{"id":2270752,"date":"2024-06-18T16:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizza-hut-forced-to-close-15-locations-amid-brutal-battle-stunning-workers-129-other-locations-at-risk\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T16:20:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:20:22","slug":"pizza-hut-forced-to-close-15-locations-amid-brutal-battle-stunning-workers-129-other-locations-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizza-hut-forced-to-close-15-locations-amid-brutal-battle-stunning-workers-129-other-locations-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Hut Shuts Down 15 Stores, Surprises Employees; 129 More at Risk Amid Intense Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpizza-hut-forced-to-close-15-locations-amid-brutal-battle-stunning-workers-129-other-locations-at-risk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2270752&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A conflict between Pizza Hut and EYM Group, one of its largest franchisees, has precipitated the shutdown of 15 Pizza Hut \u200cstores in Indiana, with prospects of additional closures across several other states including Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. \u200bThe closures are attributed to a legal tangle over unpaid franchise fees that EYM allegedly\u2064 owes to Pizza Hut. EYM tried to seek a preliminary\u2064 injunction against Pizza Hut to halt the termination of its franchise rights but was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200dthese local \u200bchallenges, Pizza Hut maintains that it intends to transition these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-am-troubled-sen-hawley-asks-u-s-commission-on-international-religious-freedom-to-add-canada-to-watch-list\/\" title=\"\u2018I Am Troubled\u2019: Sen. Hawley Asks U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom To Add Canada To Watch List\">closed locations<\/a> and\u2064 hopes\u200c to reopen them eventually. Meanwhile, the financial performance of Pizza\u200b Hut has also been on\u2062 a downturn with a reported drop in same<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victorias-secret-replaces-angels-with-megan-rapinoe-other-gender-equity-campaigners\/\" title=\"Victoria\u2019s Secret Replaces \u2018Angels\u2019 with Megan Rapinoe, Other \u2018Gender Equity Campaigners\u2019\">-store sales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This ongoing conflict and the associated store closures have resulted in abrupt \u2063job \u200blosses, with affected\u2063 employees advised to \u200bfile for unemployment benefits. The\u2063 situation underscores a \u200bsignificant strain in the relationship between the\u200d franchise holder and the franchisor,\u2064 as\u2063 well as the struggles within \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/krispy-kreme-reports-first-quarterly-profit-since-going-public\/\" title=\"Krispy Kreme Reports First Quarterly Profit Since Going Public\">broader restaurant industry<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 18, 2024 at 10:43am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-smith-id-be-surprised-if-oil-companies-werent-profiteering\/\" title=\"Dem Rep. Smith: 'I'd Be Surprised' if Oil Companies Weren't Profiteering\">long-running battle<\/a> between Pizza Hut and one of its largest franchises has led to the closing of 15 stores, with more closings to come across multiple states.<\/p>\n<p>The first shoe dropped on Friday when 15 Pizza Hut outlets in Indiana owned by EYM Group closed, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwitimes.com\/news\/local\/pizza-hut-restaurants-abruptly-close-across-northwest-indiana\/article_68ff83b4-29f4-11ef-ba3f-e3403c345e0d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northwest Indiana Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that employees posted on social media the closings came with no notice, and that employees were merely told to file for unemployment benefits.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pizza Hut closes several restaurants in Indiana, Ohio. Pizza Hut\u2019s shuttered Indiana locations are owned by EYM Group, which has been tangled up in a lawsuit against its franchisor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FVVEfE3IA4\">https:\/\/t.co\/FVVEfE3IA4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SyCCdva14W\">pic.twitter.com\/SyCCdva14W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Restaurant News (@NRNonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRNonline\/status\/1802724286408294907?\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/yourmoney\/consumer\/article-13540301\/Pizza-Hut-abruptly-shutters-15-restaurants-indiana.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, another 129 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/1100-pizza-hut-delivery-drivers-set-get-axe-ahead-blue-state-minimum-wage-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pizza Hut<\/a> locations operated by EYM will be closing in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Restaurants in Illinois, Georgia, South Carolina and Wisconsin are all on the list of potential closings.<\/p>\n<p>The closings are due to a legal squabble between EYM and Pizza Hut. EYM said Pizza Hut is the reason stores have fallen behind and need updating.<\/p>\n<p>Pizza Hut claims that EYM owes it millions in unpaid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/popular-pizza-chain-forced-close-5-locations-californias-20-minimum-wage-kicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">franchise fees<\/a> and other bills. As deadlines for payment pass, the chain closes the stores in that state.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yum Brands and EYM Group are in a legal battle over unpaid franchise fees leading to sudden closure of 15 Pizza Hut locations, with 129 more at risk. The heart of the dispute lies in the failure of Pizza Hut to keep up with its competitors and deliver a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cQjP5e5QNL\">https:\/\/t.co\/cQjP5e5QNL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The America One News (@am1_news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/am1_news\/status\/1803087835920232617?\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is Pizza Hut bosses showing they are not bluffing,\u201d the Mail quoted what it called an insider as saying.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina Pizza Huts have a deadline of June 27, followed by a July 7 deadline for outlets in Illinois, a July 11 deadline in Georgia and a Sept. 5 deadline in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>EYM Group had sued Pizza Hut in March, claiming Pizza Hut violated its contract with the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>EYM had sought a preliminary injunction that would prevent Pizza Hut from terminating EYM\u2019s ability to operate its restaurants, but was unsuccessful, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/casetext.com\/case\/eym-pizza-of-ga-llc-v-pizza-hut-llc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">court records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Pizza Hut told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrn.com\/quick-service\/pizza-hut-closes-several-restaurants-indiana-ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nation\u2019s Restaurant News<\/a>, \u201cWhile some local franchisee-operated restaurants have temporarily closed, Pizza Hut remains committed to providing outstanding service and products to our valued customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company is working to transition these locations and expects many of them will reopen soon,\u201d Pizza Hut said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p>Yum! Brands, the parent of Pizza Hut, reported last month that same-store sales dropped 7 percent in the last quarter, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/18\/business\/pizza-hut-shuts-down-15-locations-with-120-others-in-danger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Same-store Pizza Hut sales in the U.S. fell 6 percent in the last quarter. Sales had risen 7 percent in the same quarter last year.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. The 2024 election is the single most important election of our lifetime. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We here at The Western Journal are committed to covering it in a way the establishment media simply will not: We will tell the truth, and they will lie.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech and the elites don\u2019t want the truth out. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dispute between Pizza Hut and its major franchisee, EYM Group, has resulted in the shutdown of 15 Indiana outlets on Friday, with additional closures anticipated in various states. 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