Yum! Brands, Inc., parent company of A&W All-American Food, KFC, Long John Silver’s, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has been named one of BLACK ENTERPRISE Magazine’s “40 Best Companies for Diversity” for its comprehensive results across key diversity measures for the fourth consecutive year.
BLACK ENTERPRISE’s fourth annual list of the best companies for diversity is featured in the July 2008 edition. The Magazine evaluated diversity programs, consulted with diversity experts and surveyed over 1,000 of the country’s largest public companies and more than 50 leading global companies with significant U.S. operations. The Magazine made its selection based on the number of African-Americans and members of other ethnic minority groups in four categories including supplier diversity, senior management, Board of Directors and total workforce diversity.
BLACK ENTERPRISE reported that supplier diversity and total workforce diversity are two areas in which Yum! Brands is particularly strong. The Magazine said the following about Yum! Brands in its July issue: “Yum!’s supplier diversity spend has grown from one percent to eight percent in the last 10 years. The company also has a rigorous succession planning process that examines diversity gaps in each function and sets action plans to achieve those goals.”
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