Restaurant Brands lifts 3Q sales 6.4% on rise in fried chicken sales

Restaurant Brands lifts 3Q sales 6.4% on rise in fried chicken sales
By Suze Metherell Dec. 12 (BusinessDesk) - Restaurant Brands, the nation's largest fast food operator, lifted third quarter sales 6.4 percent as an increase in revenue at its KFC stores offset falling sales at its Carl's Jr burger chain. The Auckland-based company lifted sales to $81.1 million in the 12 weeks ended Dec. 1 from $76.2 million a year earlier, it said in a statement. On a same store basis sales rose 7.5 percent to $78.6 million. The number of stores across its brands fell to 173 from 177 in the year, reflecting the closure of...