2023-12-31 09:30:00 ET
I like to play a game with my kids when driving down the road: Name the publicly traded company that owns each business. We pass a Take 5 Car Wash -- that's owned by Driven Brands . We pass a Firehouse Subs -- that's owned by Restaurant Brands International .
"Dad, we're passing a Pizza Hut, a Taco Bell, and a Kentucky Fried Chicken. Which companies own these?" Well kids, you won't believe this, but these restaurant brands are all owned by the same company: Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) . The company also owns The Habit Burger Grill, but we don't drive by many of those here in Florida.
Across its four restaurant chains , Yum! Brands has over 57,000 dining locations worldwide, as of the third quarter of 2023. That's actually more than fast-food titan McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) , which had almost 41,200 as of its third quarter.
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Yum! Brands Has 16,000 More Restaurants Than McDonald's. But McDonald's Generates Over 70 Times More Revenue From This 1 Reliable Source.