Yum’s Campaign to Allow Food Stamps at KFC Runs Afoul of USDA

Health advocates howled when they learned that fast-food giant Yum! Brands Inc. wants to let low-income Americans use food stamps at its Taco Bell and KFC restaurants.

Now the U.S. Department of Agriculture., which funds the food stamp program, has also voiced its opposition and is encouraging states not to give Yum a green light, Bloomberg Businessweek reports in its Nov. 21 issue.