Burger King Holdings (BKC)

Add a New Bears Reason Company: Burger King Holdings (BKC) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 35% agree 48 votes   Rising commodity prices are pressuring margins Top Contributor: Vincent McPhillip | Created when NYSE:BKC was $19.14 | Edit | History Burger King is heavily dependent on a wide array of agricultural commodities such as beef, corn, cheese and poultry. Over the past few years, the prices of these commodities have increased drastically; on the other hand, intense competition in the QSR industry limits Arby's and Wendy's ability to pass these costs onto customers. Burger King saw fourth quarter margins fall fallto 13.1% from 14.8% a year ago. (100 character max) Cancel 9% agree 22 votes   Largest U.S. restaurant chains experience drop in growth Top Contributor: Rashad Badr | Created when NYSE:BKC was $18.40 | Edit | History Domestic sales growth at the 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains fell to 3.4 percent in 2008, a decrease from 5 percent the previous year, Technomic Inc, a foodservice consultant, said on Monday. (100 character max) Cancel

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