Increased revenues from international outlets, which rose 19 percent to $45,841,000 in the first quarter, helped drive the gain. By comparison, domestic company-owned stores revenues fell 6 percent during the quarter to $82,734,000.
“This quarter clearly demonstrated that the combination of a new, bigger sales base domestically, a best-in-class international business, great franchisees and an optimized capital structure, drove strong results,” said J. Patrick Doyle, president and chief executive officer. “We’re off to a great start in 2011.”