Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for US$2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands.Yum said Tuesday that the private equity firm LongRange Capital will buy Pizza Hut, excluding the mainland China business, for about $1.5 billion.The mainland China Pizza Hut will be purchased by Yum China Holdings Inc. for approximately $1.2 billion, the company said.China is Pizza Hut’s second-largest market outside the US, accounting for 19% of sales.

Yum! Brands is selling Pizza Hut in two deals worth $2.7 billion. The company said Tuesday that private equity firm LongRange Capital is buying Pizza Hut, excluding the mainland…

Yum Brands is selling Pizza Hut, capping off years of struggles for the pizza chain.