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New York - Burger giant McDonald's Corp reported a 15% rise in third-quarter profits on Thursday partly on higher margins across Europe.
The world's biggest fast-food chain said profits for the three months ended September 30 spiked to $843.3m, up from $735.4m for the same period a year ago.
McDonald's reported earnings per share of 68c for the quarter, up from 58c a year ago, in line with the average expectation of Wall Street analysts.
Chief executive Jim Skinner said McDonald's had continued to overhaul its menu options and update some of its restaurant locations across the United States.
Results across Europe helped boost overall returns, according to the Illinois-headquartered group.
"McDonald's Europe generated another quarter of strong operating results driven by robust quarterly sales, more customer visits and the highest company-operated margins since 2001," Skinner said in a statement.
Worldwide revenues during the quarter rose 10%to $5.88bn, while global comparable sales were up 5.8%.