Wednesday January 3, 2024, 07:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q4 to +0.9%. This is the one-year figure, lapping the -28.3% number from Q4 2020, the +37.4% figure from Q4 2021, and the +4.0% number from Q4 2022. Comparing to Q4 2019 levels — a four-year (pre-pandemic) basis — the Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q4 2023 is at +3.5%. 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 October, November, and December.
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Tuesday January 2, 2024, 07:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
This report looks at same-store sales trends for multiple concepts in the family dining sector, breaking them down into their components (traffic and average check). We do this in large part to see how much traffic is down for some of the largest concepts in family dining, with this report specifically looking at IHOP (the largest U.S. family dining concept, with about $3.2 billion in 2022 domestic system sales) and Denny’s (tied with Cracker Barrel for being the 2nd-largest U.S. family dining concept with about $2.6 billion in 2022 domestic system sales). For more info:
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Friday December 29, 2023, 07:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
Looking back to the end of 2009, and through the end of 12/27/23, the value of $10,000 invested in the Kalinowski top picks would now be worth $108,203 (a CAGR of about +18.5%). The value of $10,000 invested in the S&P 500 over that time would now be worth $61,776 (a CAGR of about +13.9%).
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