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Leadership

David Gibbs to retire as CEO of Taco Bell owner Yum Brands

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 31, 2025

The longtime executive of the fast-food restaurant chain owner will retire in the first quarter of 2026. The company will start a search process for his successor.

Technology

Taco Bell's owner is working with the chipmaker Nvidia on AI

 By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 18, 2025

Yum Brands, which also owns KFC, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger, said it is collaborating with the technology company to integrate AI into the chains’ restaurants.

Financing

Understanding KFC's head-scratching move to Texas

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 19, 2025

The Bottom Line: Brands have been moving corporate headquarters for years for a variety of reasons. But taking a struggling chicken chain out of the market it’s associated with could backfire.

Operations

KFC U.S. is moving out of Louisville

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 18, 2025

The fast-food chicken chain is moving its corporate headquarters to Plano, Texas, and is telling all remote workers to relocate to the cities in which their work is based.

Workforce

Catherine Tan-Gillespie named KFC U.S. president

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 13, 2025

She will take over management of the chicken chain’s struggling domestic business in April following the retirement of Tarun Lal.

Financing

KFC says it may have something in its Saucy concept

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 06, 2025

The fast-food chicken chain’s struggles in the U.S. continued last quarter. But the company says early results from the first location of its chicken tenders concept have been “encouraging.”

Technology

Taco Bell owner Yum creates a new technology platform

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 06, 2025

Byte by Yum will consolidate the technology capabilities the company has developed or acquired over the years.

Leadership

Taco Bell executive Scott Mezvinsky named KFC CEO

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 13, 2025

The 49-year-old, currently the president of Taco Bell North America and International, will succeed Sabir Sami, who will step down at the end of February.

Operations

Kentucky Roast Beef? When KFC was in the concept creation game

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 09, 2025

Restaurant Rewind: Saucy isn’t the first time that the fast-food chicken chain created new brands. This podcast episode features a look at some of the restaurants KFC created.

Financing

Hundreds of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants could close in Turkey

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 08, 2025

Parent company Yum Brands terminated the franchisee, IS Gida, saying the operator failed to meet the company’s standards. The franchisee operated more than 500 restaurants in Turkey.

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