# Pizza Hut

> Pizza chain with roughly 340-350 outlets in India, operated by Devyani and Sapphire; expansion is paused while the operators merge and weak stores close.

QSR Wire India chain profile · https://qsrwire.com/c/pizza-hut

## Quick facts
- Pizza Hut is a pizza chain in India.
- Pizza Hut is owned or operated by Yum! Brands.
- Pizza Hut has about 346 outlets, as reported by the company or a news source (checked 9 Nov 2026).
- Its mapped outlets are in 40 cities, most of them in Bengaluru, Delhi, Pune.
- We haven't located franchise terms for Pizza Hut.
- This profile was last updated on 9 Nov 2026.

## Mapped outlets by city (OpenStreetMap, undercounts)
- Bengaluru: 48
- Delhi: 30
- Pune: 19
- Hyderabad: 12
- Mumbai: 12
- Gurugram: 10
- Chennai: 7
- Vadodara: 6
- Kolkata: 6
- Bhubaneswar: 5
- Thiruvananthapuram: 5
- Kochi: 5
- Visakhapatnam: 4
- Indore: 4
- Guwahati: 4
- Chandigarh: 4
- Vijayawada: 3
- Thane: 3
- Jaipur: 3
- Siliguri: 3

## Recent news
- 8 Nov 2026: [India’s QSR chains see demand recovery as value offers draw customers back](https://qsrwire.com/news/b4ad76b5b2/indias-qsr-chains-see-demand-recovery-as-value-offers-draw-customers-back) (Mint) — Indian quick-service chains saw sales recover in the September quarter as cheap deals drew diners back. Burger King and McDonald's operators reported double-digit growth at existing outlets, while Pizza Hut sales kept falling. Rising costs for gas, power, wages and ingredients are squeezing margins, so chains are leaning on bargains rather than passing the full burden to customers.
- 4 Nov 2026: [CCI clears Devyani-Sapphire merger, paving way for unified KFC and Pizza Hut operations in India](https://qsrwire.com/news/a414098800/cci-clears-devyani-sapphire-merger-paving-way-for-unified-kfc-and-pizza) (Storyboard18) — India's antitrust regulator, the CCI, has cleared the combination of Sapphire Foods India and Devyani International, which would bring KFC and Pizza Hut franchise operations under one structure. Devyani confirmed the clearance in an exchange filing and said it is awaiting the detailed order. Other statutory steps remain before the merger takes effect.
- 3 Nov 2026: [The Competition Commission of India Approves Merger of Sapphire Foods India and Devyani International](https://qsrwire.com/news/f48b8332fd/the-competition-commission-of-india-approves-merger-of-sapphire-foods-india-and) (Food Infotech) — India's Competition Commission has cleared the merger of Sapphire Foods India into Devyani International. Devyani runs KFC and Pizza Hut franchises in India and is the exclusive Costa Coffee franchisee there. Sapphire runs over 700 outlets under KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands across India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. The tie-up could improve coordination and support expansion.
- 2 Nov 2026: [Devyani International Q2 Net Profit Rises to Rs 3.4 Cr](https://qsrwire.com/news/671bd4fd73/devyani-international-q2-net-profit-rises-to-rs-34-cr) (Rediff MoneyWiz) — Devyani International posted a net profit of Rs 3.46 crore in the September quarter, against a loss of 23.9 crore a year earlier. Revenue rose 10.36 per cent to Rs 1,519.42 crore, while EBITDA grew nearly 18 per cent to Rs 229 crore. It runs KFC, Pizza Hut and Costa Coffee, and added 70 net stores, reaching 2,325 globally.
- 2 Nov 2026: [Pizza Hut, KFC India operator's Q2 loss narrows sharply on strong same-store sales growth](https://qsrwire.com/news/e3af0b9bb1/pizza-hut-kfc-india-operators-q2-loss-narrows-sharply-on-strong-same) (Reuters)
- 31 Oct 2026: [K Riju Nair appointed brand head of Bombay Brasserie, Charcoal Concepts](https://qsrwire.com/news/142cb1e19a/k-riju-nair-appointed-brand-head-of-bombay-brasserie-charcoal-concepts) (ET HospitalityWorld) — K Riju Nair has been appointed brand head of Bombay Brasserie, the modern Indian brasserie run by Charcoal Concepts. Nair will lead expansion toward over 41 restaurants over the next eight years and oversee Bombay Brasserie 2.0, which debuts at a designated outlet first. Nair brings 26 years of experience, including roles at Pizza Hut UK and Yum India.
- 22 Oct 2026: [Sapphire Foods’ 1,086-store network delivers 20% Q2 revenue growth](https://qsrwire.com/news/0721ae5d8e/sapphire-foods-1-086-store-network-delivers-20-q2-revenue-growth) (Storyboard18) — Sapphire Foods, which runs KFC and Pizza Hut, added 15 KFC outlets in Q2 FY27, reaching 1,086 restaurants. Restaurant sales rose 20 percent to Rs 885.3 crore. KFC revenue grew 26 percent, its fastest in 16 quarters, helped by value offers, while Pizza Hut rose 7 percent. Adjusted EBITDA climbed 39 percent to Rs 62.4 crore.

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"Reported" counts are what the company or a news source states; "mapped" counts are OpenStreetMap locations and undercount the real total. Corrections: https://qsrwire.com/submit