Many West Midlands Pizza Hut locations, including Stratford's Maybird, Dudley's Castlegate, and Solihull's Touchwood, have been marked as 'temporarily closed' following the collapse of dine-in operation

Local Stratfordians took to Facebook to share upset as much-loved Maybird Pizza Hut is among the many Pizza Huts that that has changed its status to change status to 'temporarily closed' on Google following Pizza Huts announcement.

With one user commenting, ‘WHAT???’. Meanwhile, another commenting ‘Is this something kind of joke? Why r they closing all the shops’

In addition to this, local dine-in Castlegate, Dudley has been marked as temporarily closed.

Similarly, Pizza Hut in Touchwood, Solihull has also been regarded as temporarily closed.

When BirminghamWorld called these local Pizza Hut dine-ins via telephone.

Pizza Hut had the following message on its answering machine: “Thank you for calling Pizza Hut, we’re busy making pizzas right now. If you’d like to order a takeaway. Please visit, www.pizzahut.co.uk. If you would like to make a table reservation, please visit, www.pizzahut.co.uk/restaurants/book-a-table. Alternatively, please hold and we will get to you as soon as we can.”

This morning, a company spokesperson shared the following news: “Today, we announce the acquisition of the Pizza Hut dine-in operations through a pre-packaged administration, after FTI was announced today as administrators of DC London Pie Limited, a franchisee of Pizza Hut dine-in restaurants.

“We are pleased to secure the continuation of 64 sites to safeguard our guest experience and protect the associated jobs. Approximately 2,259 team members will transfer to the new Yum! equity business, including above-restaurant leaders and support teams.”