​David Gibbs, CEO of Yum! Brands, has announced his intention to retire in the first quarter of 2026, concluding a distinguished 36-year career with the company. Gibbs joined Yum! Brands in 1989 and ascended to CEO in January 2020. Under his leadership, the company expanded its digital capabilities and global presence, notably opening 4,535 new […]

Through a partnership with technology company Nvidia, fast-food giant Yum! Brands will begin rolling out AI at hundreds of locations starting in April and continuing through June. That includes using the company’s voice-ordering tech, which will handle complex menu orders and navigate customer speech patterns. The rollout will incorporate more advanced AI capable of language […]

At Live Más Live 2025 on March 4th, Taco Bell announced a collection of new menu items, slated to release in restaurants this year. New items include a Flamin’ Hot Burrito, made with a new Flamin’ Hot rice, and a Quesocrisp Taco, an all-new taco shell made entirely out of crispy cheese. Taco Bell is […]

Kentucky Fried Chicken is moving from its home state of Kentucky in a shake-up announced Tuesday by parent company, Yum Brands. KFC — launched by Colonel Harland Sanders — will be based in Plano, Texas, and about 100 KFC corporate employees will be relocated in the next six months, said Yum Brands, which owns KFC, […]

Taco Bell and Milk Bar, a New York-based dessert company, have united to launch the new Milk Bar Birthday Cake Churros, the ultimate little treat packed with big birthday energy. Combining Milk Bar’s iconic birthday cake flavor with a Taco Bell twist, the Milk Bar Birthday Cake Churros capture that special birthday magic in every bite, […]

Taco Bell’s Super Bowl commercial featured photos of Taco Bell customers from around the country, including photos of people from Wauchula, Florida…one of LVE’s stores! Taco Bell put up drive-thru cameras at the end of last year to snap photos of customers for them to use in the ad. More than 3,000 people were snapped […]

Capitalizing on Call of Duty’s proximity chat—a voice feature that lets players talk, joke, or trick their opponents —the campaign invites gamers to barter for mercy by offering up KFC vouchers in exchange for being spared. When seconds count, a bucket of finger-lickin’ chicken could be the difference between a crushing defeat and a triumphant comeback. The […]

Meghan Farren, who has spent 10 years at KFC U.K. and Ireland, will take over the position from Scott Mezvinsky, who was promoted to KFC U.S. CEO. Farren will oversee a business that is well positioned for further sales and growth in the U.S. and is one of parent company Yum’s biggest growth drivers. Taco Bell posted a […]