date:Jan 15, 2014
rger King Worldwide Inc. and Yum Brands Inc., the company behind Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.
It credits the promotion of new menu items, such as the Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger and Bacon Portabella Melt on Brioche, for lifting same-store sales among company-owned restaurants by 3.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, compared with a decrease of 0.2 per cent last year. Franchise same-restaurant sales increased 2.8 per cent versus a 0.6 per cent drop last year.
Wendys forecasts fourth-quarter net income