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Burger King's 1st-quarter earnings soar as restaurant costs fall to counter revenue drop

The Canadian PressApril 29, 2013 08:46

Burger King's first-quarter earnings more than doubled even though revenue fell, as the fast-food chain trimmed several restaurant-related expenses. The Miami-based company had warned earlier this month that sales at established restaurants were expected to fall during the quarter, and they wound up declining 1.4 per cent. That includes a 3 per cent drop in the United States and Canada.

UPDATE 1-Burger King drops firm which supplied horse meat

Thomson ReutersJanuary 24, 2013 12:38

* Burger King chain drops Irish food firm * UK and Irish industry reeling from horsemeat scandal * Fallout puts pressure on Irish government By Kate Holton and Stephen Mangan LONDON/DUBLIN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Burger King, one of the most popular fast-food chains in Britain and Ireland, said on Thursday it had stopped using one of the firms caught up in the scandal of supplying grocers with beef that contained horse meat.

Burger King drops firm which supplied horse meat

Thomson ReutersJanuary 24, 2013 07:30

LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Burger King, one of the most popular fast-food chains in Britain, said on Thursday it had stopped using one of the firms caught up in the scandal of supplying grocers with beef that contained horse meat. The British food industry has been rocked by the revelation last week that retailers including market leader Tesco and smaller chains Aldi, Lidl and Iceland had sold beef products that contained horse meat.