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Pizza Hut co-founder dies

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Pizza Hut co-founder Frank Carney died Wednesday from pneumonia. He was 82.

Carney was 19 years old when he partnered with his brother to venture into the pizza business in 1958.

PepsiCo bought Pizza Hut for $300 million in 1977.

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