Updating our Q2E19 Kalinowski Quick-Service Burger Same-Store Sales Index

By Mark Kalinowski Published on May 13, 2019 at 12:00 AM

With this report, we increase our data-driven Kalinowski Quick-Service Burger Index for Q2E by +100 basis points to +3.3%. This figure is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during April 2019 and the beginning of May 2019.

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MCD Updating our Forecasts 2019

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

Given our latest data-driven checks, we raise our Q2E same-store sales forecast for McDonald’s U.S. by 60 basis points, to +4.6%, placing us 60 basis points above consensus (according to Consensus Metrix data) and also as the second-highest forecast in this regard on the sell-side. We believe McDonald’s continues to benefit for a number of reasons, some of which we pointed to in our May 6th report “April Burger-Sector Sales Trends Compared to March…” — we encourage you to read that report if you have not yet done so.

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Updating our Q1E19 Kalinowski Family Dining Index

By Mark Kalinowski Published on April 4, 2019 at 12:00 AM

With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Family Dining Index for Q1E to +2.2% (down from +2.8% previously). Our updated figure is based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during the second half of February 2019 and all of March 2019.

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