date:Apr 11, 2014
from the prior year. The declines were due to a reduction of 30 company-owned restaurants since the third quarter of the prior year, as well as a 1.9% decline in same-restaurant sales, unfavorably affected by weather.
However, guest count and net check trends improved from the second quarter, driven by a favorable menu mix and the implementation of tier pricing in November. Sales and traffic showed sequential monthly improvement in the third quarter, the company said.
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