Financing
Yum Brands has a $50M deal to help finance underserved franchisees
The program with the investment firm Lafayette Square, called Franchise Fast Start, is designed to provide access to capital for underrepresented franchisees of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger.
Financing
McDonald's board shakeup continues as two longtime directors retire
Robert Eckert and John Rogers, who joined the board on the same day in 2003, are retiring as part of the company's "commitment to ongoing refreshment" of its directors.