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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...

See 21 months worth of data, 86 weeks!  Counts are U.S. only. Lately, weekly new openings are in the low 400\’s range. Prior to the pandemic the average was around 800 per week.  New openings in chain stores in particular, have slowed slowed by 80%. See the table: Legal Filings...