BANGALURU (Reuters) - Global sales and profit for McDonald's Corp surged past Wall Street targets on Wednesday as restaurants reopened and consumers lapped up its new crispy chicken sandwich and a wildly popular celebrity meal inspired by South Korean pop band BTS.
Same-store sales for the world's biggest fast-food chain jumped 40.5% in the second quarter and exceeded the pre-pandemic levels of 2019 for the second straight quarter. Analysts were expecting a 39.81% rise.
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