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Restaurant Growth Trends – Legal Filings Oct 2020

Restaurant growth trends continue to show steady expansion based on analysis of legal filings, business registrations, and permit activity across U.S. markets. Small weekly spikes in filings are typical, with overall restaurant opening activity increasing since late July and remaining relatively consistent through early October.

New liquor license filings and building permit applications now average more than 100 per week, indicating continued restaurant development activity. Companies analyzing restaurant leads and foodservice leads frequently monitor legal filings to identify restaurants opening soon and track emerging expansion trends across multiple markets.

Sit-down and counter service restaurant formats continue to show balanced levels of activity, reflecting stable demand across different service models.

Small spikes are seen, usually ever other week. There has been an overall increase since late July that\’s held steady and consistent up to and including this past week. New liquor license and building permit filings now average over 100 per week. Sit down vs counter service activity is consistently even.

Key Insights

  • Restaurant growth trends show steady expansion since late July
  • Legal filings indicate consistent weekly restaurant opening activity
  • Liquor license and permit filings averaging more than 100 per week
  • Sit-down and counter service formats remain balanced
  • Independent operators continue driving most new restaurant openings
  • Legal filings provide early indicators of restaurants opening soon

Legal Filings – Week Ending October 8, 2020

| Week | DBA’s | Incs & LLC’s | Permits & Licenses |
WeeksDBA\’sIncs & LLC\’sTotal Permits and Licenses
10/8/2020575538124
10/1/202044040282
9/24/2020532374100
9/17/2020454467101
9/10/2020377510115
9/3/2020377571108
8/27/2020508411131
8/20/2020446431101
8/13/2020477473116
8/6/202055344580
7/30/202057825878
7/23/202032739786
7/16/2020389444125
7/9/2020722360143
6/25/2020296311104
6/18/202043338295
6/11/20202659867
6/4/202044723580
5/28/202041418790
5/21/202031737485
5/14/202035235099
5/7/202040318698
4/30/2020337217124
4/23/2020396464110
4/16/2020405300133
4/9/2020385197109
4/2/2020130371133
3/26/2020160524160
| Week | Sit Down | Counter Service |
WeeksSit downCounter Service
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 L| Week | Chain Stores | Independent Stores |
WeeksChain storesIndependent stores
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

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Restaurant legal filings such as DBA registrations, LLC formations, liquor licenses, and building permits often provide early indicators of restaurants opening soon. Companies using structured restaurant leads and foodservice leads data frequently analyze these filings to identify emerging restaurant expansion trends across independent operators, franchise groups, and multi unit concepts.