You get another point if you knew that Tri Con is based in Louisville 
Kentucky, and Long Johns/A&W was based in Lexington.

This means I get to do some more work making changes to a web site. We 
built the system that TriCon uses to purchase their office supplies, A lot 
of the franchisers use this system also. Now I get to add some more people 
to the list.

At 05:08 PM 3/12/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>ok kids, pop quiz:
>
>do you really know where your fast food profits go?
>
>you get a point if you knew that Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Kentucky Fried
>Chicken are all owned by the same company, Tri Con Global.
>another point if you knew that Tri Con bought the 3 chains when they were
>spun off by PepsiCo.
>
>another point if you know that this haute cuisine conglomerate is now buying
>the Long John Silver's and A&W Root Beer chains.
>
>yet another point if you know their new corporate name - Yum! Inc. (matches
>their ticker symbol).
>
>The whole point is "co-branding" - 2 brands under the same roof, e.g. Taco
>Bell and Long John Silver's, so if the parents and the kids want different
>food there can still be family peace.  This is also faster and cheaper than
>searching for another site and going through the permit approvals process.
>
>Gee, between YUM, McDonalds, and Burger King, there aren't many other
>players anymore.
>
>(BTW extra credit if you knew that McDonalds owns Boston Market.)
>
>-Ben
>
>
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