UPDATE 1-Yum Brands' China restaurant sales improve, shares rise
April 22, 2014 at 18:04 PM EDT
April 22 (Reuters) - KFC parent Yum Brands Inc on Tuesday said first-quarter sales at established restaurants in China, its top market, rose 9 percent as it recovers from an avian flu outbreak and a food safety scare that pummeled demand for chicken last year.