Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) announced it plans to boost traffic and reverse years of slumping sales by enhancing the customer experience within stores through new technology.

The owner of Burger King, among other brands, said it is acquiring its largest US franchisee Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. for about $1 billion in cash, Bloomberg reported this week.

The move is reportedly to fast-track an overhaul of hundreds of locations and win back customers.

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