Aug 4 (Reuters) - Restaurant Brands International Inc QSR.TO QSR.N , owner of Burger King and the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut chain, reported a more than eight-fold rise in quarterly profit, helped by lower costs.
The company's net profit attributable to shareholders jumped to $90.9 million, or 38 cents per share, in the second quarter ended June 30, from $11 million, or 5 cents per share, a year earlier.
The year-ago quarter included a $27.4 million charge related to the merger of Burger King and Tim Hortons.