10/17/2005 2:26:04 PM MIAMI, Oct 17, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- 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.
"The sixth consecutive quarter of positive comp sales reflects the health of the BURGER KING® 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® 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® 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®, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.burgerking.com.
SOURCE: Burger King Corporation Edna Johnson, Burger King Corporation, +1-305-378-7516, or ednajohnson@whopper.com
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