Yum Brands, owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants, has reported a dip in fourth quarter profits as a food safety scare hurt its sales in China.

BBC: Yum Brands profit dips amid food safety scare in China

The parent to more than 37, 000 Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell restaurants last year sold 404 of its company-operated locations in the U.S., including 264 KFC, 74 Taco Bell and 66 Pizza Hut outlets, company data show.

WSJ: Fast-Food Chains Selling Outlets to Franchisees

Taco Bell, an operating company of Tricon Global Restaurants (nyse: YUM - news - people ), does not make these taco shells but licenses the Taco Bell name to Kraft, a unit of Philip Morris (nyse: MO - news - people ), for use on retail products.

FORBES: Kraft Recalls Taco Bell Shells Sold In Grocery Stores

The company, spun off in 1997 by PepsiCo and now the world's largest restaurant operator in terms of units, has 33, 000 restaurants in five major chains including Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

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The company, spun off in 1997 by PepsiCo (nyse: PEP - news - people ) and now the world's largest restaurant operator in terms of units, has restaurants in five major chains including Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in more than 100 countries.

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