Month: July 2020

Edited Transcript of YUMC.N earnings conference call or presentation 30-Jul-20 12:00am GMT

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 months ago

PLANO Jul 30, 2020 (Thomson StreetEvents) — Edited Transcript of Yum China Holdings Inc earnings conference call or presentation Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 12:00:00am GMT

Yum China Holdings, Inc. – Senior IR Manager

Yum China Holdings, Inc. – CEO & Director

Yum China Holdings, Inc. – CFO

Citigroup Inc., Research Division – Director & Head of Asia-Pacific Consumer Research

UBS Investment Bank, Research Division – Executive Director & China Consumer Staples Sector Analyst

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Yum China 2020 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. (Operator Instructions)

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Chicago’s Chinatown restaurants reopen slowly as fear of the coronavirus still lingers

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 months ago

Chinatown in Chicago was hit first and hard by the coronavirus. Not so much by the virus itself, but fear of the unknown. Masks had sold out and Lunar New Year events were already canceled by the time the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the city was announced on Jan. 24. Data now shows confirmed cases have remained relatively low in the Chinatown area compared with ZIP codes with the highest numbers in Chicago.

Business has still dropped dramatically. Most restaurants have tried to stay open — some never stopped serving bubble tea, bao and dumplings for takeout and

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Yum China Gets Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Sponsorship

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 months ago

Backed by an impressive track record of promoting sports and healthy lifestyle in communities across the Chinese Mainland, Yum China Holdings, Inc. YUMC has been recently named the official retail food services sponsor for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (“Beijing 2022”). The company will also become the official sponsor of the Chinese Olympic Committee through the end of 2024.

Following the announcement, shares of the company rose 1.2% during the trading session on Jul 20. Previously, it was associated with the 2019 Tennis Masters, 3×3 basketball competitions and city marathons.

Per the agreement, Yum China will be

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I Drank The Rock’s Tequila And Boozy Slushies At The New Taste Of Epcot International Food And Wine Festival

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 2 months ago
Photo credit: Megan duBois
Photo credit: Megan duBois

From Delish

One of the main reasons I go to Disney, like many of you, is for the food—and the best of it can always be found at Epcot (hello, beautiful pastries in the France pavilion!). Trust me: I’m a theme park journalist.

Fall is usually when the park comes alive with its Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, which is a must-do for a lot of people, including me. But this year’s festival got an overhaul, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic—and I reserved my spot the first day it opened to see how the

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