Fitch: Bird flu poses risk to US protein processors, restaurants
The increasing number of new H7N9 avian influenza or bird flu cases in China could pose meaningful risk to the U.S. protein and restaurant industries, according to Fitch Ratings. Among the most exposed are firms with a growing presence in China including YUM! Brands (Issuer Default Rating 'BBB'/Stable Outlook), McDonald's Corp. ('A'/Stable), Tyson Foods, Inc. ('BBB'/Positive), and JBS S.A. ('BB-'/Stable).