MIAMI, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Burger King Corporation today announced its
sixth consecutive quarter of positive comparative sales in the United States.
The Company's first quarter of its 2006 fiscal year saw a 1.1 percent increase
in positive comp sales in the United States over the previous year. Two-year
comp sales in the United States were up 9 percent system-wide.
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"The sixth consecutive quarter of positive comp sales reflects the health
of the BURGER KING(R) system under our Go Forward Plan," said Greg Brenneman,
chairman and CEO of Burger King Corporation. "We've introduced a variety of
tremendous new products, dramatically improved our restaurant performance and
overall customer experience and have introduced marketing campaigns that are
resonating with consumers."
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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