Yum China Holdings, Inc.: Brand Overview and Official Website

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as Yum China) is a restaurant company registered in Plano, USA. It was established independently on November 1, 2016, through the spin-off of Yum China. Headquartered in Shanghai, its CEO is Joey Wat. The company exclusively operates the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands, and wholly owns brands such as Little Sheep and Huang Ji Huang. As of the end of September 2025, it operated 17,514 restaurants in China (12,640 KFC restaurants and 4,022 Pizza Hut restaurants), with over 400,000 employees.

Its stock was listed on the NYSE in 2016 (ticker symbol YUMC), and underwent a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2020 (ticker symbol 9987). In 2022, it completed its dual primary listing in both Hong Kong and Hong Kong, and its ordinary shares traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were included in the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect lists. In the first three quarters of 2025, its total revenue was US$3.2 billion and its operating profit was US$400 million.

Yum China Holdings, Inc.'s origins can be traced back to the opening of KFC's first store in China in 1987. In 2020, it formed a joint venture with Italy's Lavazza to expand into the coffee market. From 2019 to 2023, it was included in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index for five consecutive years, received the China Top Employer certification, and was twice listed on Fast Company's Global Innovation List. In 2023, it ranked 405th on Fortune's Fortune 500 list. It served as the official catering sponsor of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the exclusive supplier of Western-style catering for the Hangzhou Asian Games. In 2022, it terminated its East Dawning brand and exited the COFFii&JOY coffee business.

In 2023, it was included in Fortune magazine's "Companies Changing the World" list. In 2025, it launched the "Donate One Yuan to Renovate Rural School Kitchens" program to improve the nutritional health of rural children. On November 17, Yum China announced new growth targets: the company is steadily advancing towards its goal of reaching 20,000 stores by 2026; increasing the total number of stores to over 25,000 by 2028; and striving to exceed 30,000 stores by 2030.