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Coverage dated July 30, 2026

Taco Bell Parent Company Says Sales Already Recovering After Cyclospora Outbreak Hit Foot Traffic

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The outbreak has sickened thousands and lettuce supplied to Taco Bell is the only source identified by the FDA so far.

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  1. Quartz

    Yum Brands beat profit expectations but stayed silent on Taco Bell's outbreak-hit sales (opens Quartz)

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    The restaurant company posted adjusted EPS of $1.62, topping estimates, but its results predate the foodborne illness crisis now hitting Taco Bell traffic

  2. KEZI Eugene

    Taco Bell sales fell after cyclospora outbreak (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum Brands, reported robust sales and profit in the second quarter. But more recent sales took a hit after the cyclospora outbreak plunged the company’s most important brand into a food-safety crisis.

  3. KTVZ Bend

    Cyclospora outbreak clouds strong earnings for Taco Bell’s parent company (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum Brands, reported robust sales and profit in the second quarter, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations by several measures. But the earnings cover the April-June quarter, or the three months before a cyclospora outbreak plunged t…

  4. Forbes

    Taco Bell Parent Company Says Sales Already Recovering After Cyclospora Outbreak Hit Foot Traffic (opens Forbes)

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    The outbreak has sickened thousands and lettuce supplied to Taco Bell is the only source identified by the FDA so far.

  5. FOX Business

    Cyclospora outbreak dents Taco Bell sales but recovery underway, exec says (opens FOX Business)

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    Yum Brands reports Taco Bell sales fell 2% amid the cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce, but CFO says declines moderated materially.

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