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 Week ending 12/30/2021
DBA\’sIncs & LLC\’sTotal Permits and LicensesTotal RawTotal Net New Opening Locations-After De-duplication and verifying.
12/30/202148722288797411
12/16/2021396331127854410
12/9/2021429374135938433
12/2/2021383361123867471
11/18/2021301252125678409
11/11/2021353321134808493
11/4/2021415313142870409
10/28/2021332369149850454
10/22/2021356278178812399
10/15/2021514302154970453
10/7/2021308251154713380
9/30/202140522612775399
9/23/2021369169132670403
9/16/2021418262145825455
9/9/2021386313108807437
9/2/2021355233126714359
8/26/2021584196133913493
8/12/2021298444147889453
8/5/20215594461271132490
7/29/20215554281691152523
7/22/2021558236154948528
7/15/20214673712121050478
7/1/2021405275139819452
6/24/2021547325103975538
6/17/2021411254172837481
6/10/2021434307139880446
6/3/20217695111371417479
5/27/20216455271501322504
5/20/20214624751661103452
5/13/20215156331461294454
5/6/2021672534971303508
4/29/2021573588891250456
4/22/20213826051431130414
4/15/20215706061561332483
4/8/20216766491491474490
4/1/2021505482981085400
3/25/2021584569981251431
3/18/2021624676184368344
3/11/20215917951391525495
3/4/20215955141071216435
2/25/20214434541091006460
2/18/20214995881051002410
2/11/202111086231201851685
2/4/2021257254113624281
1/28/2021367266103736322
1/21/2021149229106484283
1/14/2021403333144880509
1/7/2021292198821061389
12/31/20206744681221264381
12/17/2020451651841226392
12/10/202036830598771419
12/3/20208093361191264469
11/19/20204164761111003446
11/12/2020469376112957526
11/5/2020412431128971533
10/29/202037749296965430
10/22/20205584171051080550
10/15/20204795481021129530
10/8/20205755381241237548
10/1/202044040282924450
9/24/20205323741001006525
9/17/20204544671011022433
9/10/20203775101151002406
9/3/20203775711081056400
8/27/20205084111311050503
8/20/2020446431101978433
8/13/20204774731161066502
8/6/2020553445801158462
7/30/202057825878992503
7/23/202032739786724358
7/16/2020389444125958474
7/9/20207223601431368582
6/25/2020296311104711354
6/18/202043338295815396
6/11/20202659867497264
6/4/202044723580762358
5/28/202041418790691316
5/21/202031737485776304
5/14/202035235099801356
5/7/202040318698679316
4/30/2020337217124678324
4/23/2020396464110970385
4/16/2020405300133839532
4/9/2020385197109691192
4/2/2020130371133639327
3/26/2020160524160844301
Numbers of Sit-Down VS. Counter Service
Sit downCounter Service
12/30/2021238143
12/16/2021225158
12/9/2021256155
12/2/2021276173
11/18/2021253130
11/11/2021267193
11/4/2021231156
10/28/2021275154
10/22/2021224144
10/15/2021256174
10/7/2021243104
9/30/2021252124
9/23/2021251128
9/16/2021265161
9/9/2021226169
9/2/2021226119
8/26/2021296183
8/19/202122660
8/12/2021283144
8/5/2021295177
7/29/2021315191
7/22/2021302206
7/15/2021303148
7/1/2021258172
6/24/2021294208
6/17/2021272182
6/10/2021282144
6/3/2021256201
5/27/2021268189
5/20/2021273157
5/13/2021268162
5/6/2021288199
4/29/2021250181
4/22/2021235163
4/15/2021264193
4/8/2021296171
4/1/2021213169
3/25/2021240169
3/18/202124381
3/11/2021256203
3/4/2021233187
2/25/2021242182
2/18/2021212175
2/11/2021338315
2/4/2021148121
1/28/2021167140
1/21/2021153118
1/14/2021273200
1/7/2021194173
12/31/2020203160
12/17/2020224148
12/10/2020215181
12/3/2020238196
11/19/2020240169
11/12/2020285205
11/5/2020276220
10/29/2020218189
10/22/2020253260
10/15/2020262234
10/8/2020253248
10/1/2020210215
9/24/2020252246
9/17/2020221178
9/10/2020207177
9/3/2020188182
8/27/2020244226
8/20/2020216186
8/13/2020232227
8/6/2020231197
7/30/2020266218
7/23/2020178157
7/16/2020228216
7/9/2020309229
6/25/2020190131
6/18/2020213159
6/11/2020122124
6/4/2020174151
5/28/2020155137
5/21/2020159107
5/14/2020170154
5/7/2020170133
4/30/2020158130
4/23/2020185148
4/16/2020253233
4/9/202010871
4/2/2020181134
3/26/202027025
Number of Chain Locations VS. Independent Locations
Chain storesIndependent stores
12/30/202141340
12/16/202133360
12/9/202134385
12/2/202146411
11/18/202124364
11/11/202141434
11/4/202142351
10/28/202134405
10/22/202145338
10/15/202136399
10/7/202129334
9/30/202128351
9/23/202147340
9/16/202153386
9/9/202141371
9/2/202133315
8/26/202147437
8/19/202146249
8/12/202123414
8/5/202136443
7/29/202138474
7/22/202149465
7/15/202144415
7/1/202132406
6/24/202133477
6/17/202155413
6/10/202135401
6/3/202132431
5/27/202136431
5/20/202131412
5/13/202124416
5/6/202133459
4/29/202144395
4/22/202124382
4/15/202131435
4/8/202128426
4/1/202118367
3/25/202122386
3/18/202165267
3/11/202154421
3/4/202137388
2/25/202133399
2/18/202136360
2/11/202179589
2/4/202123251
1/28/202121294
1/21/202121255
1/14/202146441
1/7/202146311
12/31/202045322
12/17/202025354
12/10/202042369
12/3/202049406
11/19/202041389
11/12/202036477
11/5/202043472
10/29/202034383
10/22/202056482
10/15/202047470
10/8/202040489
10/1/202051382
9/24/202061452
9/17/202040381
9/10/202038359
9/3/202033356
8/27/202060430
8/20/202046372
8/13/202063422
8/6/202048397
7/30/202053439
7/23/202032315
7/16/202047409
7/9/202081476
6/25/202036308
6/18/202029359
6/11/202042212
6/4/202057274
5/28/202040258
5/21/202023257
5/14/202050288
5/7/202028268
4/30/202044280
4/23/202048315
4/16/202050475
4/9/202020172
4/2/202043284
3/26/202025249