Yum Brands on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, fueled by another strong quarter for Taco Bell. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.50 adjusted vs. $1.38 expected Revenue: $2.06 billion vs. $2.04 billion expected Yum reported…
People outside Starbucks in London, United Kingdom on April 8, 2026. Mike Kemp | In Pictures | Getty Images Starbucks on Tuesday raised its full-year outlook for comparable earnings and same-store sales growth after reporting its second straight quarter of traffic growth. “This quarter marked a milestone for Starbucks – and the turn in our…
A pedestrian walks by a Domino’s Pizza on Dec. 9, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Domino’s Pizza stock fell 10% in morning trading on Monday after it reported weaker-than-expected U.S. same-store sales growth. The chain’s domestic same-store sales rose just 0.9%, lower than the 2.3% bump expected by Wall Street…
Filipino restaurant Kasa and Kin in Soho, London, offers a selection of drinks and desserts made with ube, a root vegetable from the Philippines which has seen a surge in demand from younger consumers due to its vibrant color and sweet taste. Kasa and Kin Long-time Filipino restaurateur Chris Joseph has served ube across his…
A customer inside a Starbucks coffee shop in Hercules, California, US, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starbucks is seeing early signs that changes to its loyalty program are paying off as value-minded consumers take advantage of its rewards, CNBC has learned. Last month, the coffee chain brought…
A Jersey Mike’s restaurant in Walnut Creek, California, Nov. 21, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jersey Mike’s has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, the company said Monday. The announcement comes more than a year after Blackstone bought a majority stake in the sandwich chain in a deal that reportedly…
Illuminated logo for Pepsi on a soda fountain in Walnut Creek, California, March 4, 2026. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images PepsiCo on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations as its struggling North American food business reported a return to volume growth. Shares of the company rose slightly in…
A Starbucks barista fulfills an order in a South Philadelphia store. Mark Makela | Reuters Starbucks will award baristas and shift supervisors quarterly bonuses of $300 if their stores hit certain targets to aid the coffee chain’s turnaround efforts, the company said Thursday. The program will begin in July, with the first payout coming in…
A mini burger, mini fries and mini beer, Clinton Hall’s “Teeny Weeny Mini Meal”, is pictured next to a regular-sized combo on Dec. 8, 2025 in New York City. Approximately one in eight American adults are currently taking drugs from the class of GLP-1 agonists that are now popular for weight loss, according to a…
Travis Kalanick, chief executive officer of City Storage Systems (CSS) during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Priority conference in Miami, Florida, US, on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Zak Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Uber founder and ex-CEO Travis Kalanick has renamed his latest venture as Atoms and said on Friday that he’s expanding…
