U.S. fast food giant Yum Brands Inc. reported recently that its labor and commodity costs in China were likely to increase in the second half of 2010.

The top management of KFC has made its first public apology to consumers in China about a fake discount coupon incident.

Four retail outlets in Beijing were listed in January as using too much heat and have been told to turn down their thermostats.

Beijing Chaoyang District Court has accepted a lawsuit filed against Beijing KFC and its Yinghua Dongjie Store by a Chinese consumer surnamed Yang.

The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation and Yum Brands, Inc, China, together with the United Nations World Food Programme and Sohu.com, have announced a nationwide fundraising activity to kick off in Beijing.

In response to the milk scandal in China, the international coffee shop chain Starbucks has stopped selling all products that contain milk in its Chinese stores while launching new soymilk coffee products.

Yum! Restaurants China, the brand owner of fast food restaurants KFC and Pizza Hut, says that in the coming year both KFC and Pizza Hut will give priority in hiring job seekers from the earthquake areas in Sichuan.