Restaurant Brands says fourth-quarter sales rise 19%

Restaurant Brands says fourth-quarter sales rise 19%
By Tina Morrison March 11 (BusinessDesk) - Restaurant Brands, New Zealand's largest fast-food store operator, increased fourth-quarter sales by 19 percent as it benefited from an extra week's trading, a better performance from its KFC fried chicken unit and the addition of Carl's Jr. burger chain outlets. Sales at the stores rose to $92.8 million in the 13 weeks ended March 2, from $77.6 million in the year-earlier 12-week period, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Excluding the impact of the extra week, which is required to...