Yum! Brands Q1 net falls 14%

April 22, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and A&W, has reported that same store sales were up…

Brazil Fast Food Corp. Q4, FY 2008 results down

April 9, 2009

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil Fast Food Corp., the second largest fast-food restaurant chain and operating under the Bob's, KFC, Pizza Hut, In Bocca al Lupo CafÃ…

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Yum! Brands unveils 2009 plans

December 10, 2008

CNN Money/Dow Jones: Yum! Brands, parent company of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver's and A&W, hopes record international store expansion and a…

Yum! reaffirms FY08 outlook

December 4, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Same-store sales for restaurant chain operator Yum! Brands Inc. will increase 4 percent in mainland China, 4 percent in its international…

Yum! reaffirms FY08 outlook

December 4, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Same-store sales for restaurant chain operator Yum! Brands Inc. will increase 4 percent in mainland China, 4 percent in its international…

Yum! raises $17.5 million for World Hunger Relief

November 24, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands annual World Hunger Relief campaign raised more than $17.5 million in overall donations to date for the United Nations' World…

Yum! Brands cutting hundreds of jobs

November 12, 2008

Los Angeles Times: Yum Brands Inc., parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, A&W and Pizza Hut, has announced it will eliminate several…

WingStreet to make Detroit debut

October 16, 2008

DALLAS — Delivery wing restaurant WingStreet will co-locate with the 40 Pizza Hut restaurants in the Detroit area.   To mark WingStreet's arrival to Detroit…

Yum global comps up 3% despite soft economy

October 7, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Comparable-store sales at Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of the Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, increased…

Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen opens in Kuwait University

September 25, 2008

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Multi-concept franchisor Villa Enterprises Management has announced it will continue strategic expansion into the Middle East with the…

WingStreet set to double number of locations

September 17, 2008

DALLAS — WingStreet, the delivery wing restaurant cobranded with Pizza Hut, has announced that it is on track to double in size in 2008. The wing chain is…

Florida Restaurant Show wraps up

Show highlights ran the gamut from the basics to the high-tech.

R&I names top Consumers' Choice chains

August 18, 2008

CHICAGO — Restaurants & Institutions has announced the winners of its 28th annual Consumers' Choice in Chains study. The award winners are selected by a…

Yum donates $2.3M to earthquake relief efforts

May 20, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of the Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, has donated $2.3 million for…

Yum's net up 31%

April 22, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Worldwide comparable-store sales at Yum! Brands Inc. restaurants rose 4 percent for the 2008 first quarter ended March 22, 2008, fueled in…

Sam Su appointed to Yum! board of directors

March 13, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. has announced that Sam Su, 55, has been appointed to the board of directors as vice chairman, maintaining his position as…

Yum to follow McDonald's model

December 12, 2007

Louisville Courier-Journal: Louisville, Ky.-based Yum Brands Inc., parent of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands, plans to take a page from the McDonald's…

Trans-fats, lawsuits and E. coli dominate 2006 headlines

For some operators, 2006 was a year to forget.

Yum! Brands expects 2007 U.S. comps to increase 2-3%

November 30, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With the new year just around the corner, Yum! Brands expects a promising 2007. The franchisor of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, Long John…