NPC Adds Pizza Hut Franchises

NPC International Inc., a Lenexa, Kan.-based franchisee and operator of Pizza Hut franchises, has completed its acquisition of 59 additional Pizza Hut units located primarily in < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Idaho and the SpokaneValley for $27.1 million. The sellers were Pizza Hut of Idaho, Rocky Mountain Pizza Huts, Northwest Restaurant Group and Northern Idaho Pizza Huts. NPC was acquired last year by Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. www.npcinternational.com< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />