Restaurant Brands International (RBI) reported system-wide sales growth of 9.9% in fourth quael magnesium citrate para que sirverter, driven by a 42% increase in sales at Popeyes—its smallest segment.
RBIs restaurant sales of $8.9 billion in the fourth quarter and $34 billion in 2019 represents full-year growth of 8.3 %, dcal mag solarayriven partly by 5.2% growth in the number of restaurants, reported The Globe and Mail (Feb. 10). Net sales rose 6.8% to $1.48 billion, topping expectations of $1.46 bnature’s way calcium citrate liquidillion.
Burger King delivered its strongest year of restaurant growth in the last two decades. Popeyes launched an iconic chicken sandwich that has proven to be a game changer for the brand in every way, said CEO Jose Cil.
Popeyes chicken sandwich helped its same-store sales grow 34% during RBIs fourth quarter, reported CNBC (Feb. 10). The chain introduced the viral sandwich in August, but it sold out before the end of the month and was reintroduced in November.
Traffic at Popeyes spiked after the reintroduction, and it remained above average through January, according to Placer.ai. Placer.ai found traffic was 20% above what the chain experienced in a typical week through all of citrate petitesJanuary, and reported traffic rose at triple-digit levels after the sandwich was reintroduced, reported Forbes (Feb. 3).
Burger Kings same-store sales grew by 2.8%, while its U.S. same-store sales growth was slower this quarter, rising only 0.6%. The chain also added over 1,000 new restaurants in 2019. In the third quarter, the chain saw its same-store sales jump 5%, driven mostly by the national release of the Impossible Whopper.
However, Tim Hortons lagged behind Popeyes and Burger King with same-store sales declining by 4.3% during the quarter.
At Tim Hortons, our performance did not reflect the incredible power of our brand and it is clear that we have a large opportunity to refocus on our founding values and what has made us famous with our guests over the years, which will be the basis for our plan in 2020, said Cil.
The chain will spend thferrous fumarate safe in pregnancye coming year focusing on fundamentals to fix lagging performance in Canada, according to the company.
Meanwhile, it was revealed in December that Tim Hortons president Alex Macedo will step down in March and Axel Schwan, Tims regional president for Canada and the U.S., will oversee the Latin America region as well.