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title: "Yum! Brands Sees Revenue Fall"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/964fa141-0ba8-4c3f-92e1-044c590b8810
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/yum-brands-sees-revenue-fall-2707378
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2018-08-03T14:09:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:22.704Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8caaf608495e15a6207d55bb7695e8032608.jpg
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# Yum! Brands Sees Revenue Fall

**TL;DR:** Yum! Brands has seen a decline in revenue of six percent, despite net income increasing to $321 million. The company is testing delivery initiatives for Taco Bell and KFC to turn things around.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-08-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/yum-brands-sees-revenue-fall-2707378).*

## Story

Yum! Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell and KFC has announced a decline in revenue. According to a recent article in Nation’s Restaurant News, the loss was a total of six percent. Despite this, net income increased to $321 million compared to $206 million in 2017.

“This just goes to show that even with an arguably better U.S. economy, this isn’t necessarily translating into broader better same-store sales trends for large U.S. restaurant concepts,” said Mark Kalinowski of Kalinowski Equity Research.

One way the parent company hopes to turn things around is through delivery initiatives. These are being tested for Taco Bell and KFC, though they are both in early stages.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- KFC (company)
- Yum Brands (company)
- revenue decline (topic)
- delivery initiatives (topic)
- net income increase (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/yum-brands-sees-revenue-fall-2707378). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/964fa141-0ba8-4c3f-92e1-044c590b8810).