The company operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill since 2020, except in China, where the brands are operated by another company known as Yum China. Yum! previously also owned Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants.
Yum! Brands owns and franchises some of the most popular quick service restaurants in the world. This includes U.S. fast food restaurant chains Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger & Grill.
Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, it is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with over 30,000 locations globally in 150 countries as of April 2024. The chain is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains.
About Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of nearly 61,000 restaurants in over 155 countries and territories under the company's concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill.
In 2021, Gibbs's total compensation from Yum! Brands was $27.6 million, representing a CEO-to-median worker pay ratio of 2,108-to-1 for the company. In 2023, Gibbs's total compensation at Yum! Brands was $21.2 million.
KFC, which is owned by Taco Bell and Pizza Hut parent company Yum! Brands, currently operates 1,040 sites across the UK and Ireland and said the acquisition would help accelerate its growth.
Total debt on the balance sheet as of March 2025 : $11.35 Billion USD. According to Yum! Brands's latest financial reports the company's total debt is $11.35 Billion USD. A company's total debt is the sum of all current and non-current debts.
POPEYES® distinguishes itself with a unique New Orleans-style menu featuring spicy chicken, chicken tenders, fried shrimp, and other regional items. The POPEYES® brand is owned by Restaurant Brands International Inc.
Born of the ambitions and grit of passionate entrepreneurs, our KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill brands have grown to include nearly 61,000 restaurants in over 155 countries and territories, operated primarily by our approximately 1,500 franchisees.
As of 2023, the chain annually serves over two billion customers across more than 8,200 restaurants worldwide, most of which are franchised. Initially acquired by PepsiCo in 1978, Taco Bell later became part of the Yum! Brands spin-off.
KFC restaurants in China are owned or franchised by Yum China, a restaurant company that also owns the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, chains in China and was spun off from Yum!
New numbers suggest that Shirley's annual take-home pay for her role on Strictly now stands at around £500,000 per series, according to reports from the Daily Mail. This represents a significant jump from her starting salary of £180,000 back when she joined the programme seven years ago.
David Gibbs is Chief Executive Officer of Yum! Brands, responsible for leading the Company's overarching strategies, structure, people development and culture that will drive global growth and sales and profitability at all Yum! franchise businesses worldwide.
Aaron Powell. Aaron Powell serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Pizza Hut Division, reporting directly to the Yum! Brands CEO. In this role, he is responsible for leading the brand's global growth strategy and franchise operations while driving performance across the division.
Boycott initiatives have singled out Pizza Hut, together with various other organizations, because of their business connections to Israeli operations. The basis for this boycott exists because Pizza Hut operates under Yum! Brands. Brands that hold financial assets in Israeli territories.
A subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International (RBI) has acquired Burger King China for $158 million. The agreement was an all-cash deal, and RBI now has a nearly 100% vested ownership in the Chinese group.
David Charles Novak (born October 30, 1952) is an American businessman, author and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of David Novak Leadership, and co-founder and former CEO of YUM!
Yum! Brands owns over 50,000 restaurants in 150 countries around the world, operating global brands like KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell as well as other fast-casual restaurant chains. The company was spun off from PepsiCo in 1997, and in 2016 itself demerged from its China operations to form two separate companies: Yum!
