date:Feb 16, 2013
Burger King Worldwide Inc on Friday reported a 94 per cent rise in fourth-quarter profit as menu additions drove comparable sales gains in the United States and Canada.
The results landed as the fast-food chain and other companies with European operations grapple with a scandal involving horsemeat in products labeled as beef. Burger King said traces of horse DNA were found in samples of hamburger patties from a food-processing plant in Ireland but that the meat never reached its restaurants.
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