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Multiple Pizza Hut locations confirmed closed in Puerto Rico metro area

El Nuevo Día verified several Pizza Hut stores are closed while the franchise holder remains silent.

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On 3 November 2026, El Nuevo Día conducted on-site visits across the Puerto Rico metropolitan area and confirmed that multiple Pizza Hut restaurant locations are closed. [1][4] Encanto Restaurants temporarily suspended operations at all 56 Pizza Hut branches in Puerto Rico [2] The Pizza Hut suspension impacts approximately 700 workers in Puerto Rico [3] Encanto Restaurants holds the local franchise operating rights for both Pizza Hut and IHOP in Puerto Rico. [5] Approximately 177 Encanto Restaurants locations are now inactive in Puerto Rico [6] Workers stated Encanto Restaurants provided no advance notice of the Pizza Hut operation suspension [7] A closed Pizza Hut restaurant was documented at the Venus Gardens location in Río Piedras. [8]
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  1. On 3 November 2026, El Nuevo Día conducted on-site visits across the Puerto Rico metropolitan area and confirmed that multiple Pizza Hut restaurant locations are closed. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  2. Encanto Restaurants temporarily suspended operations at all 56 Pizza Hut branches in Puerto Rico · Periódico PresenciaPuerto Rico
  3. The Pizza Hut suspension impacts approximately 700 workers in Puerto Rico · Periódico PresenciaPuerto Rico
  4. As of 3 November 2026, Encanto Restaurants has not made any public statement regarding the closed Pizza Hut locations. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  5. Encanto Restaurants holds the local franchise operating rights for both Pizza Hut and IHOP in Puerto Rico. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  6. Approximately 177 Encanto Restaurants locations are now inactive in Puerto Rico · Periódico PresenciaPuerto Rico
  7. Workers stated Encanto Restaurants provided no advance notice of the Pizza Hut operation suspension · Periódico PresenciaPuerto Rico
  8. A closed Pizza Hut restaurant was documented at the Venus Gardens location in Río Piedras. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
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