 0870-2410697 for an information pack or have a look at our web site You can also apply online by clicking Here