
Chicken sandwich and BTS meal helped boost McDonald's sales
CNN
McDonald's celebrity meal strategy and revamped chicken sandwich lineup is working.
Sales at US stores open at least 13 months jumped 25.9% in the past quarter, which ended on June 30, beating analysts' expectations. Sales at those stores grew 14.9% compared to the same period in 2019, before the pandemic. McDonald's said the BTS meal and crispy chicken sandwich helped the company grow in the quarter.
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