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Tim Hortons continued to struggle with sluggish sales in its fiscal third quarter, posting declining same-store metrics that blemished otherwise solid results for parent Restaurant Brand International Inc.

While sister brands Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Burger King saw same-store sales jump 9.7 per cent and 4.8 per cent, respectively, sales at Tim’s fell as compared to the same period last year, something the company blamed on weak performances from several key menu segments — including hot drinks — as well as a new loyalty program.

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“Our results at Tim Hortons were not where we want them to be,” Jose Cil, chief executive at RBI, told investors on a Monday conference call.

Cil pointed to difficulties at lunch time, where the coffee chain has continued to see “a gap in sales of our sandwiches and wraps.” And for a quarter that spanned the late summer, ending Sept. 30, Tim’s struggled with cold beverages, specifically the Iced Capp line. For a second quarterly update in a row, Cil called out the Oreo Iced Capp, a “weaker-than-expected” limited time offer that, along with the Chocolate Chip Iced Capp, hurt the Iced Capp line’s overall performance.