Per legal filings, 115 new chain stores opened in the month of June, an all time low. Now averaging approximately a 90% decrease since the pandemic began. Pre-pandemic monthly averages were more than 1200 new chain store openings per month. On the other hand, Independents have steadied their growth trajectory...
Restaurant New opening Counts, Sit-down vs. Counter, Chains vs. Independents
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 *=...
Restaurant new opening counts since COVID, Updated 03/2022
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...
New Restaurant Openings ending December 2021.
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...
Restaurantdata Thursday Highlights
You saw it here first! Sink your teeth into our multi-unit growth story of the day! PERKIOMENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA PRIMOHOAGIES (founded 1992) is opening a new location on North Gravel Pike in Perkiomenville, PA soon. These fast/casual sandwich hotspots are open for lunch and dinner with seating for around 20 patrons. With...
Restaurant new opening counts since COVID
New openings since the COVID shutdowns began: 79 weeks to date, starting March 26, 2020: 79 WEEKSSOURCES: U.S. Legal Filings; Week ending 10/28/2021.DBA\’sIncs & LLC\’sTotal Permits and LicensesTotal RawTotal Net Issued10/28/202133236914985045410/22/202135627817881239910/15/202151430215497045310/7/20213082511547133809/30/2021405226127753999/23/20213691691326704039/16/20214182621458254559/9/20213863131088074379/2/20213552331267143598/26/20215841961339134938/19/20212074143008/12/20212984441478894538/5/202155944612711324907/29/202155542816911525237/22/20215582361549485287/15/202146737121210504787/1/20214052751398194526/24/20215473251039755386/17/20214112541728374816/10/20214343071398804466/3/202176951113714174795/27/202164552715013225045/20/202146247516611034525/13/202151563314612944545/6/20216725349713035084/29/20215735888912504564/22/202138260514311304144/15/202157060615613324834/8/202167664914914744904/1/20215054829810854003/25/20215845699812514313/18/20216246761843683443/11/202159179513915254953/4/202159551410712164352/25/202144345410910064602/18/202149958810510024102/11/2021110862312018516852/4/20212572541136242811/28/20213672661037363221/21/20211492291064842831/14/20214033331448805091/7/202129219882106138912/31/2020674468122126438112/17/202045165184122639212/10/20203683059877141912/3/2020809336119126446911/19/2020416476111100344611/12/202046937611295752611/5/202041243112897153310/29/20203774929696543010/22/2020558417105108055010/15/2020479548102112953010/8/2020575538124123754810/1/2020440402829244509/24/202053237410010065259/17/202045446710110224339/10/202037751011510024069/3/202037757110810564008/27/202050841113110505038/20/20204464311019784338/13/202047747311610665028/6/20205534458011584627/30/2020578258789925037/23/2020327397867243587/16/20203894441259584747/9/202072236014313685826/25/20202963111047113546/18/2020433382958153966/11/202026598674972646/4/2020447235807623585/28/2020414187906913165/21/2020317374857763045/14/2020352350998013565/7/2020403186986793164/30/20203372171246783244/23/20203964641109703854/16/20204053001338395324/9/20203851971096911924/2/20201303711336393273/26/2020160524160844301
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Restaurant Growth Trends Remain Consistent – Dec 2020 Data
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