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2.<br />
We are now the leading global developer of new<br />
restaurants. We’ve created the equivalent of a new<br />
division in China, which recently opened its 1,000th<br />
KFC and made $157MM in 2003.<br />
We want to<br />
continue to add<br />
at least 1,000 new units<br />
outside the U.S.,<br />
each year, and do it profitably.<br />
Top: Pizza Hut Korea President<br />
In-soo Cho serves up some of the<br />
new menu items in the world’s<br />
fi rst Pizza Hut Plus, which opened<br />
in Seoul during 2003.<br />
Bottom: A new, 70-item menu highlights<br />
the world’s fi rst Pizza Hut<br />
Plus restaurant in Korea. In addition<br />
to the usual array of pizzas, the<br />
restaurant features a wide variety<br />
of appetizers, salads, pasta and<br />
beverages.<br />
The biggest short-term international challenge we face is turning around our Mexico business.<br />
We have nearly 500 restaurants in Mexico that only made in total about $10 million in 2003,<br />
which is well below expectations. The good news is we have a talented team working hard to turn<br />
around same-store sales in this tough macro environment. In the meantime, we have temporarily<br />
pulled back on new Mexico development while we rebuild our existing business. We have so<br />
many profitable growth opportunities in other countries that we can turn off the capital faucet in<br />
a country, like Mexico, when we have a significant downturn and readily redeploy that capital in<br />
other markets. We want to continue to add at least 1,000 international new units each year AND<br />
we want to do it profitably. Consider this: excluding China, we only have 6,000 KFCs and 4,000<br />
Pizza Huts compared to the 16,000 units McDonald’s has in international markets outside of<br />
China. With this kind of opportunity, we believe that we can continue to profitably grow at our<br />
1,000+ new unit pace for many years without being heroic or foolishly chasing numbers.<br />
Our most significant longer term challenge is developing new markets … getting to scale in<br />
Continental Europe, Brazil and India. This is tough sledding because building consumer awareness<br />
and acceptance takes time. It also takes time to build local operating capability. Our<br />
approach is to be patient and ever mindful of our overall profitability and returns. The promise<br />
is obvious.<br />
Here are key measures for international: 15% operating profit growth per year, at least 7% system<br />
sales growth before foreign currency conversion, 1,000+ new units outside the U.S. and 20%<br />
return on invested capital.<br />
In the U.S., Taco Bell is now the second most profitable QSR brand and just celebrated hitting<br />
the $1 million mark for average unit volumes. In 2003, company same-store sales were up 2%<br />
on top of 7% growth the previous year.<br />
This result is coming from steadily improving operations and exceptional marketing. Taco Bell<br />
is now ranked #2 in QSR Magazine’s Annual Study for overall drive-thru service. And Taco Bell’s<br />
“Think Outside the Bun” advertising campaign and strong new product pipeline is among the<br />
best in the industry.<br />
Our biggest disappointment in the U.S. this year was negative 1% and negative 2% company<br />
same-store sales growth at Pizza Hut and KFC, respectively. However, 2003 was a year of steady<br />
progress at Pizza Hut as the brand showed positive same-store sales growth seven of the last<br />
eight periods in 2003. Most importantly, the Pizza Hut team laid a strong growth foundation<br />
for this year and beyond. The brand was repositioned to target the heart of the pizza category<br />
focusing on the family and the primary decision maker, Mom.