Better than, say, Taco Bell parent Yum Brands, with its operating margin of 14.9%.
Its broadcasts in December on a probe of the chicken quality at Yum Brands Inc.
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Look at Yum Brands, formerly Tricon Global, and owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.
The concern isn't limited to domestic producers: U.S. fast-food giant Yum Brands Inc.
The concern isn't limited to domestic producers: U.S. fast food giant Yum Brands Inc.
Yum Brands rallied on increased demand from China, where its KFC stores are immensely popular.
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Yum Brands is also combining Pizza Hut with a fast-casual chain called Pasta Bravo in test markets.
"Boomers want more and will pay for it, " says Charles Rawley , Yum Brands' chief development officer.
Not surprisingly, insiders at Yum Brands say their decision-makers were nearly unanimous about taking an aggressive approach.
Yum Brands earned 99 cents per share in the third quarter, beating the consensus forecast by two pennies.
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One of the companies in our portfolio I think is very symptomatic of that is Yum Brands.
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Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM) is the umbrella company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
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Yum Brands is seen by investors as a bet on Chinese domestic demand.
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In the ads, from the Dallas-based unit of Yum Brands in Louisville, Ky.
Yum Brands has been trying to expand to faster growing emerging markets, particularly in China, to capture on secular growth trends.
The company, a subsidiary of US food giant Yum Brands, said the "aggressive expansion plan" would create up to 2, 000 jobs.
Yum Brands posted third quarter earnings after the bell on Tuesday, hitting profit estimates and seeing continued, yet slowing, growth in China.
Shares in Yum Brands surged in post-market trading on Monday after the company released first quarter sales data in China.
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Since the spinoff in 1997 Yum Brands has solidified its financial act.
On Wednesday, Yum Brands and Chipotle posted earnings and faced opposing realities.
Yum Brands, which owns and franchises the largest number of fast-food restaurants in the world, pursues a strategy of expansion in the developing markets.
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The limited-time offers help keep customers interested, says Kurt Kane, chief marketing officer for Pizza Hut, which is owned by Yum Brands Inc.
Taco Bell, a division of Yum Brands, recently turned to fast-food eaters to help create a hot-selling burrito--hopes were high for a "truly healthy" one.
There is no link in terms of products to Taco Bell in the United States or other outlets operated by Yum Brands, the spokesman added.
Another quarter of strong growth for Yum Brands which posted Q4 earnings after the bell on Monday, beating top and bottom line estimates.
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He cites in particular Yum Brands, which owns KFC and derives 44 percent of its revenue and 50 percent of its gross profits from China.
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Slower than expected growth in China has also thrown stocks like Yum Brands and Starbucks off their highs over the last couple of months.
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From FedEx to Nike and Yum Brands, even Starbucks and Coca-Cola, several major global companies have delivered weak earnings and partially attributed them to the global economic malaise.
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