UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       Washington, DC 20549



                             FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  For the Fiscal Quarter Ended
September 26, 2000

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  For the transition period from
____________ to ____________

Commission File Number 0-13007



                      NPC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
      (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



      Kansas                           48-0817298
(State of Incorporation)    (IRS Employer Identification Number)



             720 W. 20th Street, Pittsburg, KS  66762
             (Address of principal executive offices)


 Registrant's telephone number, including area code (316) 231-3390



Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant (1) has  filed  all
reports  required  to  be filed by Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for  such shorter period that the registrant was required to  file
such   reports),  and  (2)  has  been  subject  to   such   filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]  No [  ]


The  number  of  shares outstanding of the registrant's  class  of
common stock as of October 16, 2000:

            Common Stock, $0.01 par value - 21,834,737




                      NPC INTERNATIONAL, INC.



INDEX


                                                      PAGE
PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

          Consolidated Balance Sheets --
             September 26, 2000 and March 28, 2000      3

          Consolidated Statements of Income --
             For the Thirteen and Twenty-Six Weeks
             Ended September 26, 2000 and
             September 28, 1999                         4

          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows --
             For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
             September 26, 2000 and
             September 28, 1999                         5

          Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    6

          Management's Discussion and Analysis of
             Financial Condition and Results
             of Operations                              8


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION                            16



PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I.  Financial Statements

                      NPC International, Inc.
                    Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 (Unaudited, dollars in thousands)


ASSETS                             Sept. 26, 2000  March 28, 2000
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents              $   4,362   $   3,842
 Accounts receivable, net                   1,079         946
 Inventories of food and supplies           3,707       3,154
 Deferred income tax asset                  3,218       3,218
 Prepaid insurance premiums                   251         948
 Prepaid rent payments                      1,702       1,581
 Prepaid expenses and other
  current assets                              965         682
   Total current assets                    15,284      14,371

Facilities and equipment, net             145,766     126,556
Franchise rights, less accumulated
 amortization of $38,112 and $33,605,
 respectively                             251,696     239,607
Goodwill, less accumulated amortization
 of $1,626 and $1,562, respectively         2,514       2,578
Investments, at cost                        6,738       6,738
Other assets                                6,800       5,705
TOTAL ASSETS                            $ 428,798   $ 395,555

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable                       $  11,390   $  12,011
 Payroll taxes                              2,122       2,150
 Sales taxes                                2,308       2,457
 Accrued interest                           2,635       3,509
 Accrued payroll                           10,138       9,775
 Income tax payable                         2,662       3,730
 Current portion of closure reserve         1,000       1,000
 Insurance reserves                         5,924       5,277
 Other accrued liabilities                  6,597       5,184
   Total current liabilities               44,776      45,093

Long-term debt                            194,500     166,900
Deferred income tax liability               7,102       7,102
Closure reserve                             3,739       4,205
Other deferred items                        5,564       4,736
Insurance reserves                          9,000       9,000

Stockholders' equity:
 Common stock, $.01 par value
 100,000,000 shares authorized,
 27,592,510 issued                            276         276
Paid-in capital                            22,238      21,975
Retained earnings                         186,434     175,908
                                          208,948     198,159
Less treasury stock at cost,
 representing 5,761,273 and
 5,158,730 shares, respectively           (44,831)    (39,640)
   Total stockholders' equity             164,117     158,519

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                    $ 428,798   $ 395,555

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated
Financial Statements.


                      NPC International, Inc.
                 Consolidated Statements of Income
       (Unaudited, dollars in thousands, except share data)

                                Thirteen        Twenty-Six
                              Weeks Ended       Weeks Ended
                           Sept. 26, 2000      Sept. 26, 2000
                               Sept. 28, 1999      Sept. 28, 1999


Net sales                 $ 125,616 $ 113,494 $ 246,502 $ 221,170

Cost of sales                32,147    31,023    61,546    57,751
Direct labor                 36,130    32,007    70,983    62,660
Other                        36,934    32,401    71,695    62,555
 Total operating expenses   105,211    95,431   204,224   182,966

Income from restaurant
 operations                  20,405    18,063    42,278    38,204

General and administrative
 expenses                     6,334     5,514    12,466    10,833
Depreciation, amortization
 and pre-opening costs        2,945     2,650     5,878     5,162

Operating income before
 facility actions            11,126     9,899    23,934    22,209
Net facility action charges     475      (580)    1,415      (310)

Operating income             10,651    10,479    22,519    22,519
Other income (expense):
 Interest expense            (3,704)   (2,770)   (6,939)   (5,142)
 Miscellaneous                  274       381       612       983

Income before income taxes    7,221     8,090    16,192    18,360

Provision for income taxes    2,527     2,830     5,667     6,423

Income before cumulative
 effect of change in
 accounting principle         4,694     5,260    10,525    11,937
Cumulative effect of
 change in accounting
 principle, net of tax           --        --        --      (114)
Net income                 $  4,694  $  5,260 $  10,525 $  11,823

Earnings per share - basic
 before cumulative effect
 of change in accounting
 principle                 $    .21  $    .21 $     .47 $     .49
Cumulative effect of
 change in accounting
 principle                       --        --        --      (.01)
Earnings per share - basic $    .21  $    .21 $     .47 $     .48

Earnings per share
 - diluted before
 cumulative effect
 of change in accounting
 principle                 $    .21  $    .21 $     .47 $     .48
Cumulative effect of
 change in accounting
 principle                       --        --        --      (.01)
Earnings per share
 - diluted                 $    .21  $    .21 $     .47 $     .47

Weighted average shares
 outstanding - basic     21,973,675
                                   24,511,409
                                             22,165,640
                                                       24,526,070

Weighted average shares
 outstanding - diluted   22,136,958
                                   24,884,705
                                             22,319,185
                                                       24,995,721


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated
Financial Statements.


                      NPC International, Inc.
               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                 (Unaudited, dollars in thousands)


                                      Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
                                   Sept. 26, 2000  Sept. 28, 1999

Operating Activities:

Net income                             $  10,525      $  11,823
 Depreciation and amortization            14,665         12,851
 Gain on disposition of assets              (407)          (605)
 Net facility action charges               1,415           (310)
Change in assets and liabilities,
  net of acquisitions:
 Accounts receivable, net                   (133)           435
 Inventories of food and supplies           (315)          (250)
 Prepaid expenses and other
  current assets                             114            599
 Accounts payable                           (621)        (2,080)
 Payroll taxes                               (28)          (218)
 Accrued interest                           (874)           274
 Accrued payroll                             363           (190)
 Income tax payable                       (1,068)         1,163
 Insurance reserves                          647            294
 Other accrued liabilities                 1,452          1,092
  Net cash flows provided by
   operating activities                   25,735         24,878

Investing Activities:

Capital expenditures                     (29,131)       (20,695)
Changes in other assets and
 liabilities, net                           (415)        (1,210)
Change in closure reserves                (1,058)          (889)
Proceeds from sale of capital assets       1,939          1,769
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired       (18,718)       (36,905)
 Net cash flows used in investing
  activities                             (47,483)       (57,930)

Financing Activities:

Purchase of treasury stock                (4,962)        (1,111)
Net change in revolving
 credit agreements                        35,096         40,700
Payment of long-term debt                 (8,000)        (8,000)
Exercise of stock options                     35            333
 Net cash flows provided
  by financing activities                 22,169         31,922

Net Change in Cash and
 Cash Equivalents                            520         (1,130)

Cash and Cash Equivalents
 at Beginning of Period                    3,842          4,021

Cash and Cash Equivalents
 at End of Period                      $   4,362      $   2,891




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated
Financial Statements.


                      NPC International, Inc.
            Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                            (Unaudited)


Note 1  -  Basis of Presentation

The   financial   statements   include   the   accounts   of   NPC
International,  Inc.  and  its  wholly  owned  subsidiaries   (the
"Company").

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared
in  accordance  with generally accepted accounting principles  for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-
Q  and  Article 10 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities
and  Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all  of
the  information  and  footnotes required  by  generally  accepted
accounting  principles  for annual financial  statement  reporting
purposes. These statements should be read in conjunction with  the
financial  statements and notes contained in the Company's  annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2000.

In   the   opinion  of  management,  the  accompanying   unaudited
consolidated  financial statements contain  all  normal  recurring
adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position  of
the  Company  as  of September 26, 2000 and March  28,  2000,  the
results of operations for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks  ended
September  26,  2000 and September 28, 1999, and  cash  flows  for
twenty-six weeks ended September 26, 2000 and September 28,  1999.
Results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative  of
the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year.

Certain  reclassifications  have  been  made  to  the  prior  year
statements to conform with the current year presentation.

Note 2  -  Acquisitions

On  July  22,  1999 the Company acquired 70 Pizza Hut  units  from
Pizza  Hut,  Inc. ("PHI") located in Alabama (16),  Florida  (14),
Georgia  (20) and Kentucky (20) for $33.6 million plus  an  amount
for cash on hand, inventories and certain prepaid items. These  52
restaurants and 18 delivery/carryout units generated approximately
$48  million  in  sales during the 52 weeks ended  May  1999.  The
purchase  price  of  this  acquisition  was  funded  through   the
Company's  revolving  credit facility and  was  allocated  between
facilities and equipment and franchise rights.

On  June 8, 2000 the Company acquired 64 Pizza Hut units from  PHI
located  in  Iowa  (58), Illinois (4) and Georgia  (2)  for  $18.7
million  plus an amount for cash on hand, inventories and  certain
prepaid items. These 38 restaurants and 26 delivery/carryout units
generated approximately $41 million in sales during the  52  weeks
ended  March  2000.  The purchase price of  this  acquisition  was
funded  through  the Company's revolving credit facility  and  was
allocated between facilities and equipment and franchise rights.

Note 3  -  Change in Accounting Principle

The Company has adopted Statement of Position 98-5 "Accounting for
Costs  of  Start-up  Activities," which required  the  Company  to
expense  pre-opening costs as incurred and to report  the  initial
adoption  as  a  cumulative  effect  of  a  change  in  accounting
principle.  Previously, the Company capitalized  costs  associated
with the opening of its restaurants and amortized those costs over
twelve  months from the unit's opening date. The adoption resulted
in  a  charge  in the first quarter of fiscal 2000 of $175,000  or
$114,000  net  of taxes to expense costs that had previously  been
capitalized prior to March 30, 1999. This change also resulted  in
the  discontinuance  of  amortization  of  pre-opening  costs   in
subsequent periods.

Note 4  -  Earnings per Share

The  following  table  sets  forth the computation  of  basic  and
diluted  earnings  per  share before the cumulative  effect  of  a
change in accounting principle:

                                Thirteen        Twenty-Six
                              Weeks Ended       Weeks Ended
                          Sept. 26, 2000       Sept. 26, 2000
                               Sept. 28, 1999      Sept. 28, 1999

Numerator:

 Income before
   cumulative effect
   of change in accounting
   principle              $4,694,000
                                  $5,260,000
                                             $10,525,000
                                                     $11,937,000

Denominator:

 Weighted average shares  21,973,675
                                  24,511,409
                                              22,165,640
                                                      24,526,070

 Employee stock options   163,283
                                  373,296
                                              153,545
                                                      469,651

 Denominator for diluted
  earnings per share      22,136,958
                                  24,884,705
                                              22,319,185
                                                      24,995,721


Earnings per share
 - basic                 $   .21   $   .21    $   .47    $   .49

Earnings per share
 - diluted               $   .21   $   .21    $   .47    $   .48


Note 5  -  New Accounting Pronouncements

In  June  1998,  the  Financial Accounting  Standards  Board  (the
"FASB")   issued  Statement  of  Financial  Accounting   Standards
("SFAS")  No.  133,  "Accounting for  Derivative  Instruments  and
Hedging  Activities" ("SFAS 133"). SFAS 133 establishes accounting
and reporting standards requiring that every derivative instrument
(including  certain  derivative  instruments  embedded  in   other
contracts) be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset  or
liability  measured  at  its fair value. SFAS  133  requires  that
changes in the derivative's fair value be recognized currently  in
earnings  unless  specific  hedge  accounting  criteria  are  met.
Special  accounting  for qualifying hedges allows  a  derivative's
gains and losses to offset the related change in fair value on the
hedged  item in the consolidated statement of income, and requires
that  a  company must formally document, designate and assess  the
effectiveness of transactions that received hedge accounting.

In  June  1999, the FASB amended SFAS 133 to extend  the  required
adoption date from fiscal years beginning after June 15,  1999  to
fiscal  years beginning after June 15, 2000. The amendment was  in
response  to  issues  identified by  FASB  constituents  regarding
implementation difficulties. A company may implement SFAS  133  as
of  the beginning of any fiscal quarter after issuance, (that  is,
fiscal quarters beginning June 16, 1998 and thereafter). SFAS  133
cannot  be applied retroactively. When adopted, SFAS 133  must  be
applied  to  (a) derivative instruments and (b) certain derivative
instruments  embedded  in  hybrid  contracts  that  were   issued,
acquired  or substantively modified after December 31, 1998  (and,
at the company's election, before January 1, 1999).

In  June  2000,  the  FASB issued SFAS No.  138,  "Accounting  for
Certain  Derivative  Instruments and Certain Hedging  Activities,"
which amended SFAS 133.

The  Company  plans to adopt these statements in fiscal  2001  and
does not anticipate that adoption of these statements will have  a
significant impact on its consolidated financial position  or  its
future results of operations.

ITEM   2.   Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

The  information  contained  in this Management's  Discussion  and
Analysis  of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  should
be  read  in conjunction with the Notes to Consolidated  Financial
Statements  included in this Form 10-Q and the  audited  financial
statements and notes thereto together with Management's Discussion
and  Analysis  of  Financial Condition and Results  of  Operations
incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual Report  on  Form
10-K for the year ended March 28, 2000.

Overview - The Company is the largest Pizza Hut franchisee in  the
world  and at September 26, 2000, operated 841 Pizza Hut units  in
27  states. The Company and its franchisor, PHI, have agreed  that
the  Company  may  acquire additional Pizza Hut units  and,  as  a
result,  operate  up  to  a  total  of  1,300  units,  subject  to
availability and certain conditions. The Company estimates that it
operates  approximately  12%  of  the  entire  Pizza  Hut   system
excluding licensed units.

Products  &  Service - Pizza Hut's main product is  high  quality,
innovative  and  moderately priced pizza. Additionally,  the  menu
contains  pasta,  sandwiches, salad bar, and  a  luncheon  buffet.
Certain  of the Company's Pizza Hut units serve beer. This product
is not a significant portion of the Pizza Hut sales mix. Pizza Hut
provides  a  buffet with table service for beverages during  lunch
and  full  table  service for dinner, with delivery  and  carryout
available throughout the day.

Period  of  Operation - The Company operates on a 52  or  53  week
fiscal  year  ending the last Tuesday in March. The  fiscal  years
ending March 27, 2001 and March 28, 2000 both contain 52 weeks.

Facility  Actions and Closure Reserves - In the fourth quarter  of
fiscal  1998  the Company recorded a charge of $11.4  million  for
facility actions at 95 locations. This plan called for the closure
of 31 units, the consolidation of 11 units into existing locations
and  the consolidation and relocation of 53 Pizza Hut units to  45
new locations to redefine trade areas, improve market presence and
to  upgrade certain assets to more competitive formats.  Relocated
units  are  moved  to  improved trade  areas  and  fall  into  the
following categories: relocation of delivery units to more visible
locations and formats; relocation of older dine-in assets in rural
markets  to  new prototype units; and conversion of certain  metro
markets to main-path restaurants.

Of  the  95 units to be closed as part of this strategy, 82  units
have  been closed including one unit in the current quarter. Eight
remaining  units  are expected to be closed and  five  units  will
remain  in operation. During fiscal 2000 the Company was  able  to
extinguish certain lease liabilities for several closed  units  at
terms more favorable than anticipated when the estimated liability
was   initially  established.  Additionally,  five   leases   were
restructured making it feasible to scrape (demolish) the  existing
building  and  rebuild  a new facility at  the  current  location,
thereby  making it unnecessary to abandon the site and  incur  the
related  closing  costs. Furthermore, the Company  concluded  that
four  units  originally  identified for closure  would  remain  in
operation at their current locations due to improvement  in  store
performance  and  outlook  resulting  primarily  from  surrounding
positive  economic changes. As a result of these specific  events,
during  fiscal  2000  the  Company updated  its  estimate  of  the
liability  needed to complete the facility actions and  determined
that  it  was  appropriate to reverse $1.18 million of  the  $11.4
million impairment and loss provision recorded in March 1998.


Below  is  a  summary of the net charges/disbursements  that  were
planned  as part of the 1998 impairment and loss provision related
to the Company's planned activities:

                                         Twenty-Six
                        Thirteen Weeks     Weeks        From
                            Ended          Ended        Plan
                        Sept. 26, 2000 Sept. 26, 2000 Inception
(Dollars in thousands)

Beginning balance             $1,138      $1,761       $11,400
Planned charges /
  disbursements, net             (94)       (717)       (9,176)
(Income) expense impacts:
   Favorable changes
     to lease terms
     and other estimates          --          --        (1,010)
   Modifications due
     to economic changes          --          --          (170)
      Sub-total                   --          --        (1,180)

Balance at
 September 26, 2000           $1,044      $1,044       $ 1,044


The  balance  at  September  26,  2000  is  included  in  "closure
reserves" on the Company's balance sheet and consists of estimates
of  obligations to be paid subsequent to the closure of  the  unit
and cost to de-identify the assets upon closure as required by the
Company's  franchise  agreement. The  amount  utilized  from  plan
inception includes $7.1 million related to impairment and loss  on
disposition  of  assets and intangibles. Management  believes  the
remaining  balance is adequate to complete the planned activities.
However, the estimate includes assumptions regarding the Company's
ability   to  sub-lease  properties  and/or  buy  out   of   lease
obligations; accordingly, actual results could differ from amounts
estimated. Amounts utilized apply only to actions provided for  in
the plan. During the twenty-six weeks ended September 26, 2000 the
Company made $717,000 in net planned disbursements, which included
$532,000  in  costs  associated with the early  extinguishment  of
certain lease liabilities upon terms favorable to the Company.

Fiscal  2000 Facility Action Provisions - During fiscal  2000  the
Company recorded a $1.7 million provision for facility actions  at
39 locations consisting of $1.2 million for assets and intangibles
that  were impaired as a result of the closure decision  and  $500
thousand  of  de-identification costs and contractual lease  carry
costs. Of the 39 properties included in these charges, four  units
closed   without   replacement.   These   four   units   generated
approximately $994 thousand in sales and $93 thousand in net  loss
from restaurant operations during fiscal 2000.

Below  is  a  summary of the net charges/disbursements  that  were
planned as part of the fiscal 2000 facility actions:

                               Thirteen     Twenty-Six
                                 Weeks        Weeks        From
                     Number     Ended         Ended        Plan
                    of Units  Sept. 26,     Sept. 26,     Incep-
2000                  2000       tion

(Dollars in thousands)

Beginning Balance               $   340     $   340       $    --
Provision              39            --          --         1,710
Planned charges /
 disbursements, net                (100)       (100)       (1,470)

Balance at
 September 26, 2000              $  240      $  240       $   240


During  the first quarter this year disbursements made were  fully
offset by amounts received.

Fiscal 2001 Facility Action Provisions - During the current  year-
to-date  the  Company has recorded additional closure  provisions.
During  the  quarter  ended June 27, 2000 the Company  recorded  a
$940,000 provision for facility actions at 17 locations consisting
of  $542,000  for assets and intangibles that were impaired  as  a
result  of  the  closure decision and $398,000 for  estimated  de-
identification costs and contractual lease carry costs. During the
current  quarter,  the Company recorded a $475,000  provision  for
facility actions at 20 locations consisting of $280,000 for assets
and  intangibles  that were impaired as a result  of  the  closure
provision  and $195,000 for estimated de-identification costs  and
contractual  lease carry costs. Of the 37 properties  included  in
these  charges,  one  unit closed without replacement.  This  unit
generated approximately $318 thousand in sales and $5 thousand  in
net income from restaurant operations during fiscal 2000.

Below  is  a  summary  of  the net charges/disbursements that were
planned as part of the fiscal 2001 facility actions:

                                       Thirteen   Twenty-Six
                                        Weeks       Weeks
                          Number        Ended       Ended
                         of Units     Sept. 26,   Sept. 26,
                                        2000         2000
(Dollars in thousands)

Beginning Balance                       $  334      $   --
First quarter facility
 action charge              17              --         940
Second quarter
 facility action charge     20             475         475
                            37             809       1,415
Planned charges /
 disbursements                            (237)       (843)

Balance at
 September 26, 2000                     $  572      $  572

The  Company  expects  to continue to accrue  contractual  closure
costs,  and, if appropriate, impair asset values at the  time  the
decision  is  made  to close or relocate. These closure  decisions
under  future phases of the Company's asset re-imaging  initiative
are expected to be made as often as quarterly.

Skipper's  Reserves - Effective March 25, 1996  the  Company  sold
Skipper's   Inc.  but  retained  certain  assets  and  liabilities
primarily  related  to  the closure of 77 properties  in  February
1995.  The  retained  assets  were  recorded  at  fair  value   in
accordance  with  SFAS  No.  121  and  the  remaining  assets  are
reflected  in  assets  held for sale. At September  26,  2000  the
remaining  closure reserve consists largely of  future  net  lease
carry  costs  associated with 18 leased properties with  remaining
lease obligations and estimated future carry costs associated with
two  remaining  fee simple properties. The average term  of  these
leased properties is 7 years with the longest obligation being  24
years. Below is a summary of net charges/disbursements related  to
the Company's Skipper's reserve:
                                                Twenty-Six
                            Thirteen Weeks        Weeks
                                Ended             Ended
                            Sept. 26, 2000    Sept. 26, 2000
(Dollars in thousands)

Beginning balance              $ 3,074             $3,104
Planned charges /
 disbursements                    (192)              (222)

Balance at
 September 26, 2000            $ 2,882             $2,882


Activity  with  respect to unit count during the  quarter  is  set
forth in the table below:



                 2001 SECOND QUARTER UNIT ACTIVITY

                   Beginning Developed  Closed  Acquired Ending

 Restaurant           653        14      (12)       0      655
 Delivery             189         0       (3)       0      186

 Total                842        14      (15)       0      841


                  2001 YEAR-TO-DATE UNIT ACTIVITY

 Restaurant           615        30      (28)      38      655
 Delivery             167         2       (9)      26      186

 Total                782        32      (37)      64      841


Results  of Operations - The "operations summaries" set  forth  an
overview of revenue and operating expenses as a percent of revenue
for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended September 26, 2000 and
September  28,  1999  (dollars  in  thousands)  for  each  concept
operated by the Company. Cost of sales includes the cost  of  food
and beverage products sold. Direct labor represents the salary and
related  fringe  benefit costs associated  with  restaurant  based
personnel.  Other  operating expenses include rent,  depreciation,
advertising,  utilities, supplies, franchise fees,  and  insurance
among  other costs directly associated with operating a restaurant
facility.


                       PIZZA HUT OPERATIONS
                            (Unaudited)

                                Thirteen          Twenty-Six
                              Weeks Ended         Weeks Ended
                          Sept. 26, 2000       Sept. 26, 2000
                               Sept. 28, 1999      Sept. 28, 1999

   Revenue
   Restaurant Sales       $ 97,304  $ 88,228  $191,900 $170,897
   Delivery Sales           28,312    25,266    54,602   50,273
      Total Revenue       $125,616  $113,494  $246,502 $221,170

   Restaurant Operating Expenses
   as a Percentage of Revenue:

   Total Expenses (1)
   Cost of Sales             25.6%     27.3%     25.0%    26.1%
   Direct Labor              28.8%     28.2%     28.8%    28.3%
   Other                     29.4%     28.6%     29.1%    28.3%
      Total Operating
       Expenses              83.8%     84.1%     82.9%    82.7%
   Income from
   Restaurant Operations     16.2%     15.9%     17.2%    17.3%

   Restaurant Expenses (2)
   Cost of Sales             25.7%     27.4%     25.1%    26.1%
   Direct Labor              27.7%     27.1%     27.7%    27.2%
   Other                     30.8%     29.7%     30.5%    29.4%
      Total Operating
      Expense                84.2%     84.2%     83.3%    82.7%
   Restaurant Based
   Income                    15.8%     15.8%     16.7%    17.3%

   Delivery Expenses (3)
   Cost of Sales             25.3%     27.2%     24.4%    25.9%
   Direct Labor              32.4%     32.1%     32.5%    32.3%
   Other                     24.5%     24.5%     24.2%    24.5%
     Total Operating
     Expense                 82.2%     83.8%     81.1%    82.7%
   Delivery Based Income     17.8%     16.2%     18.9%    17.3%

  (1) As a percent of total revenue
  (2) As a percent of restaurant sales
  (3) As a percent of delivery sales


Comparison of Operating Results for the Thirteen and Twenty-Six
Weeks Ended September 26, 2000 with the Thirteen and Twenty-Six
Weeks Ended September 28, 1999

Revenue  for  the  quarter  was $125.6 million,  which  was  $12.1
million  or  10.7% above the $113.5 million reported in  the  same
period last year. For the year-to-date, revenue was $246.5 million
for  an increase of $25.3 million or 11.5% over the $221.1 million
reported last year. This growth was primarily due to $12.6 million
and $26.8 million of incremental sales during the quarter and year-
to-date, respectively, generated by the 70 units acquired on  July
22,  1999  and  the  64  units acquired  on  June  8,  2000.  Also
contributing  to  sales growth was a 1.7%  and  1.8%  increase  in
comparable   store   sales  for  the  quarter  and   year-to-date,
respectively. Acquired unit sales, combined with comparable  store
sales  improvement, more than offset the impact of  store  closure
activity since the same periods of the prior year.

Comparable  stores sales increased 1.7% for the quarter  and  1.8%
for  the  year-to-date while rolling over comparable  store  sales
growth  of 2.7% and 4% for the same periods last year. This growth
was  driven  by the continued success of the Company's  asset  re-
imaging program. Fifty-four stores that have been re-imaged in the
last  18  months  accounted for 2.7% and  2.5%  of  the  Company's
comparable store sales growth during the quarter and year-to-date,
respectively.  The favorable impact of this program  is  primarily
reflected  in  the Company's dine-in restaurants  which  increased
comparable  store  sales  2.2% for the quarter  and  year-to-date,
while  lapping  comparable store sales growth of  2.1%  and  3.4%,
respectively, last year. The Company's delivery units  recorded  a
decline  in  comparable stores sales of 0.3% for the  quarter  and
0.2%  growth  for the year-to-date, while rolling over  comparable
store  sales growth of 3.1% and 5.1% for the quarter and  year-to-
date last year.

Cost  of sales as a percent of revenue decreased 170 and 110 basis
points  for  the  quarter and year-to-date compared  to  the  same
periods   of  the  prior  year.  This  improvement  was  primarily
attributable to a decline in cheese costs of approximately 29% and
24% for the quarter and year-to-date and the favorable impact of a
new  beverage  contract.  These favorable  events  were  partially
offset by an increase of approximately 10% and 13% for the quarter
and  year-to-date in meat ingredient costs over  the  prior  year.
(See  Effects  of  Inflation  and  Other  Matters  for  additional
information on cheese and other ingredient costs.)

During  the quarter and year-to-date, direct labor costs increased
60  and 50 basis points due to increasing wage rates that were not
fully  offset by productivity gains and higher labor costs in  the
64  stores  acquired June 8, 2000. (See Effects of  Inflation  and
Other Matters for additional information on labor costs.)

Other  operating expense increased 80 basis points for the quarter
and  year-to-date compared to the same periods of the prior  year.
The  increase  in  these  costs was due to increased  depreciation
expense  associated  with  the Company's re-imaging  activity,  an
increase   in  the  royalty  rate  due  to  higher  royalties   in
acquisition  markets  and  increases in  certain  other  operating
costs.  The effect of the higher royalty rate resulting  from  the
acquisitions  is  entirely reflected in the  Company's  restaurant
units.

General, Administrative and Other Items

General  and administrative expense increased 10 basis points  for
the  quarter and 20 basis points for the year-to-date compared  to
the same periods of the prior year largely due to the addition  of
field   infrastructure   to  support  the   calendar   year   1999
acquisitions.   On   a   nominal   dollar   basis,   general   and
administrative expenses increased $820 thousand or 14.9% and  $1.6
million  or  15.1% for the quarter and year-to-date, respectively,
compared  to the same periods of the prior year.  These  increases
were primarily due to growth associated with acquisitions.

Depreciation,  amortization and pre-opening costs  increased  $295
thousand  or 11.1% and $716 thousand or 13.9% for the quarter  and
year-to-date,  respectively, compared to the same periods  of  the
prior year. The increase for the quarter and year-to-date was  due
to  an  increase in pre-opening cost (due to re-imaging  activity)
and  franchise rights amortization associated with the  July  1999
and June 2000 acquisitions. Pre-opening costs of $414 thousand and
$941  thousand  were incurred during the quarter and year-to-date,
respectively, compared to $144 thousand and $296 thousand recorded
in the same periods of the prior year.

See  Facility Actions and Closure Reserve section of  this  report
for discussions relating to the quarter facility action charges.

Interest expense increased $934 thousand or 33.7% for the  quarter
and  $1.8  million or 34.9% for the year-to-date due to  increased
borrowings   associated  with  the  July  1999   and   June   2000
acquisitions, stock repurchase activity and re-imaging investments.

Miscellaneous income was $274 thousand and $612 thousand  for  the
quarter  and year-to-date, respectively, compared to $381 thousand
and $983 thousand reported last year. The decline in miscellaneous
income  was due to higher gains on sale or disposition  of  assets
occurring during the prior year.

Income  before  the  cumulative effect of a change  in  accounting
principle  was $4.7 million and $10.5 million for the quarter  and
year-to-date,  respectively, compared to $5.3  million  and  $11.9
million  in the prior year. As in the prior year, taxes are  being
provided at an effective rate of 35%.

For the quarter, income before net facility action charges and the
cumulative  effect  of  a  change  in  accounting  principle   was
$5,003,000  or  $.23 per diluted share compared to  $4,883,000  or
$.20  per diluted share last year. For year-to-date, income before
net facility action charges and the cumulative effect of change in
accounting  principle was $11,445,000 or $.51  per  diluted  share
compared  to  $11,736,000 or $.47 per diluted share in  the  prior
year.

Components of diluted earnings per share were as follows:

                                Thirteen        Twenty-Six
                              Weeks Ended       Weeks Ended
                          Sept. 26, 2000       Sept. 26, 2000
                               Sept. 28, 1999      Sept. 28, 1999

Income before cumulative
 of effect change in
 accounting principle
 and facility action
 charges,net of tax,     $   .23   $   .20     $   .51    $   .47

Cumulative effect of
 change in accounting
 principle, net of tax        --        --          --       (.01)

Facility action
 charges, net of tax        (.02)      .01        (.04)       .01

Earnings per share
 - diluted               $   .21   $   .21     $   .47    $   .47


Liquidity, Capital Resources and Cash Flows

The  Company's primary source of cash is its operations. After-tax
cash  flow  for  the  twenty-six weeks ended September  26,  2000,
excluding the impact of facility action charges, increased  9%  or
$2.2  million over the same period last year. Adjusted for various
changes in balance sheet accounts, cash flow provided by operating
activities  was  $25.7  million for  the  twenty-six  weeks  ended
September 26, 2000 compared to the $24.9 million reported  in  the
prior year.

Restaurant development, start-up technology investments and normal
recurring capital expenditures resulted in $29.1 million of  total
capital expenditures for the twenty-six weeks ended September  26,
2000  compared to $20.7 million of total capital expenditures  for
the same period of the prior year. The increase was largely due to
new  store  development associated with the  Company's  asset  re-
imaging program.

The  Company  anticipates cash flow from operations  and  capacity
under  its  existing  line of credit will be  sufficient  to  fund
continuing expansion, acquisitions and improvements and to service
debt obligations. In addition, management is evaluating the use of
a  sale-leaseback facility to finance a significant portion of the
Company's investment in its asset re-imaging program.

In addition to cash provided by operations, the Company has a $180
million unsecured revolving line of credit through June 2003. This
line of credit agreement was amended, restated and extended during
the  previous  quarter. This agreement, previously a $200  million
line  of  credit expiring May 2001, includes an accordion feature,
which  allows  the Company to increase its borrowing  capacity  to
$200 million in the future if necessary. At September 26, 2000 the
Company had $38.7 million in unused borrowing capacity under  this
agreement.  The Company's debt facilities contain restrictions  on
additional borrowing and dividend payments as well as requirements
to  maintain  various financial ratios and a  minimum  net  worth.
Retained  earnings of $32.4 million was available for the  payment
of  dividends at September 26, 2000 under existing debt covenants.
The  $18.7  million acquisition of 64 Pizza Hut units that  closed
June  8,  2000 was funded through the Company's unsecured line  of
credit.   (See  Note  2  for  information  regarding  the  64-unit
acquisition.)   Predominately  cash  sales  and  rapid   inventory
turnover  allow  the Company to use all available cash  to  reduce
borrowings under its revolving line of credit. The low requirement
for  the maintenance of current assets, combined with credit  from
trade  suppliers  produces  a working capital  deficit,  which  is
consistent  with past experience and is common in  the  restaurant
industry.

During  the twenty-six weeks ended September 26, 2000 the  Company
repurchased  574,850  shares for $4.9 million at an average  price
per  share  of  $8.56  and at September 26,  2000  177,500  shares
remained authorized for repurchase. Effective October 23, 2000 the
Company's  Board  of Directors  increased  the  number  of  shares
authorized to repurchase  by 500,000 shares for a total  remaining
authorization of 677,500.

During  the twenty-six weeks ended September 26, 2000 the  Company
made all scheduled principal and interest payments.

Seasonality

The   Company's   Pizza  Hut  operations  have   not   experienced
significant  seasonality in its sales; however, sales are  largely
driven   through  advertising  and  promotion  and  are  adversely
impacted  in  economic  times  that  generally  negatively  impact
consumer  discretionary income such as back-to-school and  holiday
seasons.

Effects of Inflation

Inflationary  factors such as increases in food  and  labor  costs
directly  affect  the Company's operations. Because  most  of  the
Company's employees are paid on an hourly basis, changes in  rates
related to federal and state minimum wage and tip credit laws will
affect the Company's labor costs. The Company cannot always effect
immediate  price increases to offset higher costs and no assurance
can be given that the Company will be able to do so in the future.
Currently,   Congress  is  considering  legislation  which   could
increase  the minimum wage by as much as $1 per hour over  a  two-
year  period. Final legislation has not been passed  to  date  but
could  be  acted  upon soon with an effective  date  as  early  as
January  2001.  Such  legislation, if passed, would  increase  the
Company's labor costs as a majority of the Company's food  service
personnel are paid at rates related to minimum wage. However,  due
to  the  uncertainty regarding this legislation, management cannot
reliably  estimate the potential impact upon labor costs  at  this
time.

AmeriServe   Food   Distribution,  Inc.,   the   Company's   major
distributor, has reached a definitive agreement to sell  its  U.S.
distribution business to McLane Company, Inc., a subsidiary of Wal-
Mart Stores, Inc. As part of the sale, the Company agreed to a two-
year   contract  extension  and  will  incur  a  5%  increase   in
distribution   fees.   The  overall  impact   of   the   increased
distribution  fees  on cost of sales will be  approximately  0.1%.
This sale is anticipated to be completed in October. No assurances
can be given that this transaction will be completed.

Cheese  represents approximately 40% of the cost of a  pizza.  The
price of this commodity changes throughout the year due to changes
in demand and supply resulting from school lunch programs, weather
and other factors. Significant changes in the price of cheese have
an impact on the Company's food cost as a percent of revenue.

During  the quarter and year-to-date, respectively, cheese  prices
were  approximately  29%  and 24% lower than  the  costs  incurred
during  the  comparable  periods of the  prior  year.  Based  upon
available  forecasts,  management  expects  cheese  costs  to   be
approximately  15% below last year's levels during  the  Company's
third  fiscal quarter and essentially flat compared to  the  prior
year during the Company's fourth fiscal quarter.

Increases  in  interest rates would directly affect the  Company's
financial  results.  Approximately 40% of the  Company's  debt  is
under fixed rate agreements including senior notes and fixed  swap
agreements.  Under  the  Company's  revolving  credit   agreements
alternative interest rate options are available which can be  used
to limit the Company's exposure to fluctuating rates.

Forward Looking Comments

The  statements  under "Management's Discussion  and  Analysis  of
Financial   Condition  and  Results  of  Operations"   and   other
statements  which  are not historical facts contained  herein  are
forward  looking statements that involve risks and  uncertainties.
Forward looking statements can often be identified by the  use  of
forward looking terminology, such as "believes," "expects," "may,"
"will,"  "should,"  "could," "intends," "plans,"  "estimates,"  or
"anticipates,"  variations of these words or similar  expressions.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to be materially
different  from those described in the forward looking  statements
are the following: consumer demand and market acceptance risk; the
effectiveness of franchisor advertising programs and  the  overall
success   of   the  Company's  franchisor;  the  integration   and
assimilation  of acquired restaurants; training and  retention  of
skilled  management  and other restaurant  personnel;  federal  or
state minimum wage increases; the Company's ability to locate  and
secure   acceptable  restaurant  sites;  the  effect  of  economic
conditions,  including interest rate fluctuations, the  impact  of
competing  restaurants and concepts, the cost of  commodities  and
other   food  products,  the  availability  of  raw  product   and
ingredients  and  distribution of products,  labor  shortages  and
costs  and  other risks detailed in the Company's  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission filings. Forward-looking statements  are  not
guarantees of future performance or results.

ITEM 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

The  Company  does  not  believe  it  has  any  material  exposure
associated with market risk sensitive instruments.


PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

There  have  been  no  material changes in the  legal  proceedings
reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the  year
ended March 28, 2000.

Item 2.  Changes in Securities

None

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

None


Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Our  Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 11, 2000.  At
the meeting, shareholders elected one director.

Results  of  the voting in connection with this election  were  as
follows:

Election of Director      For            Against

Martin C. Bicknell    20,031,318         433,602

The  following directors were not required to stand for reelection
at  the meeting (the year in which each director's term expires is
indicated in parenthesis):

O. Gene Bicknell (2001) and Michael Braude (2001)
James K. Schwartz (2002), William A. Freeman (2002) and Michael W.
Gullion (2002)

Item 5.  Other Information

None

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 (a) Exhibits

     The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Report:

     Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

 (b) Reports on Forms 8-K (incorporated by reference)

     The  following  reports on Form 8-K were  filed  during  the
     quarter ended September 26, 2000:

     There were no Forms 8-K filed during the quarter.

Signature

Pursuant  to  the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934,  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed  on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                   NPC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                   (Registrant)


DATE: October 23, 2000             /s/ Troy D. Cook
 Senior Vice President Finance     Troy D. Cook
 Chief Financial Officer
 Principal Financial Officer


DATE: October 23, 2000             /s/ Susan G. Dechant
 Chief Accounting Officer          Susan G. Dechant
 Corporate Controller