McDonald’s sales up 0.7% as beefed-up breakfast lures diners

FAST food chain McDonald’s said sales at its restaurants open at least 13 months rose 0.7% during July, topping analysts’ estimates, as new wraps and breakfast food attracted US diners.

Analysts projected a 0.4% gain, the average of 15 estimates compiled by Consensus Metrix.

Same-store sales in the US rose 1.6%, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said in a statement. Analysts had projected a 0.3% increase.