KFC Foundation donates to 11 non-profits

September 15, 2021

To celebrate Colonel Sanders' birthday, which was Sept. 9, the KFC Foundation granted 11 local non-profit organizations a combined total of $110,000 in…

Yum Brands to transition to cage-free egg products by 2026

September 9, 2021

Yum! Brands, parent company to KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, has released a global policy to transition to 100% cage-free eggs…

KFC pretty busy the second part of 2021

August 9, 2021

Coming off very positive Q2 earnings, Kentucky Fried Chicken is pushing forward big time in the second half of the year to expand its footprint in more urban…

KFC eyeing South Carolina location

August 3, 2021

Kentucky Fried Chicken is hoping to open a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina location.

KFC Foundation program helps employees get the savings habit

July 27, 2021

The KFC Foundation, has partnered with national fintech nonprofit, SaverLife, a national nonprofit fintech company to help KFC team members build short-term…

KFC tech partnership brings mobile pay to 150 Spanish stores

July 20, 2021

KFC restaurant in Spain are giving customers mobile payment flexibility through a partnership with global payment tech provider, Nuvei Corp. and mobile tech…

KFC-Big Brothers Big Sisters partnership supports mentoring pairs

June 23, 2021

KFC has partnered with the country's biggest donor — and volunteer-supported mentoring network — Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), to help newly…

KFC, Taco Bell franchisee deploys energy-savings platform to offset shrinking margins

June 10, 2021

By rolling out an energy-as-a-service model, Outlaw Enterprises, a Yum franchisee based in South Carolina, has reduced lighting costs and improved HVAC and…

Taco Bell, Pizza Hut , KFC parent moves to buy Dragontail tech/AI provider for $72.4M

May 27, 2021

Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut parent, Yum! Brands Inc., has completed a binding agreement to acquire the Australian-based foodservice tech provider, Dragontail…

A frank talk with Yum's recently retired CEO enthralls in 'Rebounding on Steroids' webinar

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Greg Creed led the QSR powerhouse, Yum Brands, for five years and developed some very definite views on what works and what doesn't when it comes to restaurant…

KFC adding 20K to workforce

May 5, 2021

As brands begin gearing up for summer, with chains like McDonald's in Alabama reporting they plan to hire 3,000 just in and around Birmingham during a hiring…

Digital drives big sales growth for Yum Brands

April 28, 2021

Worldwide sales grew 11% and same-store sales spiked 9% for Yum Brands Inc.'s first quarter ended March 31.

KFC donates 1M chicken breasts to Meals on Wheels

March 26, 2021

KFC and Meals on Wheels America (MOWA) are undertaking an initiative to help isolated and at-risk older adults as part of Meals on Wheels' "Make Good Go…

Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut parent buys conversational commerce company

March 24, 2021

Yum Brands has acquired the Israeli ordering and marketing platform company Tictuk Technologies. The company said the move gives customers of its brands — KFC…

How fried chicken is laying 'golden eggs' across US

Wanna know what fried chicken brand got the most store visits in 2020? Read on.

2021 'Year of the Chicken' continues with KFC US sandwich launch

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

KFC is putting its claws into the ring (along with some pickles) in the battle for supremacy in the fabled chicken sandwich wars.

QSR execs reveal how COVID-19 has changed leadership styles

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The last pandemic-stricken year has levied a literal cascade of slings and arrows at QSR leaders, which has seriously altered the way they are doing their…

KFC China deploys autonomous rolling chicken-dispensing 'pods'

November 25, 2020

KFC China has deployed autonomous chicken-dispensing robots around Shanghai, according to CNET. The machines that look like miniaturized minivans with side…

KFC Next Gen prototype steps-up digital, contactless experiences

With everything from cubbies and kiosks, to contactless everything, KFC unveils its Next Generation prototype restaurant.

KFC recalls bell bottoms, mini-skirt days with retro buckets

November 16, 2020

KFC is going ultra-retro this holiday season by flashing back to both the mini-skirt days of 1966, as well as the slightly bell-bottomier year of 1971 with its…