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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.

Marketing

Restaurants jump through hoops to lure March Madness fans

 By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 26, 2025

College basketball fever goes beyond sports bars and wing joints this year, as steakhouses, pizza chains and Asian concepts compete to score big.

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.

Marketing

Pizza Hut introduces Pizza Charcuterie in celebration of Pi Day

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 11, 2025

Instead of the usual $3.14 specials, The Plano, Texas-based pizza chain asks fans to strut their creativity with Instagrammable pie-wings-and-dips boards.

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.

Financing

The downfall of Eduardo Diaz's Pizza Hut empire

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 02, 2025

The Bottom Line: How did one of the pizza chain’s largest franchisees fall out of favor with the brand and lose nearly 90% of its value in just three years?

Financing

6 buyers win an auction for 77 bankrupt Pizza Hut restaurants

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 30, 2025

The pizza chain itself is among the buyers who won the right to buy restaurants owned by the bankrupt EYM Group for nearly $12 million. The locations are in Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia and South Carolina.

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.

Operations

Pizza Hut goes after the traditional fast-food market with its latest prototype

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 03, 2024

The chain is testing a new restaurant design with a drive-thru, kiosks and mobile order pickup stations. The location also features a “Hut ‘N Go” menu with items ready to go.

Financing

Life is tough for pizza chains right now

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 11, 2024

The Bottom Line: Major pizza brands like Domino’s, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut are trading share with independents. And fast-casual brands are in decline. The sector has a smaller market, thanks to third-party delivery.

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