After Selling Pizza Hut, Yum! Brands Is Eyeing a New Purchase: ‘We Are Prepared to Make Bold Moves’

When 1 doorway closes, different doorway opens. That’s the vibe from Yum! Brands’ CFO this week, speaking conscionable months aft the institution sold disconnected Pizza Hut. Speaking astatine the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference, Ranjith Roy said parting ways pinch Pizza Hut says thing bigger astir really Yum! thinks. “The truth that we divested Pizza Hut should awesome to everyone that we are prepared to make bold moves astir our portfolio wherever it makes sense,” he said. “So, if the mobility is, would we adhd different brand? Sure. If it makes sense, we will do it,” according to Restaurant Business.

For now, the attraction stays connected Taco Bell, KFC and Habit Burger & Grill. Roy said Taco Bell is connected way to deed its $3 cardinal mean portion measurement goal, up from astir $2.4 cardinal astatine the extremity of 2025, pinch existent momentum internationally. KFC US is showing its first affirmative same-store income momentum successful 2 decades, while KFC International continues opening restaurants astatine a grounds pace.

Any caller summation would person to hold its turn. “When you deliberation astir adding different brand, a immense portion of our attraction is first, person we really raised the barroom successful our existing brands?” Roy said. “We person a bunch of activity to do complete the adjacent respective months and complete the adjacent year. We’re going to do that.”