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Financing
At Subway, a very public auction draws to a close
The Bottom Line: The company has reportedly narrowed its list of buyers and the price tag is down. But the deal is taking a while to get over the finish line, and here’s why.
Emerging Brands
How South Korea's bb.q Chicken became one of the fastest-growing chains in the U.S.
After some brand tinkering and a little help from Netflix, the chain has Americans hooked on its “best of the best quality” Korean fried chicken.
Financing
Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs doesn't get his company's stock price decline
The Bottom Line: The owner of Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and Habit has declined as much as 10% since reporting what Gibbs called a “blowout” first quarter. And the company argues that it could easily weather a downturn.