Taco Bell sales at $100k a week as Restaurant Brands ups 3Q revenue

Taco Bell sales at $100k a week as Restaurant Brands ups 3Q revenue
Victoria Young
Restaurant Brands lifted third-quarter sales 5.8 percent as the company saw steady growth across its three operating divisions in New Zealand, Hawaii and Australia.The quarter was the first to include three weeks of sales from the fast-food operator’s new Taco Bell store in Auckland, which contributed $300,000 to the 12 weeks ended Dec. 2.The first three weeks of sales figures from the WestCity outlet came in at $100,000 per week. In contrast, the average KFC in New Zealand sold about $70,000 worth of fried chicken per week during the third qua...

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