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Yum! Brands is reportedly in exclusive negotiations to sell Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital, according to Bloomberg.

Yum Brands in talks with LongRange Capital to sell Pizza Hut

Tracy Skeans helped the company emerge as one of the clear QSR winners after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chris Cheek , chief development officer of Newk’s Eatery , is helping guide the brand’s next stage of franchise growth as the company sharpens its development strategy around unit-level performance.

When Starbucks unveiled its AI inventory-counting tool in early September, it seemed like a great example of how restaurants could benefit from AI.

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The coffee giant is ending its computer vision inventory counting system — which employees called “unreliable” — in favor of traditional stock-keeping methods, Reuters reported.

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The Mediterranean fast-casual brand has partnered with the Beharry Group to develop locations across eight Caribbean nations, including Guyana, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.

Pizza Hut franchisee sues over $100 million in AI delivery losses

Former Nike executive and current Taco Bell CEO Sean Tresvant is leveraging "drop culture" to drive loyalty and digital engagement across the franchise system.

Mature restaurant brands are diversifying menus beyond core offerings to capture market share amid flat industry traffic and intense value competition.

This is from the weekly restaurant finance newsletter The Bottom Line.

This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast The Week in Restaurants looks at the fast-food chain’s latest CEO change.

Some trends are easier to derive in this industry than others.

Chaac Pizza Northeast is seeking $100 million in damages, alleging that Pizza Hut’s mandatory AI-driven management system caused massive operational failures and lost business.

Quick-service pizza sales have been coming back down to earth since the category’s pandemic highs.

New data from Technomic reveals a downturn for the pizza category in 2025, with major brands like Pizza Hut and MOD Pizza reporting significant sales declines.

Pizza Hut franchisee sues over mandatory tech, $100 million losses

The 43-unit fast-casual pizza chain has signed a master franchise agreement with The 90s Venture to open at least 10 locations in India by 2032.

Papa Johns reported its worst quarterly performance in years as North American comparable store sales fell 6.4%, driven by lower customer acquisition and smaller average order sizes.

Taco Bell is leveraging its AI-powered Byte platform and loyalty program expansion to drive digital sales toward a 50% mix of total domestic revenue.

This is from the weekly restaurant finance newsletter The Bottom Line.

Taco Bell outperformed other Yum! Brands concepts with significant same-store sales growth, solidifying its position as a dominant player in the fast-food industry.