Pizza Hut is an American multinational restaurant chain known for offering pizza and other Italian-American dishes. It was founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas by brothers Dan and Frank Carney. Pizza Hut operates over 18,000 restaurants worldwide and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yum! Brands, the world's largest restaurant company. In India, Pizza Hut first entered in 1996 and now has over 95 outlets across 24 cities, employing around 4,000 people. It aims to expand to 250 outlets by 2015 through new product offerings and increased retail presence across the country.