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title: "Yum! Brands Moves To Virtual Annual Meeting Of Shareholders For 2020"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/54f691da-be12-43c1-9fff-efcf9baef210
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20200423_yum_brands_moves_to_virtual_annual_meeting_of_shar.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2020-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:25.195Z
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# Yum! Brands Moves To Virtual Annual Meeting Of Shareholders For 2020

**TL;DR:** Yum! Brands is moving its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has over 50,000 restaurants in more than 150 countries and territories, operating brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-04-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20200423_yum_brands_moves_to_virtual_annual_meeting_of_shar.html).*

## Story

Louisville, KY - Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill, today announced that its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be conducted in a virtual format and there will no longer be an in-person attendance option. This change helps ensure the health and safety of the Company’s shareholders, employees and communities in light of the ongoing public health impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Whether or not shareholders attend the virtual meeting, the Company encourages them to consider the matters presented in the proxy statement and vote as soon as possible. The e-proxy is available:

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, has over 50,000 restaurants in more than 150 countries and territories primarily operating the Company’s brands – KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell – global leaders of the chicken, pizza, and Mexican-style food categories.

The Company’s family of brands also includes The Habit Burger Grill, a fast-casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. Worldwide, the Yum! Brands system opens over nine new restaurants per day on average, making it a leader in global retail development.

In 2019, Yum! Brands was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and ranked among the top 100 Best Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine.

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As the releases may contain dated information, they should not be relied upon as providing accurate or current information. Yum! Brands disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any of the information contained in any of the releases on this page, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- KFC (company)
- Pizza Hut (company)
- Yum Brands (company)
- covid-19 pandemic (topic)
- Louisville (location)
- The Habit Burger Grill (company)
- annual meeting (topic)
- shareholders (topic)
- virtual meeting (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20200423_yum_brands_moves_to_virtual_annual_meeting_of_shar.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/54f691da-be12-43c1-9fff-efcf9baef210).