Yum! Brands was founded as Tricon Global Restaurants in 1997. An independent company that spun off of PepsiCo, the chain originally owned Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. After the acquisition of A&W All-American Food and Long John Silver_s in 2002, its name was changed to Yum! Brands. In 2003, the company introduced WingStreet, a hybrid restaurant featuring Pizza Hut pizza and chicken wings. Because of its association with Pepsi, all Yum! Brand subsidiaries carry Pepsi products, with a few exceptions. Today, Yum! Brands is the biggest fast food restaurant corporation with nearly 40,000 locations in 120 countries.