In March, same-store sales growth was 0.8 percent, the second-best month for restaurant industry sales growth over the last two years. While fine dining and upscale casual restaurants have consistently shown sales growth, casual dining and fast casual struggled heavily in 2017. This trend seems to be reversing, as this segment has shown signs of recovery this year, recording positive sales in the first quarter of 2018. Expansion of Burger King: RBI is focused on expanding its Burger King chain and is entering into several franchisee agreements to fulfill this goal. Focus On Tim Hortons Growth: The Tim Hortons segment holds strong growth potential for RBI.

Source: Forbes April 23, 2018 18:00 UTC