Restaurant Brands third quarter sales rise 5.4 percent , buoyed by new Carl’s Jr burger chain

Restaurant Brands third quarter sales rise 5.4 percent , buoyed by new Carl’s Jr burger chain
By Tina Morrison Dec. 11 (BusinessDesk) – Restaurant Brands, New Zealand’s largest fast food operator by sales, said third -quarter sales growth accelerated to 5.4 percent this year, compared with just 0.5 percent growth in the same period a year earlier. Sales rose to $76.2 million in the 12 weeks ended Dec. 2, from $72.2 million in the same period a year earlier, even as it had two fewer stores, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. On a same store basis, sales edged up 0.2 percent. Chief executive Russel Creedy is counting on n...