

Updating our Q3 Kalinowski Quick-Service Other Same-Store Sales Index
With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Quick-Service Other Index for Q3 to +4.5%. This is the one-year figure, lapping the +7.5% number from Q3 2020, the +3.0% figure from Q3 2021, and the +4.5% number from Q3 2022. Comparing to Q3 2019 levels — a four-year (pre-pandemic) basis — the Kalinowski Quick-Service Other Index for Q3 2023 is at +21.0%. These numbers are based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during July, August, and early-to-mid September.