Month: April 2022

Counts are holding steady overall of net *new openings. The number of chain new openings are hovering at all time lows. Legal Filings Week ending 3/31/2022DBA\’sIncs & LLC\’sTotal Permits and LicensesTotal RawTotal Net Issued3/31/2022435229917554223/25/202263929910710453563/17/20224193521258964393/10/20224314041259604623/3/2022609262919624362/24/20224613561249414622/17/20225153561069773562/10/2022358193966473722/3/2022328259636503831/27/20225331721238284011/20/2022486369809353351/13/20223212651136993381/6/202244924911481240712/30/20214872228879741112/16/202139633112785441012/9/202142937413593843312/2/202138336112386747111/18/202130125212567840911/11/202135332113480849311/4/202141531314287040910/28/202133236914985045410/22/202135627817881239910/15/202151430215497045310/7/20213082511547133809/30/2021405226127753999/23/20213691691326704039/16/20214182621458254559/9/20213863131088074379/2/20213552331267143598/26/20215841961339134938/12/20212984441478894538/5/202155944612711324907/29/202155542816911525237/22/20215582361549485287/15/202146737121210504787/1/20214052751398194526/24/20215473251039755386/17/20214112541728374816/10/20214343071398804466/3/202176951113714174795/27/202164552715013225045/20/202146247516611034525/13/202151563314612944545/6/20216725349713035084/29/20215735888912504564/22/202138260514311304144/15/202157060615613324834/8/202167664914914744904/1/20215054829810854003/25/20215845699812514313/18/20216246761843683443/11/202159179513915254953/4/202159551410712164352/25/202144345410910064602/18/202149958810510024102/11/2021110862312018516852/4/20212572541136242811/28/20213672661037363221/21/20211492291064842831/14/20214033331448805091/7/202129219882106138912/31/2020674468122126438112/17/202045165184122639212/10/20203683059877141912/3/2020809336119126446911/19/2020416476111100344611/12/202046937611295752611/5/202041243112897153310/29/20203774929696543010/22/2020558417105108055010/15/2020479548102112953010/8/2020575538124123754810/1/2020440402829244509/24/202053237410010065259/17/202045446710110224339/10/202037751011510024069/3/202037757110810564008/27/202050841113110505038/20/20204464311019784338/13/202047747311610665028/6/20205534458011584627/30/2020578258789925037/23/2020327397867243587/16/20203894441259584747/9/202072236014313685826/25/20202963111047113546/18/2020433382958153966/11/202026598674972646/4/2020447235807623585/28/2020414187906913165/21/2020317374857763045/14/2020352350998013565/7/2020403186986793164/30/20203372171246783244/23/20203964641109703854/16/20204053001338395324/9/20203851971096911924/2/20201303711336393273/26/2020160524160844301Numbers of Sit-Down VS. Counter ServiceSit downCounter Service3/31/20222551493/25/20222171213/17/20222401633/10/20222721653/3/20222511522/24/20222811512/17/20222171262/10/20222321252/3/20222201401/27/20222301511/20/20221791381/13/20222031051/6/202222416012/30/202123814312/16/202122515812/9/202125615512/2/202127617311/18/202125313011/11/202126719311/4/202123115610/28/202127515410/22/202122414410/15/202125617410/7/20212431049/30/20212521249/23/20212511289/16/20212651619/9/20212261699/2/20212261198/26/20212961838/19/2021226608/12/20212831448/5/20212951777/29/20213151917/22/20213022067/15/20213031487/1/20212581726/24/20212942086/17/20212721826/10/20212821446/3/20212562015/27/20212681895/20/20212731575/13/20212681625/6/20212881994/29/20212501814/22/20212351634/15/20212641934/8/20212961714/1/20212131693/25/20212401693/18/2021243813/11/20212562033/4/20212331872/25/20212421822/18/20212121752/11/20213383152/4/20211481211/28/20211671401/21/20211531181/14/20212732001/7/202119417312/31/202020316012/17/202022414812/10/202021518112/3/202023819611/19/202024016911/12/202028520511/5/202027622010/29/202021818910/22/202025326010/15/202026223410/8/202025324810/1/20202102159/24/20202522469/17/20202211789/10/20202071779/3/20201881828/27/20202442268/20/20202161868/13/20202322278/6/20202311977/30/20202662187/23/20201781577/16/20202282167/9/20203092296/25/20201901316/18/20202131596/11/20201221246/4/20201741515/28/20201551375/21/20201591075/14/20201701545/7/20201701334/30/20201581304/23/20201851484/16/20202532334/9/2020108714/2/20201811343/26/202027025Number of Chain Locations VS. Independent LocationsChain storesIndependent stores3/31/2022363743/25/2022213183/17/2022273873/10/2022374073/3/2022263862/24/2022453982/17/2022223242/10/2022153432/3/2022323331/27/2022443441/20/2022312921/13/2022242911/6/20222836312/30/20214134012/16/20213336012/9/20213438512/2/20214641111/18/20212436411/11/20214143411/4/20214235110/28/20213440510/22/20214533810/15/20213639910/7/2021293349/30/2021283519/23/2021473409/16/2021533869/9/2021413719/2/2021333158/26/2021474378/19/2021462498/12/2021234148/5/2021364437/29/2021384747/22/2021494657/15/2021444157/1/2021324066/24/2021334776/17/2021554136/10/2021354016/3/2021324315/27/2021364315/20/2021314125/13/2021244165/6/2021334594/29/2021443954/22/2021243824/15/2021314354/8/2021284264/1/2021183673/25/2021223863/18/2021652673/11/2021544213/4/2021373882/25/2021333992/18/2021363602/11/2021795892/4/2021232511/28/2021212941/21/2021212551/14/2021464411/7/20214631112/31/20204532212/17/20202535412/10/20204236912/3/20204940611/19/20204138911/12/20203647711/5/20204347210/29/20203438310/22/20205648210/15/20204747010/8/20204048910/1/2020513829/24/2020614529/17/2020403819/10/2020383599/3/2020333568/27/2020604308/20/2020463728/13/2020634228/6/2020483977/30/2020534397/23/2020323157/16/2020474097/9/2020814766/25/2020363086/18/2020293596/11/2020422126/4/2020572745/28/2020402585/21/2020232575/14/2020502885/7/2020282684/30/2020442804/23/2020483154/16/2020504754/9/2020201724/2/2020432843/26/202025249 *\”net\”...

1)New openings continue on a slight keel downward. Averages near 400 per week of net new openings. 2) Counter service restaurants are nearing the 50% mark of net new openings. In the past (recent 5 years) , net new openings were solidly 2/3 sit-down versus 1/3 counter service. There has...