Restaurant Leads: New Openings & Existing Restaurant Database
RestaurantData.com provides two types of restaurant leads. Pre-opening leads are delivered weekly, sourced from legal filings including DBAs, LLCs, alcohol license applications, and construction permits tracking new concepts before they open. The existing restaurant database is a searchable platform of 1.1 Million operating U.S. and Canada locations and HQ's of small, medium and large chains. Both products serve the same goal: putting your sales team in front of the right restaurant decision-makers.
What Are Restaurant Leads?
Restaurant leads are verified prospect records for foodservice B2B sales teams. At RestaurantData.com that means two distinct products serving two distinct selling motions.
Pre-Opening Leads
Early signals that a new concept is being planned or built- sourced from public records weeks or months before opening day.
- Get in before vendors are locked in
- POS, equipment & supply decisions
- First-mover advantage in new accounts
Existing Restaurant Database
Searchable platform of 1.1 Million decision making locations, updated continuously.
- Territory prospecting by segment or market
- Filter by cuisine, unit count, or operator type
- Replace dead or stale prospect data
Pre-Opening Restaurant Leads
Our editorial team sources leads from four primary filing types plus consumer and trade periodicals
- DBAs (Doing Business As) trade name registrations indicating a new concept or location
- Incs & LLCs new entity formations tied to restaurant operations
- Alcohol License Applications strong signal for full-service and bar concepts
- Construction & Building Permits filed when a space is being built out for restaurant use
- Newspapers, Insights and Periodicals more than 2,500 weekly sources
📊 Current activity: RestaurantData.com tracks an average of 300-550 verified new restaurant openings per week across the U.S. Research shows 71% of operators finalize key vendor decisions before their grand opening. The table below is a sample
| Week Ending | DBAs | Incs & LLCs | Alcohol & Permits | Net Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/28/2026 | 257 | 363 | 400 | 478 |
| 3/21/2026 | 438 | 671 | 256 | 452 |
| 3/14/2026 | 596 | 807 | 298 | 495 |
| 3/7/2026 | 428 | 671 | 174 | 369 |
| 2/29/2026 | 517 | 877 | 255 | 518 |
| 2/22/2026 | 386 | 542 | 245 | 319 |
*Sample, February–March 2026. Net Verified reflects weekly count after duplicate removal, chain HQ filtering, and geography validation. Current counts available on request.
Existing Restaurant Database
Not every selling opportunity is a new opening. The existing restaurant database covers the full U.S. and Canada markets- independents, micro-chains, regional chains, national chains, and franchise groups updated continuously to remove closed locations and reflect up to date ownership changes.
Search, filter, and export to build targeted account lists on demand. Records include verified contact personnel and 35+ data fields.
- Segment QSR, Fast Casual, Full Service, Bar & Nightclub
- Cuisine & Concept by cuisine type and concept style
- Geography market, state, or individual ZIP code
- Operator Type independent, chain, or franchise
- Unit Count filter by operator scale
- 35+ additional fields including verified contact pathways
Frequently asked questions
Pre-opening leads are a weekly delivery of new restaurant filings direct to your sales teams inbox- you receive them before the restaurant opens. The existing database is an on-demand platform for prospecting restaurants already in operation along with our unique who-owns-what linkages.
Records are updated continuously. Closed locations are removed, ownership changes are reflected, and contact information is refreshed on an ongoing basis.
Sample and demo records show redacted contact fields so buyers can evaluate structure and format. Full contact details are available to active subscribers.
Pre-opening leads can be filtered to specific regions or states. The existing database is searchable by market, geography, or individual ZIP code.
Ready to See Leads for Your Market?
Request a free weekly sample for pre-opening leads, or a platform demo for the existing restaurant database.