Restaurant Brand Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD’s) and owner shuffles

This years Franchise Disclosure Documents and the story of Burger King, Carrols and other intra-brand ownership changes Reported and written by Joe Dunbar, Restaurantdata.com director of data. Carrols served burgers, fries and shakes to customers for take-out. Most people dined in their cars. The food was fast, tasty and cheap....

Restaurant POS Multi-Unit Market Share by Metro Area

Restaurant POS Multi-Unit Market Share by Metro Area Have a quota?  Sell well against a particular POS brand?  Integrate like a superstar into a POS partner?  We have the HQs, the locations and the contacts using POS tech.  Contact us now to improve your sales outreach. The chart ranks the Top 10...

U.S. Restaurant Counts. New Openings and Closures

U.S. Restaurant Landscape: Numbers & Notes Current Restaurant Count, *As of August 1, 2024, there are 786,206 restaurants operating in the United States. *Openings & Closings: *New Openings: A steady pace of 550-650 new restaurant locations are opening each week. *Chain vs. Independent Openings: Only about 10-12% of these new openings are chain restaurants, a significant...

U.S. New Restaurant Opening Counts

  Past 3 months of new openings ending June 2024. Averages are maintaining 600+ per week in the U.S.1st quarter and previous (2023), averages were in the 500+ per week range in the U.S.Net issued are after the removal of duplicates and unsecured/un-verified location confirmations.

New Restaurant Openings

   Weekly new restaurant opening location counts of all types, sizes and styles throughout the U.S.April and May 2024.Total Raw E = All filings types, columns B+C+D. Total Net Issued= Post research vetting-removing duplicates and erroneous filings.

Restaurant Leads

In recent weeks and months new restaurant openings are up! Listed here are the 8 weeks through March 2024. Legal Filings Week ending 3/31/2024DBA’sIncs & LLC’sCombined Alcohol And PermitsTotal RawTotal Net Issued3/28/202425736340010206783/21/202443867125613656523/14/202459680729817017953/7/202442867117412735692/29/202451787725516496962/22/202438654224511735962/15/20243513792249545122/9/20243455351811061486 As expected, total “Raw” numbers of leads have yielded a larger net. Raw leads include all licenses.  Net...

Foodservice Activity

Today’s Chain Restaurant Growth Story Today’s Sampling of New Independent Restaurant Openings ROCHESTER NEW YORK Sushi Samba has opened at 381 Gregory Street, Rochester, NY. Former Site: Tap and Mallet Cuisine: Japanese Service Type: Casual Family Meal Periods: L/D Alcohol: Beer/Wine Catering: Y TEMECULA CALIFORNIA Mae Sai Thai Food has opened at 26491 Ynez Road, Temecula, CA. Former...

Foodservice Activity

Today’s Chain Restaurant Growth Story Today’s Sampling of New Independent Restaurant Openings PALM HARBOR FLORIDA Charlie Coffee is coming soon to 3422 Tampa Road, Palm Harbor, FL. Former Site: Brian’s Ices Cuisine: Coffee/Tea Service Type: Quick Serve Meal Periods: B/L/D MIAMI FLORIDA Market Candela & Cafe has opened at 507 North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL. Cuisine: Cafe...

Foodservice Activity

Today’s Chain Restaurant Growth Story Today’s Sampling of New Independent Restaurant Openings NASHVILLE TENNESSEE Grilly’s has opened at 614 18th Avenue North, Nashville, TN. Former Site: Midtown Foods Cuisine: Sandwich Service Type: Fast/Casual Meal Periods: L/D NORTH CHESTERFIELD VIRGINIA Pho 60 Cafe has opened at 10201 Midlothian Turnpike, North Chesterfield, VA. Former Site: Viet Huong Restaurant Cuisine: Vietnamese...