Beloved National Pizza Chain Closing 250 Stores by July 1

Pizza chain on track to close 250 restaurants, including in Oregon

Pizza Hut is on track to shutter hundreds of restaurants as part of efforts to revive the franchise amid financial struggles.

Beloved national pizza chain closing 250 stores by July 1

Hundreds of Pizza Hut locations are set to close by July 1, with closures already underway across the country. Earlier this year the global pizza chain confirmed it planned to close 250 locations by July 1 as part of a new strategic plan known as “Hut Forward.”

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