EX-23.1 6 yum-12262015xex231.htm EXHIBIT 23.1
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
YUM! Brands, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements listed below of YUM! Brands, Inc. and Subsidiaries (YUM) of our report dated February 16, 2016, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of YUM as of December 26, 2015 and December 27, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and shareholders' equity for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 26, 2015, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 26, 2015, which report appears in the December 26, 2015 annual report on Form 10-K of YUM. |
Description | Registration Statement Number |
Form S-3 |  |
YUM! Direct Stock Purchase Program | 333-46242 |
Debt Securities | 333-188216 |
Form S-8 |  |
Restaurant Deferred Compensation Plan | 333-36877, 333-32050 |
Executive Income Deferral Program | 333-36955 |
SharePower Stock Option Plan | 333-36961 |
YUM! Brands 401(k) Plan | 333-36893, 333-32048, 333-109300 |
YUM! Brands, Inc. Restaurant General Manager |  |
Stock Option Plan | 333-64547 |
YUM! Brands, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan | 333-32052, 333-109299, 333-170929 |
/s/ KPMG LLP Louisville, Kentucky February 16, 2016