date:Apr 17, 2013
Shares in Yum! Brands, parent company of the KFC fried chicken chain, slipped 2.6 percent in trading as more cases of H7N9 bird flu were reported in China, a market the company has depended on for much of its sales growth.
Chinas poultry industry has suffered significant financial losses because of the virus, which has killed 14 people and infected 63 others. Reuters reported the poultry industry has recorded losses of more than $1.6 billion since the flu struck. Health and food safety official