Pizza Hut Israel is the Israeli franchise of Pizza Hut with 56 branches as of September 2014.[2] Pizza Hut Israel is the largest pizza chain in Israel.[4]
History
Pizza Hut Israel opened their first restaurant in 1990, under the master franchisee Clal Chains, a subsidiary of Clal Industries.[5] Initially the chain opened many restaurants in Israel and was very successful. [5] In 1996, the investing company Penthouse’s manager Shlomo Duhoki bought the business from Clal Chains for US$12M. In 2002, the energy company Dor Alon bought Pizza Hut Israel from Shlomo Duhoki. In 2005, Udi Shamai became a partner in the company with Dor Alon continuing to hold 30% of the business. In 2008, Udi bought the rest of the shares from Dor through his company Tabasco Holdings.[6]