OSI reports sales declines at 4 of its concepts

TAMPA Fla. OSI Restaurant Partners, which operates or franchises 1,429 restaurants under eight brands, reported negative sales trends at four of its concepts, including a 1.3-percent drop in systemwide same-store sales at its flagship Outback Steakhouse chain for the four weeks ended Feb. 24.

Same-store sales fell 2 percent at CarrabbaÕs Italian Grill, 1.1 percent at Bonefish Grill and 1.4 percent at RoyÕs. Same-store sales rose 6 percent at FlemingÕs Prime St