Yum! Brands, Inc., a fortune 300 company, operates kfc, pizza hut, taco bell, long john silvers and a&w restaurants worldwide. based in louisville, kentucky, yum! brands is the world’s largest quick-serve restaurant company in terms of system units — more than 30,000 restaurants around the world in more than 100 countries and territories. yum! brands’ five brands, kfc, pizza hut,taco bell, long john silvers and a&w, are global leaders of their respective restaurant categories. yum! brands' global system sales totaled more than $22 billion in the year 2001. diversity - we believe in people, trust in positive intentions, encourage ideas from everyone and actively develop a workforce that is diverse in style and background.