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Pizza Hut Corporate Office

Pizza Hut was founded by brothers Dan and Frank Carney in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas. The brothers borrowed $600 from their mother and opened a small restaurant in downtown Wichita.

In 1959, the first franchise opened in Topeka.

The business grew quickly in the 60s through aggressive marketing. By 1966, there were 145 franchise locations.

In 1972, Pizza Hut went public and rapid growth continued. The company merged with Pepsi in 1977 and became a division of the soft drink company.

In 1986, the 5000th franchise was opened.

In 1994, growth finally began to slow. In 1997, Pepsi packaged all their restaurant holdings which included Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell and spun them off as Yum! Brands.

As of 2018, are currently over 18,000 Pizza Hut locations operating under Yum! Brands in 94 countries worldwide.

Pizza Hut announced at the beginning of 2019 that they intended to hire more than 11,000 workers in the US in the coming year, although earnings in February of that same year were flat for the pizza chain.

Due to the coronavirus and subsequent quarantine, the parent company of Pizza Hut, filed for bankruptcy in July 1, 2020.

The Pizza Hut corporate office is located in Plano, Texas.

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut was founded by brothers Dan and Frank Carney in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas. The brothers borrowed $600 from their mother and opened a small restaurant in downtown Wichita.

In 1959, the first franchise opened in Topeka.

History

The business grew quickly in the 60s through aggressive marketing. By 1966, there were 145 franchise locations.

In 1972, Pizza Hut went public and rapid growth continued. The company merged with Pepsi in 1977 and became a division of the soft drink company.

In 1986, the 5000th franchise was opened.

In 1994, growth finally began to slow. In 1997, Pepsi packaged all their restaurant holdings which included Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell and spun them off as Yum! Brands.

As of 2018, are currently over 18,000 Pizza Hut locations operating under Yum! Brands in 94 countries worldwide.

Due to the coronavirus and subsequent quarantine, the parent company of Pizza Hut, filed for bankruptcy in July 1, 2020.

The Pizza Hut corporate office is located in Plano, Texas.

Brookshires Grocery Corporate Office

Brookshires Grocery was founded in 1928 by Wood and Louise Brookshire in downtown Tyler, Texas. The company was once part of the Brookshires Brothers chain, but the family split up the business in 1939. Brookshires Grocery continued to expand and in 1953, the company opened their first warehouse.

Today, the company has 175 locations in three states, Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas. More than 14,000 people work for the company full time. In addition to Brookshires Grocery, the company operates several Super 1 Foods stores in Texas. The company has also purchased and re-opened several closed Walmart Express store locations and rebranded them as Spring Market, in June of 2016.

In October 2019, Brookshire grocery continued to grow by acquiring three Cranford Supermarkets.

In November 2019, the company opened their first in-store kiosk featuring freshly baked pizzas from Pizza Hut.

In September 2020, the company extended their hourly appreciation pay to workers who continued to work despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Brookshires Grocery continues to expand, as well as remain a family owned business. Headquarters are still located in Tyler, Texas.

Brookshires Grocery

History

In October 2019, Brookshire grocery continued to grow by acquiring three Cranford Supermarkets.

In November 2019, the company opened their first in-store kiosk featuring freshly baked pizzas from Pizza Hut.

In September 2020, the company extended their hourly appreciation pay to workers who continued to work despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Brookshires Grocery continues to expand, as well as remain a family owned business. Headquarters are still located in Tyler, Texas.

Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporate Office

Kentucky Fried Chicken was founded in 1952 but had its roots back in the days of the Great Depression. Harland Sanders began selling fried chicken from a small roadside restaurant in North Corbin, Kentucky, in 1930. He believed that his popular recipe for fried chicken could be a successful franchise operation. The first franchise was in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1952.

Today, Kentucky Fried Chicken, often referred to as KFC or even Colonel Sanders, is the second most popular restaurant chain in America, right behind McDonald’s. The company has almost 19,000 locations in 118 countries and was one of the first American chains to expand internationally. Although the company had a few problems in the early 1970s due to changes in corporate ownership, the company is now a subsidiary of Yum Brands, which also owns Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.

KFC received some unexpected “free” advertising when Representative Steve Cohen ate a bucket of chicken after Attorney General William Barr declined to show up for a hearing to the Judiciary Committee.

The company had $23 billion in sales in 2013 and continues to expand its locations both internationally and in the U.S.

Kentucky Fried Chicken

History

The company had $23 billion in sales in 2013 and continues to expand its locations both internationally and in the U.S.

Golden State Foods Corporate Office

Golden State Foods began in 1947 in Los Angeles, California, as a small meat market. Founders William Moore and Frank Streeter originally sold meats to local restuarants and hotels. In the early 1950’s, the company became the major supplier to the McDonald’s Corporation’s fast food restaurants. In a joint venture with Taylor Fresh Foods, Golden State Foods is now the third largest supplier of beef in America.

In 2000, the company launched Chef’s Gold, which provides liquid condiments, such as ketchup and mustard, as well as cooked beef products for restaurants, fast food outlets, and other food providers. In another joint venture, this time with Bryan, a Texas based bakery, Golden State Foods entered the bread market and now provides baked goods to customers in the Southeast part of the U.S.

Golden State Foods division in Australia also provides produce to other American based fast food restaurants such as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Golden State Foods

Golden State Foods division in Australia also provides produce to other American based fast food restaurants such as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

History

Yum! Brands Corporate Office

Yum! Brands was created in 1997 when PepsiCo spun-off its fast food division. The new company was named Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc and was the new owner and franchiser of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands worldwide.

Because of the company’s pre-existing relationship with PepsiCo, all brands have a lifetime contract with the company and do not serve Coca-Cola products.

In 2002 Tricon acquired Yorkshire Global Restaurants, owner of Long John Silver’s and A&W Restaurants for $320 million. The same year the company changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc.

In 2003 Yum! launched WingStreet.

In 2011 Yum! sold Long John Silver’s to LJS Partners, LLC and A&W Restaurants to A Great American Brand LLC.

In 2003 Yum! acquired Little Sheep, a Chinese hot pot restaurant, condiment processing, and meat processing company with $2 billion in revenue, or 2% of all Chinese dining-out receipts, for $587 million.

Today Yum! is a Fortune 500 corporation, is a member of the S&P 500, is #201 in the Fortune 500, is #247 in the FT 500, has 75,500 employees, and had $13.08 billion in revenue in 2013.

Yum! Brands

Because of the company’s pre-existing relationship with PepsiCo, all brands have a lifetime contract with the company and do not serve Coca-Cola products.

In 2002 Tricon acquired Yorkshire Global Restaurants, owner of Long John Silver’s and A&W Restaurants for $320 million. The same year the company changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc.

History

In 2003 Yum! launched WingStreet.

In 2011 Yum! sold Long John Silver’s to LJS Partners, LLC and A&W Restaurants to A Great American Brand LLC.

Today Yum! is a Fortune 500 corporation, is a member of the S&P 500, is #201 in the Fortune 500, is #247 in the FT 500, has 75,500 employees, and had $13.08 billion in revenue in 2013.