Burger King

Operations

An inside look at Burger King's Royal Innovation Center

The fast-food chain recently opened a 40,000-square-foot testing facility in Miami as part of an effort to improve operations and test new technology.

Financing

Burger King is steering restaurants to its better operators

The fast-food chain is selling company stores only to franchisees with a strong operations track record and is upping its standards for running restaurants. And its sales are showing progress.

The partnership between the retail giant and the burger giant has been cooking for nearly a year.

Consolidated Burger Holdings, which operates 57 locations in Florida and Southern Georgia, declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a dispute with the company over remodels and amid heavy debt.

Restaurant Brands International is acquiring Burger King China from TFI Asia Holdings but plans to find a new local operator.

The Bottom Line: The brand’s massive changes mean it remains a work in progress. But operators say that the focus on profitability has it headed in the right direction.

The executive chairman of Burger King owner Restaurant Brands International has helped brands thrive with a simple idea: They do well when their franchisees do well.

The fast-food chain is giving away $1 million to one of three customers who came up with unique flavor ideas for its signature burger and customers will get to vote on it. The company believes it does well when it focuses on the Whopper.

The Bottom Line: Burger King and Popeyes saw improving sales in October behind better promotions. But lower gas prices and easing inflation may also be driving those results.

The Mexican chain’s same-store sales rose 4% last quarter. But a host of other brands reported falling sales amid a difficult environment.

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