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Brazil Fast Food Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results.


RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazil Fast Food Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board

An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system.
: BOBS) ("Brazil Fast Food", or the "the Company") the second largest restaurant chain with 684 points of sale, operating under the Bob's, Doggis, and KFC KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken (restaurant chain)
KFC Kenya Flower Council
KFC Kitchen Fresh Chicken (Kentucky Fried Chicken motto)
KFC Kung Fu Cult (Cinema)
KFC Kitchen Fixed Charge
 brands in Brazil as well as Pizza Hut in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil , today reported financial results for the third quarter ended on September 31, 2009.

Third Quarter 2009 Highlights

* System-wide sales reached R$ 158.5 million, up 10.8% from the third quarter of 2008

* Total revenue reached R$46.5 million, up 56% from the third quarter of 2008

* EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  was R$4.6 million, up 63% from the third quarter of 2008

* Operating income Operating Income

The profit realized from a business' own operations.

Notes:
This would not include income from things such as investments in other firms. Also referred to as operating profit or recurring profit.
 totaled R$3.3 million, up from R$1.9 million in the third quarter of 2008

* Net income was R$2.1 million, or R$0.26 per diluted share

"We are pleased with the execution of our multi-brand strategy and with our financial results for the quarter," said Mr. Ricardo Bomeny, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Brazil Fast Food. "In the third quarter revenue was up an impressive 56% over the same period of last year, and EBITDA was up 63% to R$4.6 million. The acquisition of 14 Pizza Hut restaurants has been a key driver of our revenue growth and margin expansion in the quarter. This acquisition was a key component of our multi-brand strategy as it broadened our service offering into a higher margin segment of the restaurant business, increased our scale and improved our ability to compete in the market place. Our results for this quarter underlie the strength of our multi-brand business model and reaffirm our confidence in our strategic direction. With the backdrop of an improved economy and a portfolio of industry leading brands we remain well positioned to continue to deliver positive results in the quarters ahead."

Third Quarter 2009 Results

System-wide sales grew 10.8% in the third quarter to R$ 158.8 million, driven by the increase in the number of franchised points of sales and the addition of 14 Pizza Hut restaurants acquired in December 2008.

Total revenue for the third quarter 2009 increased 56% to R$46.6 million driven primarily by the consolidation of the Company's Pizza Hut acquisition, but also by the expansion of Bob's, KFC and Doggis points of sale, as well as successful marketing campaigns promoting the company's best-selling "Ovomaltine" milk-shakes and "Big Bob" burger.

Net revenue for company-owned and operated retail outlets was up 70% to R$37.0 million year-over-year, as the Company consolidated its 14 Pizza Hut restaurants acquired in December of 2008, and added 2 new stores under the Bob's brand, 7 under the KFC brand and 1 store under the Doggis brand, compared to the same period of last year. Same store sales Same Store Sales

A statistic used in retail industry analysis. It compares sales of stores that have been open for a year or more.

Notes:
This statistic allows investors to determine what portion of new sales has come from sales growth and what portion from the opening of
, which measure the performance of stores open for more than a year, were down by 2.3% for Bob's and 0.5% for KFC.

Net revenue from franchisees increased 7.4% year-over-year to R$6.1 million, driven by an increase in number of franchised retail outlets to 597, up from 558 in the same period a year ago. Other revenue and other income totaled R$3.4 million.

Operating expenses were up 54.9% to R$46.6 million mostly resulting from the consolidation of the Pizza Hut acquisition, and to a lesser extent due to higher costs associated with the increase in number of own stores, and higher prices of food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods.  due to local inflation. In addition the company incurred higher franchise costs as it grew its franchisee network to 597 units.

Operating income for the third quarter of 2009 was R$3.3 million, up 76% from R$1.9 million during third quarter of 2008. Operating margin in the third quarter of 2009 was 7.1% up from 6.3% in the same period last year mainly driven by gains from economies of scale as well as higher margin Pizza Hut restaurant sales.

Net income for the third quarter of 2009 was R$2.2 million or R$0.26 per basic and diluted share, as compared to net income of R$1.9, or R$0.24 per basic and diluted share, during the third quarter of 2008.

Financial Condition

Cash and cash equivalents on September 30, 2009 totaled R$10.7 million, up from R$10.4 million on December 31, 2008. For the quarter ended September 30, 2009, the Company had net cash provided by operating activities of R$7.7 million compared to R$1.8 million in 2008, net cash used in investing activities of R$ 8.8 million compared to R$7.0 million in 2008, and net cash from financing activities of R$1.4 million (R$8.0 million in 2008).

Business Outlook

"As we look to the future, we are encouraged by a more favorable economic outlook and by our improved competitive position and margin structure. During the quarter Rio de Janeiro was elected host to the 2016 Olympics, after having been selected as one of the cities to host the Soccer World Cup in 2014. We believe these events will attract significant investments that will contribute to economic growth in Brazil and more particularly in Rio de Janeiro for many quarters to come. With a portfolio of great restaurant brands, and a proven track record of execution we feel we expect to continue our progress as we pursue our vision of building a world-class multi-brand restaurant business in Latin America," said Ricardo Bomeny, Chief Executive Officer of Brazil Fast Food.

Brazil Fast Food expects to end the fiscal year of 2009 with 753 outlets. For the current year, we are on target to add 70 Bob's points of sale, 6 KFC, 2 Doggis, and 1 additional Pizza Hut restaurant. In addition the Company will continue prospecting and evaluating additional brands and concepts to add to its mix of restaurants, and to assess opportunities for expansion in Latin America.

About Brazil Fast Food Corp.

Brazil Fast Food Corp. owns and operates, both directly or through franchisees, the second largest restaurant chain in Brazil. The Bob's trade name is used by Venbo Comercio de Alimentos Ltda., a subsidiary of Brazil Fast Food holding company, BFFC BFFC Boba Fett Fan Club (Star Wars website)
BFFC Battelefield Fuldabrück Clan (gaming) 
 do Brasil Participa[?][?]es Ltda (formerly 22N Participa[?][?]es Ltda.). The "KFC" trade name is used by CFK CFK Clausenengen Fotballklubb (Clausenengen Football Club; Norway)
CFK Computer Forum KaHo (Computer Aiding Center)
CFK Charles Foster Kane (movie, band, White Stripes lyric) 
 Comercio de Alimentos Ltda. (formerly Clematis clematis (klĕm`ətĭs, kləmăt`ĭs), any plant of the large genus Clematis (sometimes subdivided into three or four genera), widely distributed herbs or vines of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), many of them  IndAstria e Comercio de alimentos e Participa[?][?]es Ltda.), also a holding company subsidiary. The "Pizza Hut" trade name is used by Internacional Restaurantes do Brasil ("IRB IRB

See: Industrial Revenue Bond
"), also a 60% subsidiary of Brazil Fast Food holding company, BFFC do Brasil Participa[?][?]es Ltda. As of Jun. 30, 2009, the Company had 678 points of sale, which includes traditional restaurants, kiosks and re-locatable trailers. For additional information please visit http://www.bffc.com.br.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meanings of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Such statements involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see the disclosures in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risk factors contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2009.

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Note: As of September 30, 2009 the US dollar exchange rate was offered at R$1.77

RECONCILIATION OF EBITDA TO NET INCOME

EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, income tax provision, depreciation and amortization. Management believes EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in evaluating companies in the Company's industry. In addition, management believes that EBITDA is useful in evaluating operating performance compared to that of other companies in the Company's industry because the calculation of EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financing and income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending, which items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. As a result, management uses EBITDA as a measure to evaluate the performance of the Company's business. However, EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records.

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting
, or GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
, and when analyzing the Company's operating performance, investors should use EBITDA in addition to, and not as an alternative for, income from operations and net income, each as determined in accordance with GAAP. Not all companies use identical calculations, and this presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Furthermore, EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as a tax and debt service payments.
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