Restaurant Brands annual sales rise 8% on KFC, Carl's Jr., Starbucks; Pizza Hut falls

Restaurant Brands annual sales rise 8% on KFC, Carl's Jr., Starbucks; Pizza Hut falls
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot March 10 (BusinessDesk) - Restaurant Brands New Zealand's annual sales rose almost 8 percent led by KFC, Carl's Jr. and Starbucks, while revenue from Pizza Hut fell. Sales across all stores for the year ended Feb. 29 climbed 7.8 percent to $387.6 million, the Auckland-based company said in a statement.  Full year 2015 had 53 trading weeks rather than 52. With 2015's result adjusted to exclude the 53rd week of trading, Restaurant Brands' annual sales rose 9.9 percent in the latest year. KFC's annual sales of $282.5 mil...