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Issuer:     YUM BRANDS INC (YUM)
CIK:        0001041061
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001041061-25-000016
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Taco Bell projects Q1 2025 US same-store sales growth of 8%; sets 2030 targets including $3M AUV and 3,000 int'l stores
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- 2024 operating profit reached $1B for first time; restaurant margins >24% in company-owned stores.
- Q1 2025 US same-store sales projected +8% YoY; full-year 2025 margin target 24-25% and 100 net-new international units.
- 2030 targets: US AUV $3.0M (from $2.2M), company restaurant margins 25-26%, 3,000 international stores (from 1,150 in 2024).
- Digital sales reached $6B in 2024 (+32% YoY); plan for 100% digital-enabled transactions by 2030.
- International expansion plans include entering 9 new countries (France, Greece, South Africa) and accelerating in UK, Spain, Australia, India.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041061/000104106125000016/0001041061-25-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041061/000104106125000016/yum-20250304.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001041061-25-000016

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