The process is expected to be completed by the end of June. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and consent from Pizza Hut’s owner, Yum! Brands Inc. Pizza Hut Australia has notched 50 consecutive months of positive same-store sales growth, a key gauge of restaurant momentum, according to the statement. Today, the restaurant chain debuts a marketing. Australia made sense as the company’s first international market because it is culturally similar to the US and its diners like American brands, he said.įlynn co-chief operating officer Ron Bellamy will oversee the Australian business, though the existing management team will continue to run the local operation. Credit: Applebees The viral, chart-topping Fancy Like song from Walker Hayes is now Applebee’s’ unofficial jingle.

The group looked abroad for growth because it already has a large domestic market share, founder and chief executive Greg Flynn said in an interview. Over the weekend college football fans were subjected to AppleBee’s new ad that features people dancing on TikTok to Walker Hayes’ hit song Fancy. While watching a routine football game on ESPN, a commercial appeared, featuring a whole litany of people doing a TikTok dance to a song about Applebees by.

Flynn says it is the largest franchise operator in the world, with a portfolio of restaurants that includes Applebee’s, Taco Bell, Panera Bread, Arby’s and Wendy’s locations in 44 US states. Unfortunately for Applebee’s everyone hates their new commercial. Flynn’s acquisition of Pizza Hut will give the Ohio-based firm about 2600 locations across the US and Australia and boost annual sales to roughly $4.5 billion from $4.2 billion. Discover the date night menu inspired by Walker Hayes shit song 'Fancy Like.' Its got that Bourbon Street Steak with the OREO® Shake.

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