Hooters restaurants keep shuttering - but the CEO calls it a comeback The company has more than 420 restaurants in 29 countries The Independent UK · Oct 22
Pizza Hut is getting the private equity treatment in a $2.7 billion deal as its owner offloads the brand that defined 1990s dining nostalgia Yum Brands sold Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital and Yum China Holdings Inc. for a combined $2.7 billion deal. Fortune · Jun 16
“Such Stupidity”: Hooters CEO Unveils Family‑Friendly Rebrand Plans, Citizens React With Harsh Comments “We have been that way always,” the CEO said. Bored Panda · May 23
Hooters CEO encourages family dining in restaurant chain’s newest rebrand IN FULL The Independent UK · May 22
Hooters restaurants are set to undergo a rebrand to a ‘neighborhood place’ for families The new Hooters CEO, as well as the original owners, reacquired the brand’s intellectual property in the fall, with plans to ‘re-Hooterize’ the chain The Independent UK · May 22
Hooters CEO unveils new ‘family friendly’ rebrand: ‘there is something wrong if they’re in a thong’ Would you bring your kids to Hooters? We Got This Covered · May 22
'Family-Friendly' Hooters Rebranding: Boss Swaps 'Oversexualised' Gear For Kids Menu Hooters is rebranding to a family-friendly image by revamping uniforms and menu items, following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reacquisition of intellectual property by its founders. International Business Times UK · May 22
Hooters CEO says private equity turned it into a 'boys club hangout'—Now he's plotting a family-friendly makeover “It's a beach-theme restaurant,” Neil Kiefer said. Fortune · Nov 14, 2025