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Don’t expect Pizza Hut drivers to deliver Taco Bell anytime soon

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 16, 2021

Yum Brands wants its concepts to grow individually, meaning it likely won’t expand the pizza chain’s delivery to its other concepts, at least for now.

Operations

Supply chain challenges continue to plague restaurants

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 09, 2021

KFC is shifting its advertising away from boneless chicken toward products where there are more “abundant” quantities.

Financing

KFC has big plans for big cities

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 06, 2021

The chicken chain plans to open hundreds of locations in urban centers as other concepts push for more drive-thrus.

Financing

Yum Brands speeds its unit growth

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 29, 2021

The owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit opened a record number of restaurants and has increased its development expectations.

Financing

KFC’s U.S. sales soar as Yum Brands digital sales hits $5B

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 29, 2021

Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger all saw sales recover over 2019 levels while the company opened a record number of global restaurants.

Financing

Yum Brands is buying the artificial intelligence company Dragontail

By Jonathan Maze on May 27, 2021

The Australian company will give the owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit technology designed to automate kitchen flow and dispatch delivery drivers.

Marketing

Yum Brands and the University of Louisville start a franchising education program

By Jonathan Maze on May 26, 2021

The Yum Center for Global Franchise Excellence will focus on recruiting and educating people of color and women on franchising.

Financing

KFC plans to do something it hasn’t done in years: Grow U.S. units

By Jonathan Maze on May 25, 2021

The chain, buoyed by its chicken sandwich and digital efforts, expects to finish 2021 with more domestic restaurants than it had the previous year. It would be the first time in 17 years.

Food

Comfort-seeking customers flocked to chicken chains in 2020

By Patricia Cobe on May 20, 2021

The leading chicken concepts in Technomic’s Top 500 sales ranking all showed positive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Financing

KFC's U.S. sales thrive, thanks to digital and chicken sandwiches

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 28, 2021

The tightening of chicken supplies is making it difficult to keep up with demand. Sister chains Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit all saw sales grow over 2019 levels.

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