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Pizza Hut birthday parties were a staple of growing up in England in the noughties.
But soon, ice cream factory unlimited refills and filling up on pasta from the salad bar are about to be banished to the graveyard of nostalgia along with Woolworths and portable CD players, because Pizza Hut is closing tonnes of its restaurants across the UK.
The pizza chain is to close a total 68 restaurants in the UK after the company that owns its dine-in venues went into administration. The closures will put 1,210 jobs across the UK at risk. In the capital, nine Pizza Huts are set to shutter – here’s what we know so far about the closures.
Which Pizza Hut restaurants in London are closing?
Out of London’s 13 Pizza Hut eat-in restaurants, nine are facing closure. Here’s the full list of Pizza Huts expected to close in the capital:
- Beckton Triangle
- Finchley Lido
- Greenwich Peninsula,
- Russell Square
- Romford Retail Park
- Enfield Leisure Park
- Hayes Retail Park
- Feltham Leisure Park
- Croydon, The Colonnades
When will Pizza Hut restaurants close?
According to reports, the affected Pizza Hut locations are shut with immediate effect.
Will any London Pizza Huts stay open?
Yes, a rescue deal has been brokered to save some sites in the UK. American hospitality giant Yum! Brands, which owns the global Pizza Hut business, said it has now bought the UK restaurant operation in a pre-pack administration deal.
In the deal, four London eateries should stay open. These are:
- Strand
- Leicester Square
- Piccadilly, Regent Street
- Marble Arch, Oxford Street
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