Frank Carney (1938—2020), co-founder of Pizza Hut
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legacy.comFrank Carney was a businessman who co-founded Pizza Hut along with his brother.Carney and his brother, Dan, opened the first Pizza Hut when they were both students at Wichita State University in 1958 — Carney was just 19 years old.
With $600 borrowed from their mother and little idea just what they were doing, the two brothers made it work. Within three years, they opened their first franchise, in Topeka, and by 1977, they had grown the business to 4000 locations.
That was the year when they sold to PepsiCo, bringing in more than $300 million. Carney remained on the board of directors until 1980, later taking on a number of other business ventures.
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