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百胜中国业务将分拆上市

Yum Brands is to spin off and list its Chineseoperations in the biggest shake-up the companybehind Kentucky Fried Chicken has seen in almost 20 years, a move that comes just days afterit appointed activist investor Keith Meisterto its board.

百胜品牌(Yum Brands)将剥离并上市中国业务，这是该公司近20年来最大的规模重组，几天前，百胜刚刚任命维权投资者基思·迈斯特(Keith Meister)加入公司董事会。百胜是肯德基(KFC)的母公司。

Newly formed company Yum China will become the sole franchisee for Yum Brands in the world’ssecond-largest economy, with exclusive rights to KFC and its other two fast-food chains PizzaHut and Taco Bell, with the latter yet to enter the country. Yum shares rose 3.8 per cent to$74.41 in midday trading.

新成立的公司——百胜中国(Yum China)将成为百胜在全球第二大经济体的唯一特许加盟商，将拥有肯德基以及其他两个快餐连锁必胜客(Pizza Hut)和塔可钟(Taco Bell)的独家特许经营权，塔可钟尚未进入中国。百胜股价昨日午盘上涨3.8%，至74.41美元。

Investors had been expecting radical change at Yum, whose Chinese business accounts forabout half of group operating profit. Mr Meister’s fund had built up a near-5 per cent stake inthe company and earlier this year called for it to split off its Chinese business.