Restaurant Brands sales saved by the Colonel

The company's sales rose to $69.6 million in the 12 weeks ended December 1. KFC, which accounts for 69% of revenue, increased sales by $2.3 million to $47.9. Pizza Hutt sales plummeted 8.6% to $14.6 million while Starbucks dropped 4.6% to $7.2 million.

The strength of its KFC brand "a particularly satisfactory result in the face of tight economic conditions, rising consumer prices and the reported general downturn in retail sales," the company said.

Restaurant Brands has been cutting costs at Pizza Hutt by closing down its dine-in restaurants as leases expire. It has also closed down non-performing Starbucks cafes, which it expects will improve its earnings at year-end.

Across all three brands, it has closed down ten stores over the last 12 months.

Same-store sales rose 1.1% to $68.3 million. The company's 36% from a year ago.

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