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Continue the countdown offast food franchises that seem to have problems, a grand franchisee of the pizza hut depends on bankruptcy. This envelops the closure of hundreds of existing locations for the beloved chain and puts several hundred more in uncertain territory.

NPC International, which operates nearly 1,300 restaurants at the pizza hut, filed for bankruptcy due to a $ 1 billion debt. As part of a resolution transaction between the company in difficulty and the parent company Yum Brands, the NPC will beClose up to 300 pizza hut locations and put the remaining 927 rentals for sale.

The 1,300 sites in question represent a fifth of all Pizza Hut restaurants in the United StatesBut it remains to be seen that 300 will be closed permanently.

It is meaning that the most powerful locations would be the first to get their doors, but there is some speculation thatThe pizza hut will give the ax of locations that have been installed to count on dinner traffic. Due to the pandemic, rapid catering chains to take away and drive locations with footprints and larger incomes, and the hut tries to refocus on these vertical companies. The brand reported the highest take-away revenues and delivery in the last eight years in May.

So, while it's not a goodbye to Pizza Hut, it can certainly be a goodbye to family pizza evenings at one of their locations.

The franchisee in difficulty also works close to the restaurants of 400 Wendy, but there is no word about whether the Burger brand will be affected by bankruptcy.

The news comes after the reports that manyFast service restaurants are in trouble during the second wave of closures. Namely, that Davey's, Dave & Buster's, Applebee, and the cheese plant could announce closures hundreds of next locations.

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