Burger King overtakes Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chain
📍 Where it landed
{ "epilogue": "Burger King officially dethroned Wendy's, ending Wendy's six-year run as America's second-largest burger chain. The shift followed Burger King's U.S. strength and market share gains, which helped Restaurant Brands International beat quarterly same-store sales estimates." }
Epilogue added 19m ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (9)
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Burger King overtakes Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chain CNBC · 49d ago broke it first
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Burger King overtakes Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chain CNBC · 51d ago broke it first
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