NPC International, Inc. is a Pizza Hut franchisee. At March 27, 2001, the Company operated 655 Pizza Hut restaurants and 180 delivery units in 27 states, pursuant to franchise agreements with Pizza Hut, Inc. (PHI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. Pizza Hut restaurants generally offer full-table service and a menu featuring pizza, pasta, sandwiches, a salad bar, soft drinks and, in most restaurants, beer. Most dough products are made fresh at least twice per day and only 100% natural cheese products are used. All product ingredients are of a high quality and are prepared in accordance with proprietary formulas established by PHI. The restaurants offer pizza in three sizes with a variety of toppings. Customers may also choose among thin crust, traditional hand-tossed, stuffed-crust and thick crust pan pizza. Additionally, Pizza Hut serves the Big New Yorker Pizza, a 16-inch traditional crust pizza. (Source: 10-K)