Q1 comps up 3% at Pizza Hut corp. stores

April 24, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands reported that same-store sales at the pizza chain's 1,700-plus U.S. corporate stores rose 3 percent for the quarter ended March 19, 2005.

According to a regulatory filing, transaction counts during the period fell 2 percent, while check averages rose 5 percent.