NFL: Pizza Hut replaces Papa John's as the pizza partner of the American football league

Pizza Hut, a network of pizza restaurants and takeaway food, which is part of Yum! Brands, has become the NFL's "official pizza sponsor" for several seasons, on 28/02/2018. "The agreement will offer Pizza Hut an array of exclusive marketing rights and designations that will connect the brand with the NFL and its teams, players, events, partners," said the NFL on 28/02/2018.

"The agreement comes one day after officials at Papa John's announced the company and NFL had mutually agreed to part ways in their sponsorship agreement," added NFL. Pizza Hut replaces Papa John's, an NFL partner since 2010, as the official pizza sponsor of the North American football league.

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Pizza Hut

• Sector: network of restaurants specialised in pizza
• Founded: 1958
• CEO: David Gibbs
• Parent Company: Yum! Brands
• Distribution: 13,000 restaurants (80% franchisees) in 110 countries worldwide

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