Yum! Brands Inc

Taco Bell says its Mexican Pizza will be back in September
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Taco Bell says its Mexican Pizza will be back in September

Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza Source: Taco Bell Mexican Pizza will be returning as a permanent menu item at Taco Bell on September 15, according to the fast-food chain. The chain, owned by Yum Brands, had pulled the item in 2020 to simplify its menu before bringing it back this May. But Taco Bell said ingredient […]

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Beyond Meat stock falls after conclusion of McDonald’s McPlant test
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Beyond Meat stock falls after conclusion of McDonald’s McPlant test

Advertising for the McPlant burger, a plant based vegetarian alternative to more traditional meat burgers by fast food giant McDonalds on 11th July 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Shares of Beyond Meat fell 6% in morning trading after J.P. Morgan said McDonald’s ended its U.S. test of […]

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McDonald’s and Chipotle say customers are trading down, visiting less often as inflation hits budgets
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McDonald’s and Chipotle say customers are trading down, visiting less often as inflation hits budgets

McDonald’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill say customers squeezed by inflation are choosing cheaper menu items and visiting their restaurants less often, signaling trends that could be hitting the broader restaurant industry. The two companies were among the first restaurant chains to report their second-quarter results. Wingstop, Starbucks and Taco Bell owner Yum Brands are all […]

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Buy Yum Brands to defend against a slowdown in consumer spending, Goldman Sachs says
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Buy Yum Brands to defend against a slowdown in consumer spending, Goldman Sachs says

Yum Brands is well-positioned to navigate the murky road ahead for restaurant stocks even as a slowdown in consumer spending looms, according to Goldman Sachs. Analyst Jared Garber upgraded shares of the Pizza Hut and Taco Bell owner to buy. The analyst also hiked his price target on the stock to $135 per share, implying […]

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Yum Brands says it is close to selling its Russian KFC business
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Yum Brands says it is close to selling its Russian KFC business

A woman walks near closed KFC and McDonald’s restaurants that suspended their business in Russia due to the military invasion of Ukraine, April 16, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. Konstantin Zavrazhin | Getty Images Yum Brands is close to selling its Russian KFC business, as part of its ongoing effort to exit the country’s market, the […]

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Panera Bread terminates SPAC deal with Danny Meyer’s investment group
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Panera Bread terminates SPAC deal with Danny Meyer’s investment group

Florida, Spring Hill, Nature Coast Commons, shopping mall, Panera Bread bakery. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Danny Meyer’s SPAC and Panera Bread have called off a deal to take the sandwich chain public again, citing market conditions. In November, the parent company of the sandwich chain, Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. […]

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Taco Bell locations are running out of Mexican Pizza less than two weeks after its return
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Taco Bell locations are running out of Mexican Pizza less than two weeks after its return

Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza Source: Taco Bell Taco Bell is running out of its Mexican Pizza, less than two weeks after the chain brought back the menu item. The chain owned by Yum Brands said in a statement that it’s working with its restaurants and suppliers to get the item back on its menu permanently […]

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Sweetgreen losses widen despite 67% jump in quarterly sales
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Sweetgreen losses widen despite 67% jump in quarterly sales

A Sweetgreen banner on the NYSE, November 18, 2021. Source: NYSE Sweetgreen on Thursday reported widening losses for its first quarter, but sales jumped 67% as workers returned to their offices and resumed their old lunchtime routines. Shares of the company rose more than 5% in extended trading. Here’s what the company reported compared with […]

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Yum Brands earnings miss estimates as China weighs on KFC, Pizza Hut sales
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Yum Brands earnings miss estimates as China weighs on KFC, Pizza Hut sales

Vehicles wait in line at the drive through lane of a Yum! Brands Inc. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and Taco Bell restaurant in Lockport, Illinois, U.S. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Yum Brands on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ expectations as lockdowns in China weighed on sales. Here’s what the company […]

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McDonald’s closures in Russia cost the fast-food giant 7 million in Q1 — here’s what it could mean for the country
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McDonald’s closures in Russia cost the fast-food giant $127 million in Q1 — here’s what it could mean for the country

Two months after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, McDonald’s — the very symbol of Western capitalism — opened its first store in the Soviet Union. It was a big moment, and the restaurant drew large crowds. More than 30 years later, amid pressure from U.S. consumers to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, […]

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