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Yum to Refranchise U.S. Units, Grow China

Posted Mon, 2011/12/05 - 16:53 by BMM
A KFC Store in China
A KFC restaurant in Beijing, China. photo/Kyle Taylor

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) announced today that it expects to deliver at least 10% EPS growth in 2012.

Taco Bell Cuts Jobs

Posted Wed, 2011/11/23 - 01:25 by BMM
Taco Bell Corp, Top Work Places 2010
photo/taco bell website. company name added.

Yum Brands has had to make difficult decisions of late. It just recently sold troubled A&W and Long John Silver's fast food chains. Now during the week of Thanksgiving, the franchisor conglomerate announces that its Taco Bell brand will cut 105 corporate jobs.

Franchisees Buy A&W, Long John Brands from Yum

Posted Mon, 2011/09/26 - 03:00 by BMM
Sign outside of Yum Brand's head office in Louisville, Kentucky
Sign outside of Yum Brands headquarters, Louisville, Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In an unusual move, an independent franchisee association and franchisees will buy out their franchisors, hamburger brand A&W Restaurants Inc and fish chain Long John Silver's Inc. 

Taco Bell Hot Sauce Rage

Posted Sun, 2011/09/25 - 12:05 by Lionel Hutz PA

Taco Bell Mild Sauce

Enraged over a lack of hot sauce packs in his take-out order, a Missouri man returned with a shotgun.

Analysis Gives Grim Outlook for Yum Franchisees

Posted Sun, 2011/08/21 - 09:44 by Janet Sparks
Goldman Sachs chart of Yum franchises declining
Yum U.S. franchise closures accelerate, Chart: Goldman Sachs, Yum data

NEW YORK – Goldman Sachs, hired as a financial advisor by Yum Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), released an in-depth analysis of the fast food chain’s prospects in the developed world. And it isn’t pretty.

Yum's Novak Says Col. Sanders and U.S. Franchisees Are Limiting Factors

Posted Thu, 2011/07/14 - 17:38 by John Gordon

YUM conducted their Q2 earnings call today. As usual, the story was all about China, the huge amount of profits that China and International (YRI) generate.

Beef Lawsuit against Taco Bell Withdrawn

Posted Wed, 2011/04/20 - 02:07 by BMM

Taco Bell announced Tuesday that Alabama-based Beasley Allen law firm voluntarily withdrew a class action lawsuit against Taco Bell.

Multiple Brand Franchisees

Posted Fri, 2011/03/25 - 05:07 by Sam Blake

The road to success in franchising can be through multiple locations. But does it have to be by sticking with just one brand?

New Taco Bell Ads Support Its Beef

Posted Tue, 2011/03/01 - 11:14 by BMM
TacoBell Employees Stand Behind Beef
Newest Taco Bell ad features employees defending its beef

A new $3 million ad campaign by Taco Bell has store employees countering a lawsuit and PR campaign against its taco meat. 

Taco Bell Gives Friends Free Taco

Posted Tue, 2011/02/08 - 22:57 by BMM
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Taco Bell ad on its Facebook page

IRVINE, Calif. — Taco Bell launched a free taco offer on its Facebook page today to try to counter the negative fallout of a lawsuit saying there is little beef in the taco filling.