TOP 20 FASTEST GROWING CONCEPTS

                                           

(Began period with between 50-100 units) Research Period 1/21/08-4/20/08

Rank

Name

Cuisine

Service Type

Start Count

Growth

End Count

Growth %

Research Ended

Trading States

1

CUPPY'S COFFEE SMOOTHIES & MORE

Coffee/Smoothie

Quick Serve

59

15

74

25%

4/2/2008

AL, AZ, BC, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MI, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV,

2

PARADISE BAKERY & CAFÉ

Bakery Café

Fast Casual

53

12

65

23%

2/5/2008

AZ, CA, CO, IN, MA, NE, OR, TX, UT, WA

3

RAISING CANE'S

Chicken

Quick Serve

61

13

74

21%

2/13/2008

AL, CO, GA, KY, LA, MN, MS, NE, NV, OH, OK, TX, VA

4

WING ZONE

Chicken

Take-Out/Delivery

85

15

100

18%

2/27/2008

AL, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI

5

WAGAMAMA

Japanese

Fast Casual

79

11

90

14%

3/6/2008

MA, International

6

SHANE'S RIB SHACK

BBQ

Quick Serve

70

9

79

13%

3/6/2008

AZ, FL, GA, IA, KY, MD, NC, NV, OH, SC, TN, VA,

7

JUGO JUICE

Juice/Smoothie

Quick Serve

74

9

83

12%

1/21/2008

AB, AZ, BC, NB, NS, NV, ON, PQ, SK, TN

8

LA TASCA SPANISH TAPAS BAR & RESTAURANT

Spanish

Upscale

65

7

72

11%

2/22/2008

DC, MD, VA

9

DICKEY'S BBQ PIT

BBQ

Fast Casual

77

8

85

10%

3/28/2008

CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM, OH, TN, TX, VA.

10

PIZZA PATRON

Pizza

Take-Out

67

7

74

10%

3/21/2008

AZ, CA, CO, FL, NV, TX

11

PIZZA 73

Pizza

Take-Out

52

5

57

10%

2/5/2008

AB, BC, SK

12

ZPIZZA

Pizza

Quick Serve

67

6

73

9%

4/16/2008

AZ, CA, GA, MD, MN, NC, NV, PA, VA

13

ANDY'S BURGERS SHAKES & FRIES

Burger

Family/Casual

99

8

107

8%

3/19/2008

NC

14

BIGGBY COFFEE

Coffee

Quick Serve

86

6

92

6%

1/29/2008

AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, MI, OH, SC, WI

15

BJ'S RESTAURANTS

American

Family/Casual

63

5

68

8%

1/29/2008

AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, NV, OH, OK, OR, TX

16

MCCORMICK & SCHMICK'S

Seafood

Upscale

72

5

77

7%

3/12/2008

AL, AZ, BC, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, VA, WA

17

THE RICE GARDEN

Chinese

Mostly Take-Out

76

5

81

7%

3/19/2008

AZ, CA, CO, IL, KS, MO, NM, NV, TX, UT, VA

18

DAPHNE'S GREEK CAFÉ

Greek

Family/Casual

77

4

81

5%

3/26/2008

AZ, CA, CO

19

KEVA JUICE

Juice/Smoothie

Quick Serve

58

3

61

5%

1/21/2008

AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, NC, NM, NV, NY, TN, TX, UT, WA

20

FATBURGER

Burger

Quick Serve

91

4

95

4%

4/8/2008

AB, AZ, BC, CA, CO, FL, GA, LA, MI, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WA

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Unit ranges (starting, growth and ending) reflect growth information that occurred four months prior to the "as of date" listed (each company has their own research date range). Overall research for this quarter concluded on April 20th, 2008.

 

This quarterly list of Top 20 Fastest Growing Concepts  (began period with 50-100 units) displays quarter-to-quarter recent growth captured during our re-verification process. Information is derived and calculated from the continual process of interviewing and verifying more than 7300 restaurant chain concepts.

 

 Repeat concepts (Listed on previous Top 20):

1)       Shane’s Rib Shack (ranked # 1)        

2)       Jugo Juice (ranked # 5)                      

3)       Dickey’s BBQ Pit (ranked # 15)

4)       ZPizza (ranked # 7)

5)       McCormick & Schmick’s (ranked # 11)

6)       Keva Juice (ranked # 20)    

7)       Fatburger (ranked # 16)

 

Parameters considered:

· A restaurant chain or group with at least 50 units.
· A restaurant chain or group who began the period with fewer than 100 units.
· A restaurant chain or group who grew by at least 3 units.
· A restaurant chain or group that is a unique brand/concept, not a franchisee.
· A concept with growth within the U.S. or Canada.
· A restaurant chain or group with reliable information available regarding unit counts and activity.

 

 

 

Readers should know that unit counts and percentages are not annualized and relate to recent growth only. Companies on the list are chosen without opinion and are a result of academic research.

 

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