Survey Results: Which POS Systems Are Winning in 2025? There are more than 250 POS companies with installations in restaurant groups and chains with 5 or more units across the U.S. and Canada. Our Spring 2025 survey encompassed 3,150 chains with five or more units, covering 286,894 locations in total....
Restaurant Online Ordering Recap: Platform Rankings & Combinations
Which Platforms Dominate? Rankings Across 303,477 U.S. Locations This report provides a recap of online ordering across over 300,000 U.S. restaurant locations, detailing which third-party and first-party ordering services each location uses. Data sourced from Google Restaurants. Reconnaissance dates: December 20, 2024 – January 17, 2025. 📊 Coming soon: The...
Top Buffet Restaurants in the U.S. — States and Chains by the Numbers
Buffet Restaurants in the U.S., 4 Data Charts by the Numbers Restaurantdata.com analyzed buffet restaurant data across the U.S. and Canada to produce five data visualizations covering cuisine types, state-by-state distribution, top chains by location count, and the split between independent and chain buffet operators. Chinese, American, and Pizza buffets...
Pre and Post Pandemic: Chain vs. Independent New Restaurant Openings
Chain vs. Independent New Openings: Pre- and Post-Pandemic Comparison Restaurantdata.com tracked 465 weeks of new restaurant opening data to compare chain versus independent new openings before and after the pandemic. The data reveals a dramatic and lasting structural shift: chain restaurants accounted for roughly 1 in 5 new openings pre-pandemic,...
Restaurant Franchise Disclosure Document Analysis — Top 20 Brands
Restaurant Franchise Disclosure Document Analysis — Top 20 Brands RestaurantData.com analyzes and integrates data from 125 Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs) for clients.The data below covers the Top 20 restaurant franchise brands by total franchised location count, including franchised vs. company-owned unit splits, Average Unit Volume (AUV), service type, cuisine, and...
Weekly Opening Trends: March 2020 – Late 2024
What the Data Shows: 3 Key Trend Patterns This analysis tracks new restaurant opening activity across the United States from March 2020 through late 2024; covering 4.5 years of weekly legal filing data since the pandemic shutdown began. The data provides insight into how the foodservice industry recovered, stabilized, and...
Fast-Growing Restaurant Brands: 3-Year Growth Rate Rankings
Rapid Growth Concepts: 3-Year Growth Rate Analysis Over a 3-year period, RestaurantData.com identified the fastest-growing restaurant brands from a pool of over 135 concepts. By examining Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs), brand websites, financial data, and growth metrics, our research team evaluated each brand's store expansion rate and key growth trends...
Restaurant Closures: Google and Yelp Star Ratings- The Brutal Truth
Google and Yelp Star Ratings of Closed Restaurants- What the Data Shows Restaurantdata.com analyzed Google and Yelp star ratings of restaurants that closed in the previous quarter, comparing them against restaurants that remained open. The findings are stark: almost all restaurants that closed were rated under 4 stars, while 87%...
Restaurant POS by market share, Next 5 US markets – Atlanta, Washington, Phoenix, Miami, Detroit, Riverside
Which POS Systems Lead Across These 6 Metro Markets? This report analyzes restaurant POS system market share across six major U.S. metropolitan areas — ranked #6 through #10 by restaurant market size. Data is drawn from primary research across 3,155 unique restaurant brands with 5 or more operating units, covering...
Top 25 POS Systems in Quick Service and Fast Casual Restaurants
Which POS Systems Lead Quick Service and Fast Casual Restaurants? RestaurantData.com surveyed 1,840 unique counter service restaurant brands with 5 or more operating units across the U.S. and Canada to rank the top 25 POS systems by location installations. The research focuses exclusively on quick service and fast casual concepts....