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KFC taps former Taco Bell exec to overhaul global loyalty and brand strategy

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The Independent UK

KFC appoints first-ever ‘global chief brand officer’ as fast-food chain faces fierce competition

KFC announced a rebrand effort in June that involved new menu items and a refreshed logo

The Independent UK

Dropping the Dough: Yum! Brands Strategically Trims the Fat

Yum! Brands sold Pizza Hut outside Mainland China for about $1.5 billion and launched a $4 billion buyback, sharpening its focus on Taco Bell and KFC amid a fast-food traffic slowdown.

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An expensive slice! Pizza Hut is sold by parent company for $1.5B

The sale follows store closures and AI delivery troubles, as Pizza Hut leans into nostalgia with its ‘classic’ U.S. locations

The Independent UK

How KFC and Taco Bell's top technologist is embracing AI and automation across 63,000 restaurants

The top technologist at Yum Brands, Jim Dausch, is embracing AI and automation across 63,000 restaurants.

Fortune

FDA’s ‘explosive diarrhea’ report reveals all the Taylor Farms recall products and affected restaurants

Walmart received more than 100,000 cases of contaminated produce, new FDA report shows

The Independent UK

Domino’s is offering to pay you for ordering its pizza

The pizza industry faced an uphill battle heading into 2026 - once the top fast-food choice among Americans, its popularity has declined

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Taco Bell admits sales have declined after explosive diarrhea outbreak - but has a plan to win customers back

Taco Bell has admitted sales took a hit from a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to contaminated lettuce that sickened thousands with symptoms including explosive diarrhea, but executives say they have a plan to win customers back.

The Independent UK

Lettuce-linked parasite outbreak in the US hits Taco Bell where it hurts the most

Taco Bell customer traffic plunged after a parasite outbreak in the US linked to shredded iceberg lettuce triggered thousands of cyclosporiasis cases in Michigan. Yum Brands shares have fallen sharply, while restaurant chains including Chipotle, Panera, Chopt and Sweetgreen also saw weaker customer visits as the food safety scare spread…

The Economic Times

Taylor Farms, Sysco Remove Mexico Iceberg Lettuce After FDA Traces Massive Cyclospora Outbreak to Taco Bell Supply Chain

Taylor Farms and food distributor Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) have pulled Mexico-sourced iceberg lettuce from circulation after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration linked the product to a widespread cyclospora outbreak associated with Taco Bell restaurants.

Benzinga

Taco Bell lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms linked to US cyclosporiasis outbreak

Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Yum Brands' Taco Bell restaurants by California-based supplier Taylor Farms ‌has been identified by investigators as a potential source of contamination in the cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the United States, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing two individuals familiar…

Bangkok Post

What to Expect From Yum! Brands’ Next Quarterly Earnings Report

Investors will be watching Yum! Brands' second-quarter earnings release later this month, with analysts forecasting a low-double-digit improvement in the company's bottom line.

Barchart

Private equity is hungry for Pizza Hut

Declining sales have out-Pizza'd the Hut, so Yum! Brands is slicing it off in a $2.7 billion split deal

Salon

How to Play Yum! Brands Stock on Reports It Will Sell Pizza Hut for $2.7 Billion

Yum! Brands is streamlining its portfolio with a $2.7 billion Pizza Hut divestiture, potentially unlocking capital for shareholder returns and higher-growth initiatives.

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Bangkok Post

Yum sells Pizza Hut business for $2.7 billion

‌Yum Brands has announced that it would sell its Pizza Hut chain for a combined $2.7 billion in two deals that highlight separate trajectories for its business in China and the rest of the world.

The Economic Times

Pizza Hut: From $600 loan to 20,000 stores and the new $2.7 billion twist for the global empire

Pizza Hut, a nearly 70-year-old American icon, has been split in a $2.7 billion deal. Yum Brands is selling its international business outside China to LongRange Capital, while Yum China acquires the China operations. This division highlights Pizza Hut's contrasting fortunes globally and in China.

Fortune

Pizza Hut is getting the private equity treatment in a $2.7 billion deal as its owner offloads the brand that defined 1990s dining nostalgia

Yum Brands sold Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital and Yum China Holdings Inc. for a combined $2.7 billion deal.

AAP

Pizza Hut, overtaken by the arrival of delivery culture, will be sold for $2.7 billion

Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands

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The Independent UK

Pizza chain will be sold for $2.7 billion after store closures and sales struggles

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AAP

Pizza Hut, where sales have lagged with arrival of delivery culture, will be sold for $2.7 billion

Pizza Hut, the 68-year-old chain that has long struggled with growing competition and outdated restaurants, will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands

Evening Standard

Yum! Brands to sell Pizza Hut chain in £2bn deal

The move will see Yum sell the chain excluding Chinese operations to private equity firm LongRange Capital for 1.5 billion dollars (£1.1 billion).

AAP

US:Struggling Pizza Hut chain to be sold for $A3.8 billion

Pizza Hut will be sold for $US2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands.

AAP

Struggling Pizza Hut chain to be sold for $A3.8 billion

Pizza Hut will be sold for $US2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands.

The Independent UK

Struggling Pizza Hut chain will be sold by Yum! Brands in $2.7 billion deal

The iconic chain has been rocked by store closures and a decline in sales

The Independent UK

Struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7 billion

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