Yum Brands Inc. said Tuesday it expects first-quarter same-store sales growth at Taco Bell to outpace its overall pace as it plans to grow the fast-food chain’s footprint. Yum Brands said it expects first-quarter same-store sales growth of 8% for Taco Bell.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is about to leave Kentucky as its owner, Yum! Brands said it would be leaving the state and opening two new brand headquarters in other states.

Taco Bell has partnered with New York-based dessert company Milk Bar to launch new Birthday Cake Churros for a limited time.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Fried Chicken is being uprooted from its ancestral home state in a shake-up announced Tuesday by its parent company that will relocate the chain’s U.S. corporate office to Texas.

NEW YORK (CNN) — KFC, the fast food chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is leaving the state where it all began. The chicken chain’s parent company, Yum Brands, announced Tuesday that KFC’s corporate headquarters is leaving Kentucky for Texas, joining sister brand Pizza Hut’s offices in the Dallas suburb of Plano.

In an email sent to the T-R on Monday evening, Central Iowa KFC Inc. Owner Kevin Schlutz said the Marshalltown location at 3007 S. Center St. closed due to unprofitability. The company based in Columbus Junction had franchised the restaurant,

KFC and Pizza Hut will be headquartered in Plano, while Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill will remain based in Irvine, it said. Yum added that 90 US-based employees who have worked remotely will ...

The tech giant is investing more than $1 billion in the state, including the San Antonio area. And, Kentucky Fried Chicken is moving to Plano.

YUM! BRANDS AND THE KFC FOUNDATION WILL STAY IN LOUISVILLE. MAYOR CRAIG GREENBERG SAYS. THOSE CONSIST OF ABOUT A 560 JOBS. THE YUM BRANDS TACO BELL AND HABIT BURGE Yum! Brands has announced it is ...

"A visit to Taco Bell isn't complete without savoring the sweets, and this special little treat captures the sweet, nostalgic birthday cake flavors." KFC without the K?Fried chicken chain is ...