Yum Brands Reports Q2 Growth as Digital Sales Near $9 Billion

Yum Brands reported solid Q2 results, posting broad-based growth across its global restaurant portfolio as unit expansion and digital sales continued to fuel momentum.

Chris Turner, CEO said, “We delivered another strong quarter with robust same-store sales and restaurant-level margin performance. We also reached separate definitive agreements with two exceptional buyers for the Pizza Hut business, bringing our strategic review process to a close."

For the quarter ended June 30, worldwide system sales increased 5% excluding the impact of foreign...

Yum! Brands Appoints Nai De Leon as Chief People & Culture Officer

Yum! Brands, Inc. today announced that Nai De Leon has been appointed Chief People & Culture Officer, effective November 1, 2026.

As Chief People & Culture Officer, De Leon will lead Yum!'s global People & Culture strategy, overseeing Talent, Leadership Development, Total Rewards, Organizational Effectiveness and People Operations across the company's global business. She will report to Yum! Chief Executive Officer Chris Turner and serve on the Yum! Brands Global Leadership Team.

De Leon joined Yum! Brands in August 2025 as Chief Talent & Centers of Excellence Officer leading the company's...

Yum! Brands Celebrates the Power of Skills to Feed Brighter Futures

In 2014, a Sri Lankan delegate proposed dedicating a day for developing vocational skills for the world’s youth to the United Nations General Assembly. It was eventually passed and is celebrated annually on July 15.

In that same nation, Pizza Hut’s Youth Enablement Program (YEP) provides youth and people with disabilities with professional development, vocational education and industry-recognized credentials that prepare participants for careers in the quick-service restaurant industry. By reducing barriers to transportation and housing costs, the program helps participants...

Yum! Brands to Sell Pizza Hut in $2.7B Two-Part Deal

Yum! Brands is selling Pizza Hut in a pair of transactions worth $2.7 billion, splitting the business between LongRange Capital and Yum China as it sharpens its portfolio focus.

Under the agreements, LongRange will acquire Pizza Hut outside Mainland China for about $1.5 billion, with Yum! eligible for a further $75 million earn-out by 2030. Yum China will acquire Pizza Hut’s Mainland China business for about $1.2 billion.

The move follows a strategic review launched in November 2025

Yum! Brands Opens More Than 1,000 Units in Strong Start to Fiscal 2026 

Yum! Brands reported a strong start to fiscal 2026, with first-quarter worldwide system sales up 6% excluding foreign currency translation and unit count rising 5%, including 1,030 gross new units.

CEO Chris Turner said, "We delivered solid topline momentum to start the year, with our fundamentals as strong as ever."

Parent company of QSR giants like KFC and Taco Bell, the company reported a 17% increase in GAAP operating profits, while core operating profit rose 6%...

Yum! Marks Earth Month with Continued Sustainability Progress Across its Brands

Operating in more than 155 countries and territories, Yum! and its brands are making steady progress on sustainability through everyday actions and strategic partnerships.

“Whether it’s improving packaging, protecting the landscapes where our ingredients are sourced or working with partners around the world, these efforts reflect how we’re building a more resilient business for the future,” said Yum! Chief Sustainability Officer Jon Hixson.

This work to reduce environmental impact and strengthen the people and communities connected to Yum!’s business continues through both incremental improvements and larger-scale collaborations.

Yum! Brands Appoints Former Marriott International CFO Kathleen (Leeny) K. Oberg to Board

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today announced the appointment of Kathleen (Leeny) K. Oberg, former Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Development of Marriott International, Inc., to its Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2026.

“Leeny is a highly accomplished leader with deep global experience and a strong track record of driving disciplined growth,” said Brian Cornell, non-executive chairman of the Yum! Brands Board of Directors. “Her expertise and perspective will be a strong addition to our board and will help guide our...

Disciplined Intelligence: How Byte by Yum!™ is Scaling AI at Global Speed

The conversation coming out of ICR Conference 2026, a meeting that “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer has called “the Super Bowl of consumer conferences,” was that the future of global restaurant leadership will be defined by companies that own, operate and scale intelligence as a core capability – and that winning restaurant brands will be those that shift from buying AI tools to building AI capabilities.

Ahead of the industry, Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company, built Byte by Yum!...

Q3 Results Drive Foodservice Headlines in First Half of November

Major industry players across the business captured attention in the first half of the month as foodservice providers released new insights from their quarterly reports.

Many restaurants are facing challenges in the third quarter as US consumers cut back on frequent dining. This compilation provides a thorough overview of key players' performance results and the latest in the most notable company news.

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McDonald's Q3, FY 2025

McDonald's reported a 3.6% increase in global same-store sales for the third quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations...