Updating our Q1 Kalinowski Family Dining Same-Store Sales Index (3/28/2024)
With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q1 to -1.0%. This is the one-year figure, lapping the -15.7% number from Q1 2020, the -1.2% figure from Q1 2021, the +19.5% number from Q1 2022, and the +8.6% figure from Q1 2023. Comparing to Q1 2019 levels — a five-year (pre-pandemic) basis — the Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q1 2024 is at +6.9%. This is the lowest such number of any major U.S. restaurant industry segment. Our latest numbers are based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during January, February, and early-to-mid March.