David Palmer, UBS

Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC) - David Palmer at UBS

S and Canada January sales were impacted by adverse weather conditions, which worsened in February, resulting in lower than anticipated sales.''. Burger King attributed about 3 percentage points of the sales decline to ``inclement weather'' in the Central and Eastern United States, where over 75 percent of the chain's restaurants are located. But the company offered no explanation for the rest of the drop, which is likely due to a combination of less restaurant traffic and customers gravitating toward lower priced items like the controversial $1 double cheeseburger. ``We believe that same store sales have remained weak lately, which makes us believe the issue is bigger than weather,'' UBS restaurant analyst David Palmer wrote Tuesday in a note. 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - David Palmer at UBS

UBS analyst David Palmer boosted his rating on the owner of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut to "Buy" from "Neutral." 

Tim Hortons Inc (THI) - David Palmer at UBS

Of doughnuts, coffee and stock prices. UBS Securities Canada this morning raised its price target on Tim Hortons Inc. THI T by a dollar, citing what it called a successful presentation to analysts last week. Its target is now $38, and its earnings per share estimates "moderately" higher. Analysts Vishal Shreedhar and David Palmer said in a research note that UBS believes Tim Hortons is "a strong company characterized by low relative risk, high returns, and continued growth, underpinned by accelerating progress in the U. S.". From today's Report on Business 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - David Palmer at UBS

In a research report released Tuesday, UBS financial analyst David Palmer cited increasing sales at its Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants and stabilizing fast food sales in China as reasons for the upgrade. 

Tim Hortons Inc (THI) - David Palmer at UBS

Of doughnuts, coffee and stock prices. UBS Securities Canada this morning raised its price target on Tim Hortons Inc. THI T by a dollar, citing what it called a successful presentation to analysts last week. Its target is now $38, and its earnings per share estimates "moderately" higher. Analysts Vishal Shreedhar and David Palmer said in a research note that UBS believes Tim Hortons is "a strong company characterized by low relative risk, high returns, and continued growth, underpinned by accelerating progress in the U. S.". From today's Report on Business 

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (RAH) - David Palmer at UBS

Total sales grew 2 percent to $9919 million, due largely to gains from the recently acquired Harvest Manor Farms, which offset drops in other business Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected Ralcorp to earn $103 per share for the quarter on revenue of $9885 million UBS analyst David Palmer maintained a "Buy" rating on Ralcorp but increased his share price target to $72 from $69 In a note to investors, Palmer said deflation and ongoing promotion spending by branded food makers has limited sales volume growth of private label food makers like Ralcorp, a trend which continue for one or two quarters But the company is beginning to see the savings from its acquisition of Post cereal, as well as growth in that unit and its frozen bakery business 

Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) - David Palmer at UBS

NEW YORK (AP) , Kraft's successful bid for European candy maker Cadbury could put the company in a good position to benefit from both better productivity in Europe and growth in emerging markets, a UBS analyst said Wednesday. Analyst David Palmer and upgraded Kraft's stock to "Buy" 

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) - David Palmer at UBS

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) - David Palmer at UBS

but a lot of milk and cream also go into all those lattes and light and sweets Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX ) grabbed attention in an early October Wall Street Journal article, in which David Palmer of UBS forecast that if milk simply held steady at then current prices which had already started to move up from earlier in the year Starbucks would take a few cents per share hit in 2010 And if milk prices actually head north, the impact to the $1 per share that analysts expect the company to earn could be substantial (Starbucks responded to the article by noting its recent practices that hedge a portion of its milk costs) 

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) - David Palmer at UBS

, 2009 UBS upgrades Darden, sees hope for restaurants The Associated Press Shares of restaurant owner Darden Restaurants Inc., which operates Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Longhorn Steakhouse, climbed Wednesday after an analyst upgraded the stock. In a research note published Wednesday, UBS analyst David Palmer boosted his rating to "Buy" from "Neutral," saying the stock was a better value and the restaurant industry's sales began improving in November Palmer said stock prices for Darden are at "compelling levels" and that the restaurant company's fiscal third quarter results should be "particularly strong" Orlando based Darden reports its second quarter results on Friday