Case Study: Yum! Brands John Barrows, Rhyheem Harris, Jon Lashkevich
Introduction
- Introduction
- Background
- Internal Assessment
- External Assessment
- Strategy Formulation
- Strategy Implementation
- Conclusion
Background
- Industry Background
- Highest producing market segments
- BLUF: Taco Bell operating segment introduces breakfast menu all day, KFC enters breakfast food market
Vision Statement: Yum! Brands is committed to continuing the success realized during our first ten years. Our success has only just begun as we look forward to the future, one which promises a long runway for growth, especially on an international level. (YUM)
Slogan: "Alone we're delicious...together we're Yum!"
Internal Assessment
Ratio Analysis
- Gross profit margin, Net profit margin, and operating profit margin all up 2% in past year
- Earnings per share up $.60 in past year.
- Return on stockholder's equity doubled in the past year.
- Low liquidity- current ratio .55, quick ratio .47 in 2015, much lower than industry average
- Debt to equity ratio has almost doubled in past year- high compared to industry average
- High inventory turnover
- Stock buyback plan
- Yum! China Spinoff
Organizational Chart

IFE

Competitive Profile Matrix

EFE
Strategy Formulation
SWOT Bivariate

SPACE Matrix

BCG Matrix

IE Matrix

Business Unit Comparison
- Kentucky Fried Chicken
- Pizza Hut
- Taco Bell
- China division
Strategy Recommendations
- Create YUM app to encompass all three business units and generate corporate brand recognition in restaurants.
- Introduce all day breakfast menu for Taco Bell US operating segment, and introduce breakfast menu to KFC US operating segment.
- Focus on other developing countries that have less saturated markets to expand upon new growth potential.
- Increase advertising in China and use brand recognition to promote better food quality safety measures.
QSPM


Strategy Implementation
Explanation of Strategy
- Expand Taco Bell breakfast menu to all day with certain items in heavily populated area (Louisville, KY) for three months.
- Introduce breakfast menu into KFC stores in KY, NY, LA, and MI for three months.
- If successful, roll out into all stores in US.
- Employees of KFC will require 4 hours of additional training to learn breakfast handling and safety.
- Supply chain must include certain new breakfast items.
- Advertising expenses to promote new breakfast option in stores.
- KFC must adjust operation hours to account for breakfast

Cost Analysis
All Day Taco Bell

Introduction of KFC Breakfast

Timeline

EPS/EBITDA Analysis

Pro Forma Income Statement

Pro Forma Balance Sheet

Pro Forma Cash Flow

Pro Forma Ratios

Return on Investment

Conclusion
Balanced Scorecard

Ending Recommendations
- BLUF: Expand Taco Bell menu to all day option, Introduce new KFC breakfast menu
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