Alsea sees like for like growth in high single digits in the coming year

MEXICO CITY, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Mexican restaurant chain operator Alsea sees like for like sales growth in the high single digits in the coming year, the company's Europe finance chief Federico Rodriguez said on Tuesday.

The company, which said it would provide further guidance at a March 13 event in Mexico City, announced earlier on Tuesday that Rodriguez would become Alsea's chief financial officer in March. (Reporting by Brendan O'Boyle and Aida Palaez-Fernandez; Editing by Valentine Hilaire)