1.0 Introduction
Yum! Based in Louisville, Ky, is the world's largest restaurant company in terms of system units with nearly 38,000 restaurants in over 120 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates. Yum! is ranked 213 on the Fortune 500 List and generated more than $12 billion in revenue in 2011. The brands include - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. Five brands in the global system of total turnover exceeded 22 billion U.S. dollars, ranking first in the world's food and beverage industry, the restaurant industry is a global leader in muti-brand collections.
Although Yum has created great achievement, it also has some problems in organization structure. Such as a large span of control means that one manager need to direct control many staffs. It does not have benefit to improve production efficiency. At present, it is the best time for Yum to re-structure.