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TORONTO — Executives of Restaurant Brands International Inc. fielded questions about the performance of the Tim Hortons brand in its home market on Wednesday after the company reported a slide in same-store sales at all of its restaurant brands in an increasingly competitive fast-food market.

Shares of the Toronto-based owner of Tim’s, Burger King and Popeye’s Louisiana Chicken fell as much as 7 per cent before recovering somewhat in afternoon trading, closing 3 per cent down to $77.02 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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Same-store volume at Tim Hortons outlets in Canada slid 0.2 per cent, prompting analyst concerns that the beloved brand might be getting oversaturated on its home turf.

At Burger King, same-store sales dropped in its home market of the U.S. by 2.2 per cent and Popeye’s same-store sales fell 0.4 per cent stateside. Overall same-store sales fell 0.1 per cent in constant currency at Tim Hortons and Burger King, respectively, and fell by 0.2 per cent at Popeye’s.