Delivery Sets Guinness World Records®
Title for Highest Altitude Pizza Delivery on Land as Pizza Hut
Climbs to New Heights with Milestone Opening in Tanzania
In recognition of entering its 100th country, Pizza Hut, a
division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) and the world’s largest
pizza restaurant company, marked the milestone with a special pizza
delivery to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The delivery
set the Guinness World Records® title for the highest altitude
pizza delivery on land at a height of 19,341 feet.
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General Manager of Pizza Hut Africa,
Randall Blackford, a team of Pizza Hut employees and several
professional guides, hiked for six days to the top of Mt.
Kilimanjaro to set the Guinness World Records(R) title for the
highest altitude pizza delivery on land at a height of 19,341 feet
in recognition of Pizza Hut entering its 100th country. (Photo:
Business Wire)
General Manager of Pizza Hut Africa, Randall Blackford, a team
of Pizza Hut employees and several professional guides hiked for
six days to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro to set the world record
delivery. Blackford and the team shared a large pepperoni pizza at
the top of the mountain in celebration of the Company’s continued
global expansion. An adjudicator from Guinness World Records was
on-site in Tanzania to verify that Pizza Hut in fact set the record
for the highest altitude pizza delivery on land.
Not only did the team set a Guinness World Records title, they
also raised money for the Msasani Primary School in Dar Es Salaam,
Tanzania, as a way to show their commitment to supporting the
communities where they operate. The money will provide desperately
needed upgrades to the school for the 1,300 students and provide
training for their teachers.
“We are extremely proud to be the first pizza restaurant company
to be serving in 100 countries,” said Milind Pant, President, Pizza
Hut International. “There has never been a more exciting time to be
working at Pizza Hut. We are the most-loved and fastest-growing
pizza restaurant company in the world and look forward to
continuing to share our high-quality, affordable pizzas made by our
passionate team members with consumers everywhere.
“We are thrilled to bring Pizza Hut to Tanzania and believe
there is no better way to celebrate our 100th country milestone
than by setting a Guinness World Records title for the highest
pizza delivery on land to Mt. Kilimanjaro.”
Pizza Hut, which has more than 16,000 restaurants worldwide and
2015 sales totaling over $12 billion, is the first and only pizza
restaurant company to have locations in 100 countries. Pizza Hut
sees tremendous opportunity for growth over the next several years
in Africa and is investing and working with franchisees to expand
its presence across the Continent. Pizza Hut, which includes
company and franchise restaurants, is currently present in nearly
10 countries on the Continent with more than 100 restaurants and
expects to be in more than 20 countries with more than 500
restaurants by 2020.
“We are excited to celebrate our 100th country milestone with
the opening of our restaurant in Tanzania,” said Randall Blackford,
General Manager, Pizza Hut Africa. “Tanzania is an exciting
emerging market in Africa and we believe there is great potential
for accelerated growth. We are grateful for our franchise
partnership with Dough Works, Ltd., who has worked tirelessly to
bring the Pizza Hut vision to life in this country and we are
looking forward to years of success.”
The new Pizza Hut is located in Dar Es Salaam and features a
modern design, digital menu boards, a children’s play area and
provides seating for 90 people.
Pizza Hut markets around the world also joined the celebration
of the 100th country milestone by making special deliveries to
historical landmarks in other countries where Pizza Hut operates.
You can follow the journey of the memorable pizza deliveries at
#PizzaHut100.
The first Pizza Hut restaurant outside the United States was
located in Canada. The next international market was Costa Rica.
The busiest Pizza Hut restaurant in the world is located inside the
Sao Paulo Airport in Brazil. The Pizza Hut menu has been translated
into more than 35 languages.
The five biggest markets for Pizza Hut outside the U.S. are
China, UK, India, Malaysia and Indonesia. The most popular Pizza
Hut pizza in the world is pepperoni. Pizza Hut employs more than
300,000 team members worldwide.
Other fun facts about Pizza Hut include:
- The original Pizza Hut opened May 31,
1958, in Wichita, Kansas.
- More transactions are received via
PizzaHut.com than any other pizza website in the world.
- A Pizza Hut pizza was the first product
ever purchased over the internet (in 1994).
- Pizza Hut once delivered pizza to
space.
ABOUT PIZZA HUT
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM),
delivers more pizza, pasta and wings than any other restaurant in
the world. The company began 58 years ago in Wichita, Kansas,
when two brothers borrowed $600 from their mom to start a
pizzeria.
What started out small has become the biggest pizza company in
the world and today operates more than 16,000 restaurants in
100 countries serving innovative pizzas, traditional favorites
like the signature Pan Pizza, and much more. For
more information, visit www.pizzahut.com.
ABOUT YUM! BRANDS
Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, has nearly
43,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories. Yum!
is ranked #228 on the Fortune 500 List with revenues of over $13
billion in 2015 and is one of the Aon Hewitt Top Companies for
Leaders in North America. The Company's restaurant brands - KFC,
Pizza Hut and Taco Bell - are the global leaders of the chicken,
pizza and Mexican-style food categories. Worldwide, the Yum! Brands
system opens over six new restaurants per day on average, making it
a leader in global retail development.
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