Yum's China growth pushes 1st-qtr profit up

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April 23, 2008

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Yum Brands Inc, operator of the KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut fast-food chains, posted a bigger-than-expected jump in quarterly profit on Tuesday, fueled by growth in China, and raised its full-year forecast.

Shares at Yum rose 3.8 percent after it said first-quarter net income jumped to $254 million, or 50 cents per share, from $194 million, or 35 cents per share, a year earlier.

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