Last Red Roof Pizza Hut to Go :(

Next month will mark the end of an era for pizza lovers as the last Pizza Hut eat-in restaurant is demolished.

The restaurant chain used to be known for its all-you-can-eat pizza, pasta, salads and desserts but has moved away from this model in the last few years in a bid to keep up with the changing fast food industry.

The last remaining restaurant in Auckland's New Lynn was also the first of the chain to open in New Zealand in 1974 and has been running for 41 years.

The store will close next month and reopen as a takeaway and delivery store on the edge of LynnMall, with the site being demolished to make way for more carparking for the mall.

Pizza Hut is owned by Restaurant Brands which also operated the KFC, Carl's Jr and Starbucks brands. The company has owned and operated Pizza Hut since 1997 when it took over from Pepsico.

The space would make way for 80 carparks for Lynn Mall shoppers, Lynn Mall centre manager Lauren Riley confirmed.

Read more at NZHerald.co.nz