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Yum! Brands (YUM -0.06%), the global fast-food powerhouse with brands like KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, shared its first-quarter earnings report on April 30, 2025.

Yum Brands (YUM) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.30 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.15 per share a year ago.

The owner of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell locations posted a profit of $253 million, or 90 cents a share, for its three months ended March 31, compared with $314 million, or $1.10 a share, a year earlier.

Yum Brands, the parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, posted mixed first-quarter results, as earnings beat Wall Street estimates but revenue missed. Pizza Hut's same-store sales fell more than expected.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yum! Brands Reports First-Quarter Results.

YUM's first-quarter 2025 results are likely to gain from strong same-store sales growth, expansion of units and a stellar performance from KFC.

Mother's Day Brunch Just Got More Finger Lickin' Good®, with $25 Family Meal and $0 Delivery* LOUISVILLE, Ky. , April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- KFC® is bringing back its popular sweet and savory menu item, Chicken & Waffles, for the first time in over five years—available on KFC menus nationwide starting today.

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Fastest-Growing Authentic Mexican Franchise Brings Traditional Cuisine to Prosper, Texas CHICAGO, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- After 12 years of satisfying customers in Chicagoland with authentic Mexican cuisine, Cilantro Taco Grill is bringing its traditional tacos, burritos, and salsas to Prosper, Texas in April 2025. This opening marks a major milestone for the fastest-growing authentic Mexican franchise as it expands beyond its Chicagoland roots for the first time and introduces its unique family story to the thriving Dallas-Fort Worth area. Behind the Location: Multi-Unit, Multi-Brand Franchisee Hector Haget "Cilantro Taco Grill is proof that if an immigrant dreams big and works hard, anything is possible," said Haget. "Temoc and I share the same immigrant journey to the United States as so many others. In a world dominated by Mexican QSR giants like Taco Bell and Chipotle, it's refreshing to be part of a brand that serves truly authentic Mexican cuisine while empowering Latino