Pizza Hut Ads Celebrate Quarterbacks as Chain Drops ‘Pizza’ From Name

Pizza Hut Ditches Name for Football Season | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More

Pizza Hut – Depositphotos *Pizza Hut has new owners and a new nickname. Weeks after closing a $2.7 billion sale, the chain is rebranding as simply “Hut” for the 2026 NFL season, PEOPLE reports. Private equity firm LongRange Capital and Yum China Holdings, Inc. purchased Pizza Hut from Yum! Brands, a deal Yum! confirmed in a June press release. Yum! CEO Chris Turner framed the sale as a growth opportunity, calling the transition the start of a ne…

Pizza Hut ads celebrate quarterbacks as chain drops ‘pizza’ from name

Josh Allen is the latest quarterback to appear in a spot for the brand, which continues to place value at the center of its marketing message.

Pizza Hut’s NFL Rebrand Tests Buyers While Yum Banks $2.3 Billion

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, August 24, 2026, 10:41 EDT Pizza Hut will use “Hut” for 25 weeks around the 2026 NFL season.Yum has completed the $1.2 billion China sale; the $1.5 billion ex-China deal is due this month.Expected net proceeds equal 5.4% of Yum’s market value; its new buyback authority equals 9.3%.Yum shares traded 2.6% higher at…