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Over the past couple of years, Burger King&nbsp;has &quot;closed about 130 to 150 underperforming restaurants each year. According to an article on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nrn.com/finance/burger-king-accelerate-closures-older-low-quality-units?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=burger-king-accelerates-closures-of-older-low-volume-units-to-prioritize-new-model-2710639" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NRN</a>,&nbsp;&quot;the company opened more than 200 new restaurants and closed about 100 units in 2018.&quot;

Burger King will be working with franchise partners in the U.S. to close lower volume restaurants and replace them with modern &quot;<a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/fast-food/rbi-launching-burger-king-tomorrow-design-nationwide?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=burger-king-accelerates-closures-of-older-low-volume-units-to-prioritize-new-model-2710639" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burger King of Tomorrow</a> restaurants that generate significantly higher average sales,&rdquo; the article stated.

&ldquo;Over the next two years, we expect to close more like 200 to 250,&rdquo; Jos&eacute; Cil, CEO of RBI&nbsp;said in May.&nbsp;&ldquo;Ultimately, this is very good for the system as the low-volume restaurants we&rsquo;re closing are being offset by new Burger King of Tomorrow restaurants.&rdquo;

RBI has sited store growth as a priority, with a <a href="https://www.nrn.com/finance/burger-king-accelerate-closures-older-low-quality-units?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=burger-king-accelerates-closures-of-older-low-volume-units-to-prioritize-new-model-2710639" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">plan to expand global footprint from 26,000 restaurants to more than&nbsp;40,000</a> in the next decade.

To read the full article, click <a href="https://www.nrn.com/finance/burger-king-accelerate-closures-older-low-quality-units?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=burger-king-accelerates-closures-of-older-low-volume-units-to-prioritize-new-model-2710639" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Burger King Accelerates Closures of Older, Low-Volume Units to Prioritize New Model

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