All Yum! Brands articles
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Analysis & InsightKFC’s evolution is a ‘direct challenge’ to Wingstop’s core equity
The QSR giant is betting big on its £1.5bn UK investment, announcing major innovation, new look restaurants a fresh brand identity this week. Can the 70-year-old brand hold off challengers and remain the foremost authority on fried chicken?
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NewsYum! Brands to sell Pizza Hut for $2.7bn
The US fast food group says the deal, which follows a strategic review of the struggling pizza chain, positions it for ‘long-term growth and shareholder value creation’
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NewsKFC unveils global menu innovation, modern restaurant design and fresh branding
Starting in the UK and Ireland, the menu revamp is centred around boneless chicken tenders and ‘crave-worthy’ dipping sauces including chimichurri ranch and hot honey habanero
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InterviewsYum! Brands: ‘There are untapped opportunities in unified systems’
Jatin Chandwani, chief product and growth officer for the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, told delegates at MCA’s Hostech that Byte by Yum! was developed to remove the need to integrate different tech solutions
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NewsYum! in talks to sell Pizza Hut
The US fast food group is in exclusive discussions to sell the struggling pizza chain to Connecticut-based private equity firm LongRange Capital
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NewsTaco Bell UK achieves 23% sales growth
The UK business delivered same-store sales growth of 23% over the past two years, contributing heavily to a strong performance across international markets
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NewsPapa John’s and Pizza Hut sales gather momentum
The American pizza chains are moving closer to potential ownership changes as part of seperate transactions which could see them taken private, according to Bloomberg
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NewsLeading QSR and casual dining brands join forces to launch Sustainable Chicken Forum
The new cross-industry initiative is designed to drive further improvements in chicken welfare while balancing sustainability, net zero ambitions and long-term supply resilience
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NewsKFC to increase annual spend on British chicken to almost £100m
The fast food giant says only boneless chicken will now be sourced from other markets after adding wings to the list of products it sources from British farms
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NewsPizza Hut to close 250 US sites
The brand’s strategic review is expected to complete later this year, with parent company Yum! Brands proceeding with its ‘Hutt Forward’ program as part of turnaround efforts
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NewsTaco Bell UK to launch Live Más ‘experiences platform’
Billed as a rewards programme spanning food, fashion, and music, the platform will go live later this year, after Taco Bell’s UK business delivered a “standout” performance in its Q4 results
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NewsKFC UK sales jump 9% in Q3
Strong growth in transactions delivered a significant sales uplift, with the QSR giant crediting menu innovation, late-night occasions, and a focus on value
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NewsYum! Brands: Reinvigorating Pizza Hut could require ‘multi-year effort’
CEO Chris Turner said the pizza chain has “lots of strengths” and may achieve more success outside the ownership of Yum!, as group initiates a strategic review for the brand
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NewsYum! launches strategic review of Pizza Hut
Chief executive Chris Turner said Pizza Hut’s faltering performance now requires “additional action” which could take place outside of Yum! Brands
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Analysis & InsightInside Pizza Hut Restaurants' complex web of debt
The operator called in administrators after a declining trading performance and negative like-for-likes driven by competition from quick-service restaurant operators and delivery aggregators
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Analysis & InsightIndependent thinkers: how hospitality is harnessing the power of agentic AI
The rise of autonomous artificial intelligence is giving hospitality businesses the opportunity to bolster training, improve order systems and, perhaps ironically, place more emphasis on the human experience
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NewsYum! Brands appoints new CEO
Yum!’s current chief financial & franchise officer, Chris Turner, will take over from David Gibbs in October, after he announced his intention to retire. Gibbs will remain an adviser to the company until the end of 2026.
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NewsYum! Brands CEO David Gibbs to retire
The parent company of Taco Bell and KFC has announced that its CEO will retire in early 2026 following nearly four decades with the business
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NewsKFC UK sees 6% system sales drop
The Q3 sales decline occurred across many of KFC’s other divisions, including the US, Asia, and the Middle East, Turkey, and North Africa segments
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NewsKFC UK reports sales drop
Parent company Yum! Brands recorded a 3% decline in system sales growth for KFC UK in Q2 2024