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…

Papa John's founder Q&A

John Schnatter talks about the tough times.

Yum Brands U.S. comps down 1% for Q3

October 11, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands reported financial results for its third quarter ended Sept. 9, 2006.   U.S. same-store sales fell 1 percent, Yum said, led by a…

Commentary: NFL and college football equals big-time sales

Are you targeting football fans? You should be.  

Yum blended sales drop 2%

September 17, 2006

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. announced an estimated 2-percent decrease in third-quarter U.S. blended comps. The period ended Sept. 9, 2006.   Taco Bell…

Emerging Concept: Garlic Jim's Famous Gourmet Pizza

Filling the nationwide vacuum for speedy gourmet pizza delivery is the goal for 31-unit Garlic Jim's. The chain wants 500 pizza stores by 2013.

LaNova Wings intros new line of cleaning products

August 13, 2006

BUFFALO, N.Y. — La Nova Wings, known for its fully cooked, heat-and-eat wings, announced the introduction of a new line of cleaning products specifically…

Brandon, CEO of Domino's Pizza, named NRN Golden Chain honoree

August 13, 2006

Nation's Restaurant News: David Brandon, chief executive and chairman of Domino's Pizza Inc., was selected by Nation's Restaurant News as one of six multiunit…

Domino's Pizza intros Brownie Squares

August 13, 2006

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Domino's Pizza announced the Aug. 21 rollout of its new Brownie Squares.   According to a news release, customers who order a large pizza…