YUM Some Potential Acquisition Candidates for Yum Brands

By Mark Kalinowski Published on June 10, 2019 at 12:00 AM

In April, Restaurant Business reported that “Yum [Brands], the parent company of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, will ‘absolutely’ acquire another brand one day, [CEO Greg] Creed said. ‘In the future, other brands will want to become part of the Yum family,’ he said. ‘We’ll do it because these brands want to join us more than I want to pay some huge multiple.’”

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Tidbits re WEN, Luckin Coffee, and Generation Z’s Favorite Restaurants

By Mark Kalinowski Published on March 26, 2019 at 12:00 AM

We briefly note the following tidbits regarding Wendy’s (WEN; Neutral), privately-held Luckin Coffee, and Generation Z’s favorite restaurant concepts:

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Tidbits re Subway, Chick-fil-A, SBUX, More SBUX, & Pizza Hut (owned by YUM)

By Mark Kalinowski Published on February 24, 2019 at 12:00 AM

We briefly note the following tidbits regarding privately-held Subway, privately-held Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks (SBUX; Neutral), and Pizza Hut (owned by Yum Brands [YUM; Buy]):

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