Yum Brands, the company behind Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, reported mixed results in its Q1 earnings announcement Wednesday (May 1) with challenges evident in its traditional sales channels, but a significant milestone in its digital growth strategy. Despite a 3% decline in same-store...
Fast food company Yum Brands aims to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) across the operations of its restaurants. The parent company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and The Habit Burger Grill spent $21 million on “digital, technology and innovation capabilities” in 2023, up from $11...
Taco Bell parent Yum Brands is continuing its investment in digital technology. During a quarterly earnings call Wednesday (Feb. 7), CEO David Gibbs noted that digital sales were up 22%, as the company dealt with challenges, including conflicts in the Middle East and shifting consumer...
Restaurants are increasingly adopting automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and robots across all areas of operation, but these efforts are not always a surefire hit. A Chick-fil-A in Valrico, Florida, for instance, became one of the most recent restaurants to try drone delivery last week, kicking...
November 24, 2023
Restaurants are increasingly adopting automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and robots across all areas of operation, but these efforts are not always a surefire hit. A Chick-fil-A in Valrico, Florida, for instance, became one of the most recent restaurants to try drone delivery last week, kicking off automated delivery with DroneUp, per the restaurant’s Instagram post. […]
July 18, 2023
As consumers across the board slowly increase their engagement with restaurants’ eCommerce options, bridge millennials — those between their mid-thirties and mid-forties — are leading the pack by a long...
May 05, 2024
Denis Montenaro, a regular McDonald’s diner, recently came to a decision. “I’m done with fast food,” the 75-year-old California resident told The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in a report published Sunday (May 5). The reason? A visit to the Golden Arches that ended with Montenaro paying nearly $10 for a bagel sandwich and a cup of coffee. As […]
April 01, 2024
Fast food company Yum Brands aims to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) across the operations of its restaurants. The parent company of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and The Habit Burger...
February 07, 2024
Taco Bell parent Yum Brands is continuing its investment in digital technology. During a quarterly earnings call Wednesday (Feb. 7), CEO David Gibbs noted that digital sales were up 22%,...
January 19, 2023
The fast food company Yum! Brands has announced a major cybersecurity breach in the U.K. In a Wednesday (Jan. 18) statement, the firm, which operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco...
