QSR pizza posts first sales decline as Pizza Hut, MOD slump and rivals devour share

The $31B US quick-service pizza category fell 0.3% in 2025, the only restaurant segment to contract. Pizza Hut (-8.2%), MOD (-10.6%) and Pieology (-26.5%) bled share while Domino's (+4.8%) and Jet's (+11.5%) grew. Asian (+7.8%), Mexican (+4.7%) and chicken (+5.3%) concepts plus DoorDash and Uber Eats siphoned occasions.

— Filed Fri, 15 May, 2026, 07:12 IST · Source Restaurant Business · Updated

US QSR pizza sales fell 0.3% in 2025, the only restaurant category to decline, as Pizza Hut, MOD and Pieology slumped while Domino's and Jet's grew; Asian, Mexican and chicken concepts plus third-party delivery apps eroded share.