Editing Pizza Hut (section)

===Australia===
Pizza Hut expanded to [[Australia]] in 1970, opening its first dine-in restaurant in [[Belfield, New South Wales|Belfield]] in April 1970.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 28, 2018 |title=Bulldozed: Australia's first Pizza Hut bites the dust in Belfield |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/bulldozed-australias-first-pizza-hut-bites-the-dust-in-belfield/news-story/93a8f0843762279dc706879f84b5a1cf |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref> In 2016, private equity firm Allegro Funds and a local management team bought the master franchise agreement for Pizza Hut in Australia from Yum! Brands.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Sarah |last2=Macdonald |first2=Anthony |last3=Moullakis |first3=Joyce |date=September 5, 2016 |title=Allegro and former McDonald's execs take control of Pizza Hut Australia |url=https://www.afr.com/street-talk/allegro-and-former-mcdonalds-execs-take-control-of-pizza-hut-australia-20160906-gr9kr6 |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 8, 2023 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609005810/https://www.afr.com/street-talk/allegro-and-former-mcdonalds-execs-take-control-of-pizza-hut-australia-20160906-gr9kr6 |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2023, Allegro sold Pizza Hut Australia to US franchise operator Flynn Restaurant Group.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Bridget |date=June 8, 2023 |title=Allegro Funds sells Pizza Hut to Flynn Restaurant Group |work=The Australian |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/dataroom/allegro-funds-sells-pizza-hutt-to-flynn-restaurant-group/news-story/c33a467616ef4f696afd08ce5e20b6fe |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609005809/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/dataroom/allegro-funds-sells-pizza-hutt-to-flynn-restaurant-group/news-story/c33a467616ef4f696afd08ce5e20b6fe |url-status=live }}</ref> As of June 2023, there are about 260 Pizza Hut stores in Australia.<ref name=":1" />

In May 2024, Australian franchisee Pizza Pan Group was penalized with a [[AU$]]2.5 million [[Fine (penalty)|fine]] for sending 10 million [[Direct text marketing|marketing]] [[Messaging spam|spam messages]] over four months in violation of Australian [[Spam Act 2003|spam laws]]. It had been directed to report regularly to the [[Australian Communications and Media Authority]].<ref>{{cite news |last1= Kirk |first1=Emma  |title=Fast-food chain hit with $2.5m fine|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/news/pizza-hut-served-2-5m-spam-fine/ar-BB1mulEG |accessdate=May 17, 2024 |publisher= [[MSN]]|date=May 16, 2024}}</ref>