The equipment purchasing team sources equipment and smallwares, leveraging the combined volume for all Yum! Brands' restaurants. The team manages supplier relationships, product availability, price negotiations, product/supplier consolidation and cost reduction initiatives. Equipment purchasing also maintains supplier contracts, performs STAR audits, and manages the detailed database containing thousands of items purchased by concept co-op members.
The scope of equipment purchasing also includes responsibility for approved equipment distribution relationships and store model management.
- Individual contracts are held with each approved equipment/smallwares distributor. All distributors are given the UFPC negotiated costs from the suppliers, which allows them to compete based on their service level to Yum! Brands' operators.
- Equipment store models contain the approved equipment and smallwares necessary to build a specific restaurant plan. The models help ensure accuracy and consistency in the equipment package for every new build.
Equipment Categories
Front of House |
Back of House |
Outside of Building |
| Artwork |
Drink Dispensers |
Construction/Building Materials |
Carpet |
Food Prep |
Drive-thru Communications |
| Cleaning Supplies |
Fryers |
Exterior Lighting |
| Decor' |
Holding Equipment |
HVAC |
| Interior Lighting |
Hoods |
Menuboards |
| Interior Menu Boards |
Miscellaneous Fabrication |
Signage |
| Point of Sale Equipment |
Ovens |
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| Seating |
Production Lines |
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Refrigeration |
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Shelving |
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Smallwares |
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