Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) is the parent company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silvers, and A&W.

Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), delivers more pizza, pasta and wings than any other restaurant in the world.

On Tuesday, Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) announced a roughly 19% decrease in May sales at its 5,300 restaurants -- most of which are KFCs -- in China.

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) is a formidable competitor of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD)'s, operating 38,000 total restaurants in 120 countries with the popular Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut brands under its umbrella.

Shanghai, China (4E) - Yum Brands Inc., the parent company of Kentucky Fried Chicken, reported that its China same-store sales dropped in May, as quality issues with chicken suppliers and the impact of a bird flu scare continue to hit KFC.

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Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM: Quote) announced after the bell Tuesday that its May same-store sales in China dropped by 19 percent.

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