Do you know anybody that likes to eat? The people at Yum brands inc. do. (YUM) They are the largest food operator in the world. They own over 34,000 outlets that operate in over 100 countries. They are second only to mcdonalds worldwide in sales. Not bad for a company you never heard of huh? You certainly have heard of some of the outlets they own. KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco bell, Long John silvers and some others. Everytime you buy something to eat at one of these places you are not only making your gut a little larger but you are also fattening the profits for Yum brands inc.
The stock is currently trading at a little over $38 a share. Three months ago in august of 07 it was at $31. In november of 05 it was at about $24 a share and 5 years ago it was trading at a little over $12 a share. If you would have invested $1200 just five years ago in this stock that would have bought you 100 shares in this company. Those 100 shares would today be worth $3800. Since it is highly unlikely that people are going to give up eating food anytime soon it would appear that Yum is in a great position to continue to grow.
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