The story
Two college brothers borrowed $600 from their mother to turn a beer tavern into a pizza empire.
Everything that was here
- 1958–1986
Pizza Hut Original RestaurantRestaurant
Two college brothers borrowed $600 from their mother to turn a beer tavern into a pizza empire.
See the map in 1959 → - 1958–1968
Pizza HutRestaurant
Two college brothers borrowed $600 from their mom and named it Pizza Hut because only eight letters fit on the sign.
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Pizza Hut #1Restaurant
Two college brothers borrowed $600 from their mother to launch the world's largest pizza chain.
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