Ranjith Roy is a person in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2026. 15 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher.
The fact Yum! Brands divested Pizza Hut earlier this month, splitting the chain from KFC for the first time in nearly four decades, should signal the company is prepared to make bold moves, CFO Ranjith Roy said.
Taco Bell has thrown plenty of spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks as it continues to recover traffic from the July cyclospora outbreak that sickened nearly 20,000 people nationwide.
Nearly two months after iceberg lettuce at the chain was linked to Cyclospora, the QSR giant’s foot traffic remains depressed, according to Placer.ai.
Yum Brands focuses on Taco Bell, KFC, and Habit Burger
Yum Brands executives spent plenty of time last week discussing Taco Bell’s recovery plan from the July cyclospora outbreak implicating the chain’s lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms as a potential source.
Yum Brands to sell Pizza Hut in $2.7 billion deal
Yum Brands sells Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion and overhauls KFC globally.
The taco giant is reporting a steady recovery in same-store sales following a temporary disruption caused by a cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce.
Yum Brands reported that Taco Bell's traffic and sales figures are recovering following a significant drop caused by a cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce suppliers.
Loyalty, value offers and swift removal of lettuce have mitigated the sales impact of the ongoing outbreak of the foodborne parasitic illness.
Yum Brands’ $2.7 billion divestiture of the pizza chain to LongRange Capital aims to improve corporate margins but leaves the brand's long-term recovery in question.
When Pizza Hut announced the possibility of a sale, Yum CEO Chris Turner said that a turnaround for the chain might be best executed outside of Yum.
Yum Brands omits KFC U.S. same-store sales from earnings report.
Taco Bell outperformed other Yum Brands subsidiaries in the first quarter of 2026, reporting a 10% increase in global system sales.
Yum Brands is integrating AI-driven digital menu boards at Taco Bell and a global innovation pantry at KFC to drive consumer engagement and growth.