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Yum (YUM) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) will release its fourth quarter financial results on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. ET with a conference call to review the company's financial performance and strategies at 8:15 a.m. ET. The number is 833/470-1428 for U.S. callers, 833/950-0062 for Canada callers, and +1/929-526-1599 for all other international callers, conference ID 951337. The event will be webcast live and can be accessed through the Yum! Brands websit.

Eli Manning to Use the new Hidden Valley Ranch Easy Squeeze Bottle to Autograph Pizza Hut Pizza Creating Crave-worthy Memorabilia Fans Can Win a Year's Supply of Hidden Valley Ranch and Pizza Hut Pizza to Create Signature Moments All Year Long OAKLAND, Calif. , Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hidden Valley ® Ranch, the nation's original ranch dressing brand, is changing the game with the launch of its brand-new Easy Squeeze bottle, making it even easier to add ranch flavor to anything.

Pizza Hut's largest UK franchisee, Heart With Smart (HWS), is close to securing a rescue deal that would safeguard most of its 140 outlets and 3,000 jobs, according to Sky News. Directional Capital, an investment firm managing Pizza Hut operations in Denmark and Sweden, is in advanced talks to acquire HWS.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) today announced the promotion of Scott Mezvinsky, 49, to KFC Division Chief Executive Officer, reporting to Yum! Brands Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs, effective March 1, 2025. Mezvinsky, a 20-year veteran of the Company who currently serves as President of Taco Bell North America and International, will succeed Sabir Sami, who is stepping down as KFC CEO at the end of February 2025. Mezvinsky will assume global responsibility.

The U.S. eats the equivalent to 240,000 Olympic sized swimming pools in pizza slices a year Sorry New York, the debate of how to eat a slice of pizza has been resolved, nearly half of people say the proper way is "tip first", not folded. 44% of people even say eating pizza with a fork is a food crime 28% of people would give up alcohol for a year if they could have free pizza every day With a trend of global flavors, 37% of Americans say they'd like to try Mexican-inspired pizza or Greek-inspired pizza (21%) Ranch reigns supreme as most popular dipping sauce, and Kentucky is the state that dips pizza the most After much debate, boneless wings win out against bone-in wings as the top preference 59% agree pizza and wings are the ultimate pairing.

Loop Capital analyst Alton Stump keeps a Hold rating and $140 price target on Yum! Brands while noting that the firm's Taco Bell U.S. franchisee checks indicate that same-store sales growth came in well ahead of expectations. The firm's latest conversions with U.S. Taco Bell franchisees suggest same-store sales were up 7%-8% in Q4, including a modest acceleration from about 7% during the first half of Q4 to about 8% during the back half of the quarter, which implies comps meaningfully exceeded Loops's prior estimate for 5% growth in Q4 and consensus at up 4%, the analyst tells investors in a research note.

Olive Garden, KFC, and Shake Shack look like particularly appetizing investments in 2025, according to Oppenheimer analysts.

Options include the NEW Nashville Hot Loaded Fries Bowl LOUISVILLE, Ky. , Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- KFC is introducing a hot new lineup of five flavor-packed bowls for a limited time, including KFC icons like the Famous Bowl and saucy twists like the new Nashville Hot Loaded Fries Bowl.

Yum! Brands Inc. YUM, the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, is nearing a potential Golden Cross , a bullish technical indicator that could signal a turnaround for the stock.