Pizza Hut

Leadership

Yum Brands names Joe Park chief digital and technology officer

Park will replace Clay Johnson, who will remain with the owner of KFC and Taco Bell as a senior advisor.

Financing

Is this the end of in-house pizza delivery?

The Bottom Line: Two California Pizza Hut operators are getting rid of their own delivery services in advance of the state’s fast-food minimum wage. The potential implications of that move are enormous.

Marketing Bites: Pizza Hut says thank you to delivery drivers, Wingstop launches a card game and Shoney’s celebrates National Free Hot Fudge Cake Day.

The Bottom Line: The CEOs of the franchise giants decried the NLRB’s joint employer ruling but said that their brands have the strength to overcome them, anyway.

The $7 Deal Lovers Menu largely matches rivals Domino’s and Papa Johns and comes as more brands push value offers.

The pizza chain said that thousands of locations are now open until midnight or later as the brand eyes night owls.

The owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit continues to add to its in-house technology capabilities and is building digital sales. But the company wants to keep its focus on what matters.

A Pizza Hut operator in the Midwest was sued in a federal court after allegedly underpaying delivery drivers for the use of their personal cars. Such lawsuits are remarkably common.

Hot Honey Pizza and Hot Honey Wings launch in two markets for a limited time.

The owner of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut is working with the customer data platform Treasure Data to give it a centralized view of customer data across all its brands.

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