KFC

KFC’s 19% same system sales growth in the September quarter made it the chain’s 12th consecutive quarter of positive sales growth in the region

Yum! Brands said system sales for its KFC, Pizza Hut brands in India grew 22% and 9% respectively for the second quarter ended 30 JuneThis is the eleventh consecutive quarter of positive system sales growth for both brands in India

The two partners had been locked in a bitter dispute that had stalled McDonald’s expansion for about half a decadeExtreme as it sounded, the chain was a roaring success under Bakshi

This is the tenth consecutive quarter of positive system sales growth for both brands in IndiaYum! measures growth through system sales, a metric similar to same-store growth

There was investor demand for roughly 20 times valuation, but QSR Brands and its shareholders decided to defer the IPOQSR Brands' weak first-quarter results following a price increase had concerned some investors on its growth prospects and valuations

KFC is the first fast-food chain in India to tie up with AlexaThe American burger chain has close to 380 outlets in India

With new restaurant openings in smaller towns, service quality has dropped

Over the next four years, the company will convert a third of its 281 restaurants to be digitally-enabled with self-ordering kiosks

The growth has been a result of firms rationalizing store count, trimming store sizes, moving out of expensive locations, etc

Yum! Brands says system sales in India rose 19% for KFC and 21% for Pizza Hut in the March quarter