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<LEGEND>
     This schedule contains summary financial  information extracted from TRICON
     Global Restaurants,  Inc. Condensed  Consolidated  Financial Statements for
     the 52 weeks ended  December  26, 1998 and is  qualified in its entirety by
     reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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