Momentum Continues With Fifth Consecutive Month of Positive Comps
MIAMI, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Burger King Corporation today announced that
its June 2004 results show U.S. franchise same store sales up + 11.8 percent
and company restaurant sales up + 16.5 percent year-over-year. June marks the
fifth consecutive month of positive same-store sales, a milestone last
accomplished in March of 2000.
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"Focusing on our core consumer with high-quality products, relevant
marketing and superior operations continues to positively drive sales and
traffic," said John Chidsey, President, Burger King Corporation.
"Additionally, our fun and successful promotions with Hollywood blockbusters
like Shrek 2 and Spider-Man 2 have resonated with our Guests."
Consumers continue to respond well to new products such as the best-in-
class TENDERCRISP(TM) Chicken Sandwich and Spicy TENDERCRISP(TM) Chicken
Sandwich, the new Fire-Grilled Salads featuring an innovative pouch to keep
the Fire-Grilled chicken or shrimp hot and fresh, and the new high-quality
ANGUS Steak Burgers. The company continues to improve in key areas of Guest
satisfaction as measured by Guests in real time on a restaurant-by-restaurant
basis.
About Burger King Corporation
Our vision: We proudly serve the best burgers in the business, plus a
variety of real, authentic foods... all freshly prepared... just the way you
want it.
The BURGER KING(R) system operates more than 11,220 restaurants in all 50
states and in 60 countries and territories around the world. Ninety-one
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. In fiscal year ending
June 30, 2003, Burger King Corporation had system-wide sales of $11.1 billion.
To learn more about BURGER KING(R), please visit the company's website at
http://www.burgerking.com.
SOURCE Burger King Corporation
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CONTACT:
Eric Anderson, Burger King Corporation,
+1-305-378-7277
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