Yum! Brands News & Media
Yum Brands reports decrease in earnings
May 1, 2019
Yum Brands' first-quarter earnings were down from last year, although the company still performed better than projected by stock analysts. First-quarter net…
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Subway, Yum cultures help elevate women to QSR leadership amidst industry strewn with challenges
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
What impedes female QSR professionals en route to the top of the world's biggest chains? And what difference can women make once they reach the C-level? Female…
read nowKFC China opens store honoring Communist Party hero; Yum China opens Innovation Center
March 5, 2019
KFC China has made headlines after it honored a Chinese Communist party hero, Lei Feng, with a restaurant designed to pay tribute to his life and actions. An…
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KFC to deploy 5,000 kiosks by 2020
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
KFC will become the next major restaurant chain to get on the kiosk bandwagon.
read nowYum Brands to focus on delivery, new technology and growth
February 8, 2019
Yum Brands reported significant progress on its efforts to transform the fast-food chain for the shared economy during the fourth-quarter, as it forged ahead…
read nowPizza Hut to acquire digital ordering service
December 5, 2018
Pizza Hut has agreed to buy online ordering software and service provider, QuikOrder, as part of one of Pizza Hut's largest acquisitions to date, though terms…
read nowTarget CEO to chair Yum Brands board
November 20, 2018
Yum! Brands, Inc. has named Target Chairman and CEO Brian C. Cornell to serve as non-executive chairman of its board, a news release said. Cornell has served…
read nowFrom ice cream-serving robot arms to 'future stores,' Yum China pours on digital charm
November 14, 2018
Yum China is pushing hard to establish primacy in the Asian fast food market, most recently with a series of digitally-enabled initiatives at KFC stores in…
read nowKFC names new CEO
September 28, 2018
Yum Brands is promoting its current KFC president and COO, Tony Lowings, to CEO of KFC on Jan. 1. The 24-year veteran of the company succeeds Roger Eaton, who…
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KFC UK's lighter ways: The big chicken 'pivots' as QSR world watches
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
KFC in U.K. and Ireland is vowing to slash one-fifth of the calories from its menu in less than seven years. A monumental move, to be sure, and one that all…
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KFC in China spins off a fast casual chain with face recognition payment kiosk
September 1, 2017
Under its KFC brand, Yum China has launched a new fast-casual-esque concept called KPRO, featuring not only a breaking edge use of face recognition payment…
read nowYum Brands Q2 financials steady as company accelerates Pizza Hut improvement plans
August 3, 2017
Yum Brands Q2 financial results, for the term ending June 30, show the company's three brands all had worldwide system sales growth, including a 7 percent…
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It's good to be Yum China: Q2 operating profit up 64%
July 6, 2017
Yum China continues to be embraced with open arms in China, reporting a 3 percent spike in Q2 same-store sales and mobile payments exceeding 40 percent of…
read nowFormer Dunkin', Starbucks, Yum exec named Papa Murphy's CEO
June 15, 2017
Weldon Spangler, a former leader with Dunkin' Brands, Starbucks and Yum, has been named CEO of Papa Murphy's, effective July 17, the company announced. Jean…
read nowPizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC report sustainability progress
April 19, 2016
The report highlights waste reduction, a commitment to offering healthier food and how Yum! Brands, since 2007, has donated more than $640 million in cash and…
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