MEXICO CITY, July 22 (Reuters) - Mexican restaurant and

cafe chain operator Alsea on Tuesday posted an

eightfold leap in its second-quarter net profit, coming to 1.13

billion pesos ($60.22 million).

The Mexican multinational, which operates high-profile

restaurant chains like Domino's Pizza and Starbucks in Europe

and Latin America, reported revenues up around 11% in the April

to June period, landing at 21.47 billion pesos.

Analysts polled by LSEG expected a second-quarter net profit

of 615.74 million pesos, from revenues of 21.38 billion pesos.

($1 = 18.7654 pesos at end-June)