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Yum Slows Sales Decline In China

Yum Brands, owner of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut restaurant brands, has reported a 20% first quarter decline in same-store sales in China, a smaller fall than had been predicted. Yum’s China arm contributed 42% of operating profits in 2012.

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