Yum! Restaurants China, the brand owner of fast food restaurants KFC and Pizza Hut, says that in the coming year both KFC and Pizza Hut will give priority in hiring job seekers from the earthquake areas in Sichuan.

Yum! Restaurants China has announced that the group will donate another RMB10 million to support the earthquake relief in China. The U.S. headquarters of Yum! Group will also donate about RMB2.8 million for the same use.

According to foreign media sources, Yum!, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, is planning its expansion in China, and the group plans to open 425 new chain restaurants in China in 2008 and China is expected to become its largest profit source in the coming ten years.

Yum! Restaurants China, which manages KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, has formally released its food safety white book.

Yum! Brands announced that Sam Su, has been appointed to the company's board of directors as vice chairman, while also maintaining his position as president of the China division.

Yum! Brands has announced that the group has launched a new pizza brand, "Pizza Station", and the first store has opened in Shenzhen International Airport.