Burger King's U.S. same-store sales are trending flat as customers return to its locations for Whoppers and french fries.
led consumers to stay home and cook. But now, even with many of its North American dining rooms closed or offering only reduced seating, Burger King is seeing customers come back and order through its drive-thru lanes. It also recently launched a meatless breakfast sandwich made with the Impossible Sausage nationwide.
The burger chain's sales trend echo those of the broader fast-food segment, which has been quicker to recover from the pandemic than the overall restaurant industry. Fast-food chains' transactions fell just 13% in the week ended June 7 compared with the year-ago period, according to the NPD Group. Burger King's sister chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has seen its soaring same-store sales growth recede slightly. In the third week of May, its U.S. same-store sales increased by more than 40%. But as the chicken chain starts the lap its strongest results of the prior year before the national launch of its popular sandwich, U.S. same-store sales rose by just the "very high 20s" last week. In mid-June, Popeyes began testing the chicken sandwich in Canada.
Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons, the third chain in Restaurant Brands' portfolio, saw same-store sales declines in the negative high teens as of last week. In the third full week of May, its same-store sales shrank by mid-20s. About 90% of its locations are open in Canada.Restaurant Brands does not include locations that are closed for a "significant portion of a month" in its same-store sales calculations. "Nearly all" of its U.S.
CEO Jose Cil also said that the company will repay all outstanding amounts under its revolving credit facility this week, citing its steady business improvements and strong financial position. Restaurant Brands drew down its $1 billion revolver in late March "out of an abundance of caution."
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