<ARTICLE>
                    5
<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary financial  information extracted from TRICON
Global Restaurants,  Inc. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the 12
and 24 weeks  Weeks  Ended June 10,  2000 and is  qualified  in its  entirety by
reference to such financial statements.


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<NAME>                                         TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc.
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