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More than 3 years of new opening restaurant counts in the U.S. since COVID shutdowns began:

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MONTHLY REPORT- New Restaurant OpeningsLegal Filings Count ending April 30, 2023
Total Raw Legal filingsTotal Net Issued
4/27/20231218605
4/20/2023688459
4/13/20231498349
4/6/2023848330
3/30/2023987422
3/23/20231380462
3/16/2023736454
3/9/20231000568
3/2/2023772509
2/23/2023504386
2/16/2023910507
2/9/2023408355
2/2/2023826541
1/27/20231027483
1/19/2023654386
1/12/2023515354
1/5/2023613389
12/22/2022485404
12/15/2022648474
12/8/2022806473
12/1/2022762420
11/17/2022953447
11/10/2022380311
11/3/2022946423
10/27/2022675458
10/20/2022763452
10/13/2022774421
10/8/2022737382
9/29/2022830455
9/22/2022644417
9/15/2022700431
9/8/2022797459
9/1/2022834386
8/25/2022817460
8/18/2022753497
8/11/2022844485
8/4/2022768530
7/28/2022997436
7/21/2022874520
7/7/20221049538
6/30/20221067496
6/23/2022902474
6/16/20221039531
6/9/20221085445
6/2/2022951495
5/26/20221047547
5/19/2022874460
5/12/2022891438
5/5/2022941435
4/28/20221032467
4/21/2022939492
4/14/2022955429
4/7/20221053527
3/31/2022755485
3/25/20221045409
3/17/2022896505
3/10/2022960531
3/3/2022962501
2/24/2022941531
2/17/2022977409
2/10/2022647428
2/3/2022650440
1/27/2022828461
1/20/2022935385
1/13/2022699389
1/6/2022812468
12/30/2021797473
12/16/2021854472
12/9/2021938498
12/2/2021867542
11/18/2021678470
11/11/2021808567
11/4/2021870470
10/28/2021850522
10/22/2021812459
10/15/2021970521
10/7/2021713437
9/30/202175459
9/23/2021670463
9/16/2021825523
9/9/2021807503
9/2/2021714413
8/26/2021913567
8/12/2021889521
8/5/20211132564
7/29/20211152601
7/22/2021948607
7/15/20211050550
7/1/2021819520
6/24/2021975619
6/17/2021837553
6/10/2021880513
6/3/20211417551
5/27/20211322580
5/20/20211103520
5/13/20211294522
5/6/20211303584
4/29/20211250524
4/22/20211130476
4/15/20211332555
4/8/20211474564
4/1/20211085460
3/25/20211251496
3/18/2021368396
3/11/20211525569
3/4/20211216500
2/25/20211006529
2/18/20211002472
2/11/20211851788
2/4/2021624323
1/28/2021736370
1/21/2021484325
1/14/2021880585
1/7/20211061447
12/31/20201264438
12/17/20201226451
12/10/2020771482
12/3/20201264539
11/19/20201003513
11/12/2020957605
11/5/2020971613
10/29/2020965495
10/22/20201080633
10/15/20201129610
10/8/20201237630
10/1/2020924518
9/24/20201006604
9/17/20201022498
9/10/20201002467
9/3/20201056460
8/27/20201050578
8/20/2020978498
8/13/20201066577
8/6/20201158531
7/30/2020992578
7/23/2020724412
7/16/2020958545
7/9/20201368669
6/25/2020711407
6/18/2020815455
6/11/2020497304
6/4/2020762412
5/28/2020691363
5/21/2020776350
5/14/2020801409
5/7/2020679363
4/30/2020678373
4/23/2020970443
4/16/2020839612
4/9/2020691221
4/2/2020639376
3/26/2020844346
Numbers of Sit-Down VS. Counter Service
Sit downCounter Service
4/27/2023411164
4/20/202333494
4/13/202324193
4/6/202323292
3/30/202331491
3/23/2023325124
3/16/2023332110
3/9/2023386152
3/2/2023368132
2/23/202328391
2/16/2023367129
2/9/202327670
2/2/2023377137
1/27/2023321151
1/19/2023267107
1/12/202327969
1/5/2023262117
12/22/202230691
12/15/2022343122
12/8/2022331135
12/1/2022300116
11/17/2022307122
11/10/202223368
11/3/2022259153
10/27/2022302135
10/20/2022300140
10/13/2022276132
10/8/202227795
9/29/2022328117
9/22/2022286123
9/15/2022283135
9/8/2022322129
9/1/202228893
8/25/2022293153
8/18/2022324164
8/11/2022315151
8/4/2022331182
7/28/2022290136
7/21/2022352153
7/7/2022362164
6/30/2022300182
6/23/2022292161
6/16/2022342174
6/9/2022268160
6/2/2022279201
5/26/2022334185
5/19/2022284148
5/12/2022297128
5/5/2022275150
4/28/2022308140
4/21/2022320158
4/14/2022233185
4/7/2022299216
3/31/2022293171
3/25/2022250139
3/17/2022276187
3/10/2022313190
3/3/2022289175
2/24/2022323174
2/17/2022250145
2/10/2022267144
2/3/2022253161
1/27/2022265174
1/20/2022206159
1/13/2022233121
1/6/2022258184
12/30/2021274164
12/16/2021259182
12/9/2021294178
12/2/2021317199
11/18/2021291150
11/11/2021307222
11/4/2021266179
10/28/2021316177
10/22/2021258166
10/15/2021294200
10/7/2021279120
9/30/2021290143
9/23/2021289147
9/16/2021305185
9/9/2021260194
9/2/2021260137
8/26/2021340210
8/19/202126069
8/12/2021325166
8/5/2021339204
7/29/2021362220
7/22/2021347237
7/15/2021348170
7/1/2021297198
6/24/2021338239
6/17/2021313209
6/10/2021324166
6/3/2021294231
5/27/2021308217
5/20/2021314181
5/13/2021308186
5/6/2021331229
4/29/2021288208
4/22/2021270187
4/15/2021304222
4/8/2021340197
4/1/2021245194
3/25/2021276194
3/18/202127993
3/11/2021294233
3/4/2021268215
2/25/2021278209
2/18/2021244201
2/11/2021389362
2/4/2021170139
1/28/2021192161
1/21/2021176136
1/14/2021314230
1/7/2021223199
12/31/2020233184
12/17/2020258170
12/10/2020247208
12/3/2020274225
11/19/2020276194
11/12/2020328236
11/5/2020317253
10/29/2020251217
10/22/2020291299
10/15/2020301269
10/8/2020291285
10/1/2020242247
9/24/2020290283
9/17/2020254205
9/10/2020238204
9/3/2020216209
8/27/2020281260
8/20/2020248214
8/13/2020267261
8/6/2020266227
7/30/2020306251
7/23/2020205181
7/16/2020262248
7/9/2020355263
6/25/2020219151
6/18/2020245183
6/11/2020140143
6/4/2020200174
5/28/2020178158
5/21/2020183123
5/14/2020196177
5/7/2020196153
4/30/2020182150
4/23/2020213170
4/16/2020291268
4/9/202012482
4/2/2020208154
3/26/202031129
Number of Chain Locations VS. Independent Locations
Chain storesIndependent stores
4/27/202357540
4/20/202346389
4/13/202329314
4/6/202325299
3/30/202323385
3/23/202317434
3/16/202318426
3/9/202329513
3/2/202329472
2/23/202324352
2/16/202322474
2/9/202316331
2/2/202315499
1/27/202318455
1/19/202316358
1/12/202318331
1/5/202328353
12/22/202217381
12/15/202220445
12/8/202226439
12/1/202223394
11/17/202226405
11/10/202218285
11/3/202224388
10/27/202223417
10/20/202222419
10/13/202224386
10/8/202223350
9/29/202220427
9/22/202217393
9/15/202225398
9/8/202214438
9/1/202222361
8/25/202224426
8/18/202228462
8/11/202222449
8/4/202238480
7/28/202214412
7/21/202232478
7/7/202229500
6/30/202230458
6/23/202213442
6/16/202231484
6/9/202225404
6/2/202235446
5/26/202232496
5/19/202222412
5/12/202218411
5/5/202235391
4/28/202224429
4/21/202232447
4/14/202224394
4/7/202223495
3/31/202241430
3/25/202224366
3/17/202231445
3/10/202243468
3/3/202230444
2/24/202252458
2/17/202225373
2/10/202217394
2/3/202237383
1/27/202251396
1/20/202236336
1/13/202228335
1/6/202232417
12/30/202147391
12/16/202138414
12/9/202139443
12/2/202153473
11/18/202128419
11/11/202147499
11/4/202148404
10/28/202139466
10/22/202152389
10/15/202141459
10/7/202133384
9/30/202132404
9/23/202154391
9/16/202161444
9/9/202147427
9/2/202138362
8/26/202154503
8/19/202153286
8/12/202126476
8/5/202141509
7/29/202144545
7/22/202156535
7/15/202151477
7/1/202137467
6/24/202138549
6/17/202163475
6/10/202140461
6/3/202137496
5/27/202141496
5/20/202136474
5/13/202128478
5/6/202138528
4/29/202151454
4/22/202128439
4/15/202136500
4/8/202132490
4/1/202121422
3/25/202125444
3/18/202175307
3/11/202162484
3/4/202143446
2/25/202138459
2/18/202141414
2/11/202191677
2/4/202126289
1/28/202124338
1/21/202124293
1/14/202153507
1/7/202153358
12/31/202052370
12/17/202029407
12/10/202048424
12/3/202056467
11/19/202047447
11/12/202041549
11/5/202049543
10/29/202039440
10/22/202064554
10/15/202054541
10/8/202046562
10/1/202059439
9/24/202070520
9/17/202046438
9/10/202044413
9/3/202038409
8/27/202069495
8/20/202053428
8/13/202072485
8/6/202055457
7/30/202061505
7/23/202037362
7/16/202054470
7/9/202093547
6/25/202041354
6/18/202033413
6/11/202048244
6/4/202066315
5/28/202046297
5/21/202026296
5/14/202058331
5/7/202032308
4/30/202051322
4/23/202055362
4/16/202058546
4/9/202023198
4/2/202049327
3/26/202029286