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Nation's Restaurant News, July 26, 2004 by Carolyn Walkup
FAMILY CHAINS RANKED BY U.S. SYSTEMWIDE SALES
U.S.
Systemwide
Foodservice
Sales
(By Fiscal
Year, in
Latest- Prec.- Fiscal Millions)
Year Year Year
Rank Rank Chain End Latest *
1 1 Village Inn Oct. '03 $308.2
2 2 Sonny's Real Pit Bar B Q Dec. '03 250.5
3 4 Bakers Square Oct. '03 218.0
4 3 Coco's Dec. '03 208.7
5 5 Country Kitchen Dec. '03 196.2
6 6 Huddle House April '04 188.0
7 7 Eat'n Park Dec. '03 179.5
8 8 Carrows Dec. '03 166.7
TOTAL: $1,715.9 $1,751.1
U.S.
Systemwide
Foodservice
Sales
(By Fiscal
Year, in
Latest- Prec.- Millions)
Year Year
Rank Rank Chain Preceding Prior
1 1 Village Inn $308.2 $312.1
2 2 Sonny's Real Pit Bar B Q 242.4 221.5
3 4 Bakers Square 222.9 220.4
4 3 Coco's 228.6 241.3
5 5 Country Kitchen 220.0 223.0
6 6 Huddle House 179.7 167.0
7 7 Eat'n Park 178.4 184.1
8 8 Carrows 170.9 176.8
TOTAL: $1,746.2 $1,853.0
* Actual results, estimates or projections
Source: NRN Research
FAMILY CHAINS RANKED BY NUMBER OF U.S. UNITS
Year-end
Number of
Latest- Prec.- Fiscal Units
Year Year Year
Rank Rank Chain End Lates *
1 1 Huddle House April '04 367
2 2 Village Inn Oct. '03 223
3 3 Country Kitchen Dec. '03 214
4 4 Sonny's Real Pit Bar B Q Dec. '03 153
5 5 Bakers Square Oct. '03 149
6 6 Coco's Dec. '03 133
7 7 Carrows Dec. '03 116
8 8 Eat'n Park Dec. '03 79
TOTAL: 1,434
Latest- Prec.- Year-end Number of Units
Year Year
Rank Rank Chain Preceding Prior
1 1 Huddle House 366 351
2 2 Village Inn 228 224
3 3 Country Kitchen 220 240
4 4 Sonny's Real Pit Bar B Q 150 143
5 5 Bakers Square 150 149
6 6 Coco's 165 176
7 7 Carrows 132 141
8 8 Eat'n Park 77 76
TOTAL: 1,488 1,500
* Actual results, estimates or projections
Source: NRN Research
FAMILY CHAINS RANKED BY U.S. SYSTEMWIDE SALES GROWTH
(Year-to-year percentage change)
Latest- Prec.- Fiscal Latest *
Year Year Year vs.
Rank Rank Chain End Preceding
1 2 Huddle House April '04 4.62
2 1 Sonny's Real Pit Bar B Q Dec. '03 3.34
3 6 Eat'n Park Dec. '03 0.61
4 4 Village Inn Oct. '03 0.00
5 3 Bakers Square Oct. '03 -2.21
6 7 Carrows Dec. '03 -2.47
7 8 Coco's Dec. '03 -8.68
8 5 Country Kitchen Dec. '03 -10.8
AVERAGE: -1.95
Latest- Prec.- Preceding
Year Year vs.
Rank Rank Chain Prior
1 2 Huddle House 7.60
2 1 Sonny's Real Pit Bar B Q 9.44
3 6 Eat'n Park -3.08
4 4 Village Inn -1.25
5 3 Bakers Square 1.14
6 7 Carrows -3.32
7 8 Coco's -5.27
8 5 Country Kitchen -1.35
AVERAGE: 0.49
* Actual results, estimates or projections
Source: NRN Research
FAMILY CHAINS RANKED BY GROWTH IN NUMBER OF U.S. UNITS
(Year-to-year percentage change)
Latest- Prec.- Fiscal Latest *
Year Year Year vs.
Rank Rank Chain End Preceding
1 4 Eat'n Park Dec. '03 2.60
2 1 Sonny's Real Pit Bar B Q Dec. '03 2.00
3 2 Huddle House April '04 0.27
4 5 Bakers Square Oct. '03 -0.67
5 3 Village Inn Oct. '03 -2.19
6 8 Country Kitchen Dec. '03 -2.73
7 7 Carrows Dec. '03 -12.12
8 6 Coco's Dec. '03 -19.39
AVERAGE: -4.03
Latest- Prec.- Preceding
Year Year vs.
Rank Rank Chain Prior
1 4 Eat'n Park 1.32
2 1 Sonny's Real Pit Bar B Q 4.90
3 2 Huddle House 4.27
4 5 Bakers Square 0.67
5 3 Village Inn 1.79
6 8 Country Kitchen -8.33
7 7 Carrows -6.38
8 6 Coco's -6.25
AVERAGE: -1.00
* Actual results, estimates or projections
Source: NRN Research
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