MIAMI – Burger King Holdings Inc. said Friday that revenues were up 12 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 with increased sales worldwide.
Comparable sales were up 3.6 percent, marking the 19th consecutive quarter of worldwide same-store-sales growth. In the United States and Canada, comparable sales were up 3.0 percent, the 18th consecutive quarter of same-store-sales growth. Additionally, the system opened 67 net new restaurants, the highest number of first quarter net restaurant openings in seven years.