Use our updates to enhance your portfolio: Restaurant Brands, Andrew Peller and Bombardier

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RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC. $81 is a buy for aggressive investors. The company (Toronto symbol QSR; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 465.5 million; Market cap: $37.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 5.0; Dividend yield: 3.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.rbi.com) has 27,025 fast-food outlets in over 100 countries: 18,625 Burger King, 4,949 Tim Hortons (coffee and donuts), and 3,451 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (fried chicken). Burger King is now testing a loyalty program in five U.S. markets as part of a broader effort to expand its digital offerings for customers. The chain’s “Royal Perks” test follows an announcement from arch-rival McDonald’s that it will ramp up its own loyalty program. Burger King customers now earn rewards points for every dollar that they spend. Members also get points for orders made on the website or through the app. Restaurant Bands will raise your quarterly dividend by 1.9%. Starting with the April 2021 payment, investors will receive $0.53 U.S. a share instead of $0.52 U.S. The new annual rate of…