Yum Brands spends $360,000 in second quarter to lobby gov’t on food safety, labor issues

Yum Brands spends $360K lobbying in 2nd quarter

WASHINGTON — Fast-food restaurant company Yum Brands Inc. spent $360,000 in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on food safety and other issues, according to a disclosure report.

That’s more than double the $150,000 that the fast-food chain spent in the first quarter, and up from the $260,000 it spent in the year-ago period.

Yum, which is based in Louisville, Ky., and owns Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC and other chains, also lobbied the federal government on legislation involving labor issues, restaurant-related taxes, health care reform, and global food security, according to the report filed on July 20.

In April through June, the restaurant chain lobbied both the House and Senate, and the Food and Drug Administration, according to the report filed with the House clerk’s office.