“In 2023, we closed seven Pizza Hut restaurants and early this year another five of the 13 announced. There will not be any more closings. The streamlining plan was discussed and approved with all the parties interested and includes no more than 13 restaurants,” says Pizza Hut general manager Costica Misaca.
The network currently numbers 30 restaurants, 19 of which Dine-in, which also provide delivery and take-away services, two Express and nine offering solely delivery and take-away services.
American Restaurant System, the operator of the Pizza Hut chain, last saw profit in 2016. It has since been in the red, ending 2022 with RON11.8 million loss, higher than in 2021, according to the latest data available from the Finance Ministry.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)