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  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="yum_TermLoanBFacilityMember" name="TermLoanBFacilityMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="yum_TermLoanBRepaymentofPrincipal" name="TermLoanBRepaymentofPrincipal" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="yum_TheCreditAgreementMember" name="TheCreditAgreementMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="yum_TotalLeverageRatioMember" name="TotalLeverageRatioMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="yum_TotalLoansOutstanding" name="TotalLoansOutstanding" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="yum_USFederalStatutoryRate" name="USFederalStatutoryRate" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="yum_UnallocatedOtherincomeexpenseamountstosegmentMemberDomain" name="UnallocatedOtherincomeexpenseamountstosegmentMemberDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="yum_UnallocatedRefranchisingamountstosegmentMemberDomain" name="UnallocatedRefranchisingamountstosegmentMemberDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="yum_UnallocatedandGeneralandadministrativeexpensesDomain" name="UnallocatedandGeneralandadministrativeexpensesDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="yum_Valueofsharerepurchaseswithtradedatespriortocurrentreportingdatebutwithsettlementdatessubsequenttothecurrentreportingdate." name="Valueofsharerepurchaseswithtradedatespriortocurrentreportingdatebutwithsettlementdatessubsequenttothecurrentreportingdate." nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="yum_VariableFundingNotesMember" name="VariableFundingNotesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="yum_YUMandSubsidiarySeniorUnsecuredNotesMember" name="YUMandSubsidiarySeniorUnsecuredNotesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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</xsd:schema>
