Pizza Hut: Submitted By:-Wasim Akram
Pizza Hut: Submitted By:-Wasim Akram
Pizza Hut: Submitted By:-Wasim Akram
1958-1967
1967-1999
1999-PRESENT
Submitted by :-
Wasim Akram
GENERAL INFORMATION
• TYPE - PUBLIC
• FOUNDED - WICHITA, KANSAS (1958)
• LOCATION - DALLAS, TEXAS
• KEY PEOPLE - DAN AND FRANK CARNEY (FOUNDERS) DAVID C.
NOVAK (CEO)
• INDUSTRY - FOOD WHOLESALE
• PRODUCTS - PIZZA
• EMPLOYEES - 250,000 (APPROX.)
• WEBSITE - WWW.PIZZAHUT.COM
PIZZA HUT STORY
• 1958: THE LEGACY OF PIZZA HUT BEGAN, WHEN TWO COLLEGE-AGED
BROTHERS FROM WHICHITA, KANSAS, FRANK AND DAN CARNEY
OPENS FIRST PIZZA HUT RESTAURANT AFTER BORROWING $600
FROM THEIR MOTHER.
• 1959: PIZZA HUT IS INCORPORATED IN KANSAS AND THE FIRST
FRANCHISE UNIT OPENS IN TOPEKA, KANSAS.
• 1968: INTERNATIONAL MARKET ENTERED WITH OPENING OF PIZZA
HUT RESTAURANT IN CANADA.
• 1969: RED ROOF ADOPTED FOR RESTAURANTS.
• 1972: PIZZA HUT, INC. LISTED ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
UNDER THE SYMBOL PIZ.
• 1977: PIZZA HUT, INC. STOCKHOLDERS OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVE
MERGER WITH PEPSICO, INC. FOR AN UNDISCLOSED SUM.
• 1986:DELIVERY SERVICE, AS A NEW CONCEPT, IS
INITIATED
• 1996: PIZZA HUT COMES TO INDIA WITH A DINE IN
RESTAURANT BANGALORE THAT HAS SPECIAL
VEGETARIAN PIZZAS.
• 1997: PIZZA HUT OPENS A DINE-IN RESTAURANT IN DELHI.
• 2007: PIZZA HUT BROUGHT OUT OUR THICK N THIN PIZZA
AND BEGAN TO RE-FRANCHISE OUR DINE-IN
RESTAURANTS.
• 2009: PIZZA HUT OFFERING BAKED FILLINGS IN THE
CORNER OF THE PIZZA
OVERVIEW OF THE CASE
• BY 1986, PIZZA HUT’S LEADERSHIP OF THE OVERALL PIZZA MARKET
IS BEING CHALLENGED BY DOMINO’S, A DELIVERY-ONLY CHAIN.
WEAKNESS
• HIGH OVERHEAD COSTS DUE TO LARGE NUMBER OF RESTAURANTS.
• HIGH PRICE
• INTERNAL CONFLICTS AMONG FRANCHISEES
OPPORTUNITY
• EXPANSION THROUGH ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM.
• INTRODUCTION OF MORE INNOVATIVE PIZZAS.
• VENTURING INTO SENIOR CITIZENS MARKET.
THREATS
• THE DIFFERENTIATION STRATEGY FOLLOWED BY ANY PIZZA CHAIN IS
SOONER OR LATER ADOPTED BY ALL PIZZA INDUSTRY PLAYERS.
• MAIN THREAT FROM COMPETITORS: DOMINOS
PORTERS 5-FORCE MODEL
EXISTING RIVALRY
Company
PSA sales ($M) 196 221 267 306 348 372
(Traditional) 395 400
(Delivery) 282 289
Net sales($MM) 354 399 476 556 678 766 835 929
Net sales growth (%) 12.7 19.3 16.8 21.9 13 9 11.3
Total revenues ($MM) 495 556 489 569 699 795 867 967
ROAE(%) 3.5 6.1 8.9 16.4 21.7 16.9 15 12.4
Franchisees:
PSA sales($M) 237 280 314 350 386 400 415
REASONS WHY PIZZA HUT ADOPTED
“FRANCHISING” AS THE ENTRY STRATEGY
• CANNIBALIZING
• CONVINCING THE FRANCHISEE
• SETTING UP THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DELIVERY
SYSTEM.
• COMPETITION FROM LOCAL PLAYERS.
• IT DID NOT CANNIBALIZE THE DINE IN RESTAURANT AS
BOTH HAVE ITS DIFFERENT MARKET SEGMENTS.
• PIZZA HUT WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THEIR FRANCHISEES
AFTER SUCCESSFULLY PUTTING ACROSS THEIR POINT OF
HIGH MARKET POTENTIAL IN THE PIZZA DELIVERY
MARKET.
• THEY BUILT A VERY ROBUST AND SUSTAINABLE DELIVERY
MODEL.
• THEY GAINED COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BECAUSE OF
THE NEW CSC SYSTEM.
ISSUES IN THE CASE - 2
IF PIZZA HUT DOES PURSUE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE
INTO THE DELIVERY SEGMENT OF THE PIZZA MARKET,
WHAT OPERATIONAL APPROACH SHOULD THEY USE?
APPROACHES TO BE FOLLOWED
• ADOPTION OF CSC SYSTEM.
• ADEQUATE MAN POWER, DELIVERY VEHICLES AND
OTHER SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURES.
• PROPER TRAINING OF SALES AND DELIVERY FORCE.
• PROPER DEMARCATION AND PLANNING OF ZONES AND
DELIVERY ROUTES.
ISSUES IN THE CASE - 3