Restaurant Brands 1Q sales gain, led by Carl's Jr chain

Restaurant Brands 1Q sales gain, led by Carl's Jr chain
By Suze Metherell May 28 (BusinessDesk) - Restaurant Brands, which operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks Coffee, said first quarter sales grew 5.9 percent as burger sales from its latest addition to New Zealand's fast food scene, Carl's Jr, climbed 60 percent. Total store sales rose to $77.7 million in the three months ended May 19 from $73.3 million in the same period a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Same store sales rose 4.3 percent to $74.3 million. Restaurant Brands is tweaking its store mix in an eff...