Tidbits re U.S. Burger-Sector Market Share Trends, Burger King, and CAKE

By Mark Kalinowski Published on April 2, 2019 at 12:00 AM

We briefly note the following tidbits regarding burger-sector market-share trends in the U.S., Burger King (owned by Restaurant Brands International [QSR; Not Rated]), and The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE; Neutral):

Introducing our Q1E Kalinowski Quick-Service Other Same-Store Sales Index

By Mark Kalinowski Published on March 15, 2019 at 12:00 AM

With this report, we introduce our data-driven Kalinowski Quick-Service Other Index for Q1E at +1.9%. This figure is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during January 2019 and most of February 2019.

Tidbits re Burger King (owned by QSR), Applebee’s (owned by DIN), and SBUX

By Mark Kalinowski Published on March 11, 2019 at 12:00 AM

We briefly note the following tidbits regarding Burger King (owned by Restaurant Brands International [QSR; Not Rated]), Applebee’s (owned by Dine Brands [DIN; Buy]), and Starbucks (SBUX; Neutral):