Cyclospora outbreak clouds strong earnings for Taco Bell’s parent company

By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum Brands, reported robust sales and profit in the second quarter, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations by several measures. But the earnings cover the April-June quarter, or the three months before a cyclospora outbreak plunged the company’s most important brand into a food-safety crisis.