Yum Brands sells Pizza Hut for $2.7B, sharpens focus on Taco Bell and KFC ^37.9%

Fox Business - By Bradford Betz - 6/16/2026, 12:18 PM

Framing Effect 44.5% - Negativity Bias 19.8% - Optimism Bias 14.9%

Yum Brands announced on Tuesday that it is selling Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital for $2.7 billion, completing a strategic review of the iconic pizza chain and enabling the company to focus on faster-growing brands likeTaco Bell and KFC. The transaction would mark a significant shift for one of America's most... more