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Pizza Hut Analysis

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Marcus Griffiths SWOT ANALYSIS OF PIZZA HUT

Is a restaurant chain and international franchise based in Addison, Texas, USA (a northern suburb of Dallas) specializing in American-style pizza along with side dishes including (depending on location): buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread. Pizza Hut is the world 's largest pizza restaurant chain and is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., whose restaurants total approximately 34,000 restaurants, delivery-carry out units, and kiosks in 100 countries. The chain was founded as a pizzeria in 1958 by the Carney brothers - Dan and Frank. Borrowing $600 from their mother, the brothers purchased some second-hand equipment. The then Wichita State University students took a family pizza recipe, …show more content…

Rising cheese costs threaten margins, cheese is essential to the business as it is there primary good, there for they are unable to go with out it, this may lead to Pizza Hut eventually buying goods from abroad or buying cheaper brands. Threat from Dominos pizza, also from Mc Donald’s who have tried to introduce a new meal that is a Pizza called: McPizza. So Pizza hut will have to improve or maintain the quality of the pizzas in order to compete with Dominos and McDonalds,

Marcus Griffiths to ensure that Pizza hut dominate this market. They will also have to keep their prices down and this may lead to them buying good from abroad where it is cheaper. Opportunities Pizza Hut can introduce new Pizzas with different crust sizes and flavours. This may attract new customers with new tastes and this may increase their sales. Pizza Hut has expanded into the Indian market menu and looks to the old favourite to bolster sales in the US. Pizza Hut has targeted upscale products and a downscale consumer base; this will attract customers who are more willing to buy these Pizzas.

Ansoff’s Matrix

Ansoff’s Matrix shows the main strategic options available to firms. We believe that the best option for Pizza hut is to introduce new products in existing market. So this firm should follow a product development strategy. This may involve substantial modification of or additions to its present product range, which

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