Restaurant Brands lifts 1st quarter sales 3.9 percent after adding Carl’s Jr stores

Restaurant Brands lifts 1st quarter sales 3.9 percent after adding Carl’s Jr stores
By Tina Morrison May 29 (BusinessDesk) – Restaurant Brands, which operates four fast-food chains, lifted first-quarter sales 3.9 percent after it added the Carl’s Jr burger brand to its stable in November. Sales at its 179 stores increased by $2.8 million to $73.3 million in the 12 weeks ended May 20, from the year earlier period, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. The addition of three Carl’s Jr stores during the period added $2.3 million to sales, the company said. On a same-store basis, total sales rose 3.2 percent. Shares in...