Yum! Brands
American multinational fast food corporation
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| February 18 2025 | Announced the relocation of KFC's U.S. corporate headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky to Plano, Texas, with approximately 100 corporate workers set to move within the next six months. |
| December 2023 | Announced acquisition of 218 restaurants from EG Group in the UK and Ireland, to be completed in 2024. |
| March 18 2020 | Completed acquisition of The Habit Burger Grill. |
| January 2020 | Announced acquisition of The Habit Burger Grill in Irvine, California for $375 million. |
| December 31 2019 | Greg Creed retired as CEO, with David Gibbs (previously COO) taking over the role. |
| November 1 2016 | Yum China was officially spun off as an independent company, with operations excluding stores in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. |
| May 2016 | Robert D. Walter became non-executive chairman at the Annual General Meeting. |
| October 20 2015 | Yum! Brands announced its intention to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies. |
| January 1 2015 | Greg Creed replaced David C. Novak as CEO of the company. |
| April 9 2014 | Launched Super Chix restaurant in Central Arlington, Texas, a Chick-fil-A-like concept. |
| October 2013 | Opened its 40,000th store in Calangute, Goa, India. |
| May 2013 | Opened first restaurant in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, introducing KFC as the first western fast food in the country. |
| 2012 | Opened first KFC in Ramallah, West Bank, becoming the first American fast food restaurant in the region. |
| September 2011 | Yum! found buyers for A&W (sold to A Great American Brand) and Long John Silver's (sold to LJS Partners LLC). |
| May 2011 | Yum! agreed to purchase Chinese hot pot chain Little Sheep for HK$4.56 billion, with the deal undergoing antitrust review. |
| January 18 2011 | Yum! Brands announced intentions to dispose of Long John Silver's and A&W brands to focus on core brands KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. |
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