3-Year Sales Growth
2004: 12.3%
2005: 14.6%
2006: 8.3%
QSR 50 Segment Sales: $15,604.5 MM
Percent Change: 8.3%
[+] Subway’s sales are within $90 million of unseating number three Wendy’s. Another repeat of ’06 for the girl in red locks and Subway will dethrone one of the Big Three.
[–] Will ownership under Kahala Corp. stop Blimpie’s backslide? Can Greg Brenneman do for Quiznos what he did for The King?
2006 Systemwide Sales
| Rank Within Catagory |
QSR50 Rank |
QSR Chain | Sales ($Mil) |
| 1 | 4 | Subway1 | $7,710.00 |
| 2 | 12 | Arby’s1 | $3,200.00 |
| 3 | 17 | Panera Bread | $1,911.60 |
| 4 | 19 | Quiznos Sub | $1,700.00 |
| 5 | 44 | Einstein Bros./Noah’s Bagels1 | $390.00 |
| 6 | 46 | Jason’s Deli | $375.00 |
| 7 | 50 | Blimpie Subs | $317.90 |
3-Year Sales Growth
2004: 19.4%
2005: 24.3%
2006: 20.9%
QSR 50 Segment Sales: $889.1 MM
Percent Change: 20.9%
[+] Panda Express grew again by more than 20 percent annually. Panda sales are five times its closest competitor, Pei Wei.
[–] The Asian market is dominated by mom-and-pop operations. Panda has the right formula. Is there space for anyone to catch up?
2006 Systemwide Sales
| Rank Within Catagory |
QSR50 Rank |
QSR Chain | Sales ($Mil) |
| 1 | 23 | Panda Express | $889.10 |
3-Year Sales Growth
2004: 1.5%
2005: -1.8%
2006: 0.9%
QSR 50 Segment Sales: $1,313.4 MM
Percent Change: 0.9%
[+] Captain D’s put its equity partners’ money to good use with a new name, logo, menu, and store design.
[–] Long John Silver’s underwent a rejuvenation under parent YUM! Brands, yet the segment remains flat over the past three years. Will Captain D’s fair any better?
2006 Systemwide Sales
| Rank Within Catagory |
QSR50 Rank |
QSR Chain | Sales ($Mil) |
| 1 | 25 | Long John Silver’s | $800.00 |
| 2 | 38 | Captain D’s | $513.40 |
2 U.S. and Canadian units
3 Starbucks reports sales for U.S. company stores only. Source: GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance and QSR.