Increasingly we're seeing strong company performance, and that's starting to generate improved job prospects and feeding through to consumers. That should lead to a distinct turnaround in sentiment this year.

Our performance until now has been expected. I think the people who are surprised by our performance are those on the outside looking in. We expected this to be a special year.

We are committed to being the dominant, global casual dining portfolio restaurant company. Our worldwide development strategy, strong operations performance and portfolio of powerful brands will enable us to grow earnings each year by 15 percent and pay a sustainable dividend to our shareholders, ... We are excited to share our strategic plan, which will support the achievement of our long-term vision, during today's investor conference.

Individual performance/company performance is linked closely to shareholder return.

When a company has bad performance and new owners, look for musical chairs,

It's been a rough six months. But I believe the stock will mirror the performance of the company. I am optimistic the company will continue to perform very well and investors will recognize that over time.