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Nation's Restaurant News, July 28, 2008
SECOND 100 CHAINS RANKED BY GROWTH IN U.S. FRANCHISED UNITS
(Year-to-year percentage changes)
LATEST- PRECEDING- FISCAL
YEAR YEAR YEAR-
RANK RANK CHAINS END
1 5 Corner Bakery Dec. '07
2 1 Taco Bueno Dec. '07
3 3 Caribou Coffee Dec. '07
4 4 Einstein Bros. Bagels Dec. '07
5 9 Tim Hortons Dec. '07
6 14 Old Chicago Dec. '07
7 6 Qdoba Mexican Grill Oct. '07
8 8 On the Border Mexican Grill
& Cantina June '08
9 10 Moe's Southwest Grill Dec. 'O7
10 15 Wingstop Dec. '07
11 11 Famous Dave's Dec. '07
12 19 Jason's Deli Dec. '07
13 7 McAlister's Deli Dec. '07
14 51 Max & Erma's Oct. '07
15 13 Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub Dec. '07
16 29 Johnny Rockets April '08
17 18 Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Dec. '07
18 57 Checkers Dec. '07
19 16 Bruegger's Bagel Bakery Dec. '07
20 23 Westin Hotels & Resorts Dec. '07
21 56 Johnny Carino's Italian/Carino's
Italian Grill June '08
22 22 Hungry Howie's Pizza Dec. '07
23 54 Fuddruckers Sept. '07
24 21 Circle K June '08
25 46 Round Table Pizza Dec. '07
26 26 Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft
Pretzels Dec. '07
27 17 Huddle House April '08
28 25 Taco John's Dec. '07
29 27 Wienerschnitzel Dec. '07
30 55 Benihana of Tokyo March '08
30 32 Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery Dec. '07
30 33 BJ's Restaurant & Brewery/
Brewhouse/Pizza & Grill Dec. '07
30 49 Champps Americana June '08
30 42 DoubleTree, Club & Guest Suites
hotels Dec. '07
30 12 Flying J Travel Plaza Jan. '08
30 24 Houlihan's Sept. '07
30 33 Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Dec. '07
30 31 Sizzler April '08
30 59 Taco Cabana Dec. '07
40 37 Godfather's Pizza May '08
41 40 Rally's Hamburgers Dec. '07
42 38 Village Inn Oct. '07
43 45 Fazoli's March '08
44 43 Marie Callender's Restaurant
& Bakery Dec. '07
45 44 Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q Dec. '07
46 41 Baja Fresh Mexican Grill Dec. '07
47 53 Western Sizzlin' Dec. '07
48 58 Casey's General Stores April '08
49 20 Shoney's Oct. '07
SO 52 A&W All American Food Dec. '07
51 47 Krystal Dec. '07
52 50 Coco's Dec. '07
53 30 Schlotzsky's Deli Dec. '07
54 33 HomeTown Buffet June '08
55 39 Au Bon Pain Aug. '07
56 2 Bonefish Grill Dec. '07
57 28 Chevys Fresh Mex Dec. '07
58 48 Blimpie Subs & Salads Dec. '07
59 33 Harrah's Dec. '07
GROWTH IN FRANCHISED UNITS *
LATEST PRECEDING
VS. VS.
CHAINS PRECEDING PRIOR
Corner Bakery 150.00 33.33
Taco Bueno 144.44 350.00
Caribou Coffee 71.43 40.00
Einstein Bros. Bagels 30.11 38.81
Tim Hortons 29.45 21.68
Old Chicago 28.00 13.64
Qdoba Mexican Grill 22.98 28.50
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina 19.23 23.81
Moe's Southwest Grill 17.96 21.43
Wingstop 17.58 13.28
Famous Dave's 15.38 18.18
Jason's Deli 14.93 9.84
McAlister's Deli 14.80 24.05
Max & Erma's 14.29 -8.70
Beef 'O' Brady's Family Sports Pub 12.44 16.11
Johnny Rockets 10.57 2.50
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 9.09 10.00
Checkers 8.88 -17.52
Bruegger's Bagel Bakery 5.83 10.75
Westin Hotels & Resorts 5.00 5.26
Johnny Carino's Italian/Carino's
Italian Grill 4.94 -16.49
Hungry Howie's Pizza 4.17 5.35
Fuddruckers 3.77 -12.40
Circle K 3.19 7.56
Round Table Pizza 3.10 -4.05
Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft
Pretzels 0.95 3.53
Huddle House 0.73 10.72
Taco John's 0.48 5.00
Wienerschnitzel 0.28 3.20
Benihana of Tokyo 0.00 -15.38
Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery 0.00 0.83
BJ's Restaurant & Brewery/Brewhouse/
Pizza & Grill 0.00 0.00
Champps Americana 0.00 -7.69
DoubleTree, Club & Guest Suites
hotels 0.00 -1.96
Flying J Travel Plaza 0.00 16.67
Houlihan's 0.00 5.17
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon 0.00 0.00
Sizzler 0.00 1.15
Taco Cabana 0.00 -25.00
Godfather's Pizza -0.21 -0.41
Rally's Hamburgers -0.71 -1.75
Village Inn -2.11 -1.04
Fazoli's -3.35 -3.76
Marie Callender's Restaurant & Bakery -4.44 -2.17
Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q -4.65 -3.01
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill -5.19 -1.91
Western Sizzlin' -5.93 -9.23
Casey's General Stores -6.67 -21.05
Shoney's -6.96 8.49
A&W All American Food -7.56 -8.94
Krystal -7.65 -5.03
Coco's -9.09 -8.33
Schlotzsky's Deli -9.49 1.93
HomeTown Buffet -11.11 0.00
Au Bon Pain -13.33 -1.32
Bonefish Grill -14.29 75.00
Chevys Fresh Mex -14.71 3.03
Blimpie Subs & Salads -20.14 -5.41
Harrah's -25.00 0.00
Note: The 41 Second 100 chains not listed on this table
do not franchise or began franchising in the latest year.
* Actual results, estimates or projections
Source: NRN research
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