{"id":2134,"date":"2026-06-16T16:41:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:41:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:41:04","slug":"yum-brands-to-sell-struggling-pizza-hut-chain-for-2-7-billion-as-demand-slumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2134","title":{"rendered":"Yum Brands to sell struggling Pizza Hut chain for $2.7 billion as demand slumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><svg><\/svg>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><button><span><span>Follow<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><svg><\/svg>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><button><span><span>Follow<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><svg><\/svg>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><button><span><span>Follow<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>June 16 (Reuters) &#8211; Yum Brands (YUM.N)<svg><\/svg><span>, opens new tab<\/span> said on Tuesday it would sell its Pizza Hut chain for $2.7 billion, as the fast-food \u200bbusiness struggles with stiff competition and cautious consumer spending.<\/div>\n<div>Pizza Hut in Mainland China will \u200cbe acquired by Yum China Holdings (9987.HK)<svg><\/svg><span>, opens new tab<\/span> for $1.2 billion, while the rest of the business will go to private equity firm LongRange Capital for $1.5 billion.<\/div>\n<div>Rising inflation and higher commodity costs have weighed on U.S. pizza chains already facing weak \u200bdemand, as growing use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs nudges consumers toward healthier options.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;LongRange Capital \u200bis effectively buying a globally recognised brand in need of sharper focus, while \u2060Yum China\u2019s move gives local operators more control over a key market,&#8221; said Sam North, market \u200banalyst at eToro.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;The price is not spectacular for such a famous name, but it removes a \u200bpersistent drag and gives Pizza Hut a chance to be run as a turnaround story,&#8221; North added.<\/div>\n<div>Last year, Yum said it was exploring strategic options after several quarters of declining sales at Pizza Hut. Yum entered exclusive talks with LongRange \u200bin May.<\/div>\n<div>&#8220;These transactions enable Yum! to be a more focused company,&#8221; Yum Brands CEO Chris Turner \u200bsaid.<\/div>\n<div>Pizza Hut was acquired by PepsiCo (PEP.O)<svg><\/svg><span>, opens new tab<\/span> in 1977 and spun off in 1997 alongside KFC and Taco Bell to \u200cform \u2060the company that became Yum Brands in 2002.<\/div>\n<div>Yum, which will be left with Taco Bell and KFC, expects the sale to close in the third quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approvals.<\/div>\n<h2>LOCAL OPERATORS TAKE CHARGE<\/h2>\n<div>The sale of the China business mirrors a broader trend of U.S. firms handing control to local \u200boperators to navigate tougher \u200bcompetition and shifting demand.<\/div>\n<div>Earlier \u2060this month, General Mills (GIS.N)<svg><\/svg><span>, opens new tab<\/span> agreed to sell its Haagen-Dazs shops in mainland China to a group led by tea chain Ningji, while Starbucks (SBUX.O)<svg><\/svg><span>, opens new tab<\/span> sold a majority \u200bstake in its China operations to Boyu Capital last year.<\/div>\n<div>Yum China, a \u200bShanghai-based spin-off of \u2060Yum Brands, owns and franchises over 18,000 stores and aims to expand Pizza Hut to more than 6,000 outlets by 2028.<\/div>\n<div>Yum Brands and Yum China also agreed to financial incentives tied to KFC China\u2019s \u2060growth and \u200bwill collaborate on expanding Taco Bell in Mainland China.<\/div>\n<div>U.S.-listed shares \u200bof Yum China were flat after earlier losses, while shares of Yum Brands, which also announced an additional $4 billion share \u200bbuyback, rose about 2%.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2132\">Workday will likely face California claims in sprawling AI bias lawsuit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=2130\">Some at Fed may pencil in a hike. 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