MIAMI, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Burger King Corporation today announced its
seventh consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales in the United States.
For the second quarter of its 2006 fiscal year, the Company posted a
2.3 percent increase in positive comp sales over the previous year in the
United States. Two-year comp sales in the United States were up 11.8 percent
system-wide.
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"It's been almost a decade since the BURGER KING(R) system enjoyed seven
quarters of positive comp sales in the United States," said Greg Brenneman,
chairman and CEO of Burger King Corporation. "As part of our Go Forward Plan,
we're working together with our franchisees to deliver great products served
hot and fresh by friendly and fast employees in a clean and safe restaurant
environment. Our long run of positive sales increases shows that customers
have noticed and appreciate our efforts."
About Burger King Corporation
The BURGER KING(R) system operates more than 11,000 restaurants in all
50 states and in more than 60 countries and territories worldwide.
Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING(R) restaurants are owned and operated
by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have
been in business for decades.
Burger King Holdings Inc., the parent company, is private and
independently owned by an equity sponsor group comprised of Texas Pacific
Group, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. To learn more about
BURGER KING(R), please visit the company's Web site at
http://www.burgerking.com .
SOURCE Burger King Corporation
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CONTACT:
Edna Johnson, Burger King Corporation,
+1-305-378-7516, or ednajohnson@whopper.com
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