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August 26 news: According to information from the National Intellectual Property Administration, Zhejiang Tianceng Autocontrol Co., Ltd. has applied for a patent titled “A Four-Direction Extension Device for a Seat Leg Rest.” The granted publication announcement number is CN224675947U, and the grant announcement date is August 25, 2026. The application number is CN202522807428.3. The application publication date is August 25, 2026, and the application date is December 30, 2025. The inventors are Song Weiyuan, Dai Yeyu, Dong Yipeng, and Pang Chenlu. The patent agency is Taizhou Yulei Patent Agency (General Partnership), and the patent agent is Cui Yu Hai. The classification number is B60N2/90.

U.S.-listed Yum Brands, Inc. (YUM) disclosed an insider stock transaction. The filing shows that the company insider Skeans (Tracy L) (Officer) sold shares of the company on 2026-08-24, with a transaction amount of approximately $552,052.00.
Transaction data shows:
? Trader: Skeans (Tracy L) (Officer)
? Trade direction: Sell
? Number of shares executed: 3,494 shares
? Average execution price: $158 per share
? Transaction amount: approximately $552,052
? Latest shares held: 6,197 shares
Generally speaking, stock trading by executives and directors of listed companies is viewed by the market as one of the important reference indicators for observing management’s stance. However, insider trading may involve multiple factors such as compensation arrangements, tax planning, and asset allocation; a single transaction cannot directly represent the company’s future operating trajectory. A comprehensive judgment is still needed by combining fundamentals and subsequent announcements.

Starting August 28, 2026, KFC will launch an innovative burger for a limited time at stores nationwide. Inspired by the Oreo chocolate cookie flavor, it incorporates the brand’s signature sweet and crunchy mouthfeel into the burger bun base. Inside, it features the classic fried chicken cutlet, achieving a cross-industry fusion of dessert flavors and American fast food.
The core feature of this burger lies in its specially made bun base—while preserving the structural functionality of a classic burger, it deeply recreates the rich chocolate aroma and crisp texture of Oreo cookies. This creates a striking taste contrast with the tender juicy fried chicken cutlet on the outside crispy, setting it apart significantly from ordinary burger products on the market.

By Food Safety Era??
As the national health-oriented consumption philosophy has become widely popular, more and more people have stepped out of the traditional eating framework of heavy oil and heavy salt. With features such as controllable calories and balanced nutrition, energy bowls precisely match contemporary consumers’ needs for healthy and convenient eating, quickly becoming a hot item in the segment. Both large and small brands have rolled out related product lines, further driving sustained enthusiasm across the entire light-meal segment.
Full-scale rollout: energy bowls have become the new standard for dining
With the penetration of health-conscious eating concepts, the light-meal segment has enjoyed growth dividends. It has gradually expanded from early niche salad shops that mainly catered to fat-loss needs into a major segment covering players across all categories of dining, fitting a wider range of consumption scenarios. The market size continues to expand, attracting large amounts of capital and industry practitioners to enter.

How to issue a catering invoice using the Pizza Hut app. The detailed steps are as follows to help you complete the invoicing process easily.
1. Open the Pizza Hut app, then tap “My” at the bottom to enter your personal profile page.
2. Please tap the “Invoice Assistant” feature below.
3. Tap “Catering Service” at the top.
4. Tap “Go to Invoice” at the bottom to proceed.
5. After selecting the order, submit the invoice request to complete the process.

Recently, a wave of online hype sparked by the domestically produced original abstract animation “Niu Lai” has spread overseas. On its official social platform, the Spanish KFC joined in with a lighthearted and humorous approach: it posted hand-drawn style posters in physical store locations and published themed tweets, quickly drawing attention and lively discussion from netizens around the world.
On social media, the brand shared a Spanish tweet titled “Today is Monday, Niu Lai.” The accompanying image is a hand-drawn, sketch-style doodle posted on the glass window of a KFC store: in the center is the iconic cartoon calf from the “Niu Lai” logo, while the narration is written in Chinese as “I really like it.” The lines are deliberately naive and the composition is delightfully unconventional, highly reproducing the original work’s rough yet compelling visual language. At the end of the tweet, it includes only the two Chinese characters “Silence,” precisely echoing the memorable classic emotional expression from the animation.

August 25, 2026 news: According to information from the National Intellectual Property Administration, Zhejiang Tiancen Intelligent Control Co., Ltd. has applied for a patent titled “A Self-Adaptive Seat Adjustment Device for Passenger Vehicles.” The authorized announcement number is CN224660544U, with the authorized announcement date being August 21, 2026. The application number is CN202521915945.6. The application publication date is August 21, 2026, and the application date is September 5, 2025. The inventors are Man Hongjun, Liang Hongze, and Tao Huijia. The patent agency is Taizhou Yulei Patent Agency (General Partnership). The patent agent is Cui Yuhai. The classification numbers are B60N2/02 and B60N2/10.

[#KFC China Partners’ Assets Auctioned in Pieces#] On November 12, 1987, the first KFC restaurant in China opened at Beijing’s Qianmen. Today—39 years later—KFC has nearly 13,000 stores in China. China’s story of foreign catering brands is usually built around “a scale of ten-thousand stores,” “tiered-down markets,” and “supply-chain efficiency.” But behind this long expansion curve, there is another group of participants that was crucial in the early days and is now gradually fading from view: regional major distributors. They were once “China partners” of foreign catering brands.
According to 21st Century Business Herald, Shaanxi Songmao Food Catering Co., Ltd. is one of the more representative companies among them. On August 20, the Alibaba Assets website updated the information on the auction of Songmao Food’s assets again. From an open auction of qualification as a restructuring investor, to the listing of core real estate, equipment, and intangible assets item by item, in this public trading process that has lasted for years, the disposal of Songmao Food has shifted from “seeking a new buyer” to “splitting and realizing cash.” Before its assets were re-priced, it was also, at the time, one of the earliest local agents that held scarce licenses when foreign catering brands entered China’s regional markets.

　　For Chinese catering brands to achieve true globalization, they must make the leap from “going out” to “going up.”
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　　Recently, China’s catering industry has been seeing frequent moves. Hunan has launched a special action plan to take Chinese cuisine (Hunan cuisine) overseas, establishing the “Hunan Cuisine Overseas Center”; Shanghai held the event “Departing from Hongqiao—Taking Chinese Catering Enterprises Overseas to Southeast Asia,” attracting more than 40 well-known catering enterprises to gather together…
　　Beverage tea drinks, hot pot, and full-service dining—the main forces of overseas expansion—are accelerating their voyage abroad. A report released by the World Chinese Cuisine Federation (2026 Observation Report on the Globalization of Chinese Restaurant Brands) shows that the overseas Chinese cuisine market has an annual compound growth rate of 7%. By the end of 2025, about 200 domestic catering brands had opened more than 700,000 stores overseas. It is expected that by 2027, the international Chinese cuisine market will reach US$459.7 billion.

Submit your entry online—act now!
Call for submissions until August 31
　　 Since the activity launched on July 18, the topic #Treasure Shandong Travel Guide has continued to gain popularity across the web, appearing on multiple trending hot search lists and becoming a popular summer culture and tourism topic. This event is centered on people’s co-creation: whether you’re a travel influencer, someone working in the culture and tourism industry, a student traveling during the summer, a parent-child family, or a local who enjoys a day-to-day city micro-vacation, you can find a creation track that suits you.
　　 The event features ten major creative directions, covering play experiences across the entire region. Whether it’s a coastal self-drive road trip along mountains and seas, tracing the cultural thread in an ancient city, roaming through the hustle and bustle of city streets and alleys, or niche and trendy experiences like intangible heritage, Shandong-style delicacies, parent-child learning, camping and hiking, and more—everything can become creative material. Submission formats are also highly flexible: heartfelt original photo-and-text (hand-drawn) guides, original short videos, or a combination of “photo-and-text + video” are all welcome.

A reporter from 21st Century Business Herald at dawn
On November 12, 1987, KFC’s first restaurant in China opened in Beijing’s Qianmen area.
That year, Western fast food was still an unfamiliar concept for the vast majority of Chinese consumers. Nearly 39 years later, KFC in China has nearly 13,000 stores.
China stories of foreign catering brands are typically built on “tens of thousands of stores,” “tier-below-market penetration,” and “supply-chain efficiency.”
But behind this long expansion curve, there is another group of participants—early players that were once indispensable and have now gradually faded from view: large regional master agents.

Yum China (09987) announced that on August 21, 2026, the company spent approximately US$3.2999 million to repurchase 66,600 shares, with a repurchase price ranging from US$49.19 to US$49.46 per share.
On August 21, 2026, the company spent approximately HK$8.5182 million to repurchase 21,000 shares, with a repurchase price ranging from HK$383.8 to HK$389.6 per share.