# Greg Creed

> Greg Creed is a Series A investor at Yum! Brands backing Food and Beverage. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Yum! Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yum-brands-inc)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-creed-75441a78

Greg Creed is a Series A investor at Yum! Brands focused on Food and Beverage. Greg Creed became Chief Executive Officer of Yum! Brands on January 1, 2015 and a Director of the Board in November 2014. He reports to the Company’s Executive Chairman, David Novak. Creed leads the Company’s overarching strategies, structure, people development and culture that will drive sales and profitability at all of its businesses worldwide.All YUM functional leaders and divisions report to Creed, a 20-year veteran with the Company. Creed has more than 30 years of extensive experience in marketing and operations with leading packaged goods and restaurant brands. Previously, Creed was head of Taco Bell, the nation’s leading Mexican-style quick service restaurant chain that is currently serving more than 40 million customers each week in more than 6,100 stores in the U.S. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell in early 2011 after serving as President and Chief Concept Officer and was responsible for driving overall brand strategy and performance of the business in the U.S. and internationally. He has held various roles with the Company including Chief Marketing Officer at Taco Bell where he spearheaded the “Think Outside the Bun” campaign and new product introductions that generated strong sales and profit growth for five consecutive years, as well as Chief Operating Officer for Yum! where he created a people-focused leadership approach for global operations and led the strategic development for Taco Bell International.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fable Food | Fable Food Co is a meat alternative company known for its meaty food made from mushrooms, which are clean label, minimally processed and made with all natural plant-based ingredients. The products are available in Harris Farm Markets, Coles and Woolworths, as well as Marley Spoon and Dinnerly meal delivery kits, and in various restaurant menusaround Australia, Singapore, and the UK. | $8.6M | Series A | Feb 08, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AgFunder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agfunder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FPV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fpv-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gandel Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gandel-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Genedant](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genedant) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [K3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k3-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Yum! Brands

VC Fund · Louisville, United States

Yum! is a quick-service restaurant brand that primarily operates the likes of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Yum! Brands has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates worldwide. It was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

5 contacts available at Yum! Brands.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David C. Novak | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-c-novak |
| David Russell | Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-russell-3 |
| Greg Creed | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-creed-2 |
| Jonathan Blum | Senior Vice President, Chief Public Affairs and Global Nutrition Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-blum |
| Mirian M. Graddick Weir | Board Of Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirian-m-graddick-weir |

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## FAQ

### What does Greg Creed invest in?

Greg Creed invests primarily in Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Greg Creed last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Greg Creed closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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