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Yum! Brands Keeps Looking East for Growth

LOUISVILLE, KY-China and India will see the most expansion by the fast food giant, though other countries are also getting new units.

By Debra Hazel | Updated on July 16, 2009

LOUISVILLE, KY-Yum! Brands Inc. will continue to pursue expansion in China and India, planning hundreds of new units, executives said at the company’s second quarter conference call.

Yum! remains on track to deliver at least 400 units in Chinese the market, and is the largest US developer in the country, said David C. Novak, chairman and chief executive officer.

“We continue to believe that the Chinese restaurant business continues to be one of the greatest opportunities of the 21st century,” Novak said. The second quarter saw the opening of 118 units in Mainland China.

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