Pizza Hut seeks bigger piece of pie
<p><span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Yum">Yum</span>! <span word="Brands">Brands</span>, <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 150 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Kao">Kao</span>, <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Hut">Hut</span> <span word="Delivery">Delivery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yum">Yum</span>! <span word="China">China</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($111.2 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 150 <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="third">third</span>- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>."</p><p><span word="Yum">Yum</span>! <span word="Brands">Brands</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Louisville">Louisville</span>, <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 36,000 <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 117 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1987, <span word="Yum">Yum</span>! <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="KFC">KFC</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="catering">catering</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 4,400 <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> - <span word="KFCs">KFCs</span>, <span word="Pizza">Pizza</span> <span word="Huts">Huts</span>, <span word="Taco">Taco</span> <span word="Bells">Bells</span>, <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Dawnings">Dawnings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Sheep">Sheep</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="Yum">Yum</span>! <span word="Brands">Brands</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="to">to</span> $356 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 75 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="share">share</span>, <span word="from">from</span> $274 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 56 <span word="cents">cents</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="Yum">Yum</span>! <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Yum">Yum</span>!, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="about">about</span> 18,800 <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span>-<span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 21 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> 656 <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="number">number</span>.</p>
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