3-Year Sales Growth
2004: 4.0%
2005: 4.0%
2006: 4.1%
QSR 50 Segment Sales: $59,009 MM
Percent Change: 4.1%
[+] Fuddruckers’s 7.5 percent sales growth put it back in the QSR 50 after coming in at 51 last year with the influx of fast-growing sandwich and snack chains.
[–] Sonic, Whataburger, and Culver’s hit double-digit growth but the segment is stuck at a 4-percent growth rate. Can you say ‘mature?’
2005 Systemwide Sales
| Rank Within Catagory |
QSR50 Rank |
QSR Chain | Sales ($Mil) |
| 1 | 1 | McDonald’s | $27,100.00 |
| 2 | 2 | Burger King2 | $8,514.00 |
| 3 | 3 | Wendy’s1 | $7,800.00 |
| 4 | 10 | Sonic Drive-In | $3,321.60 |
| 5 | 13 | Dairy Queen | $2,400.00 |
| 6 | 15 | Jack In The Box | $2,101.00 |
| 7 | 18 | Hardee’s | $1,790.50 |
| 8 | 21 | Carl’s Jr. | $1,386.10 |
| 9 | 22 | Whataburger | $989.50 |
| 10 | 29 | Steak ‘n Shake | $728.00 |
| 11 | 31 | Checkers Drive-In/Rally’s | $647.00 |
| 12 | 34 | White Castle | $539.40 |
| 13 | 36 | Culver’s | $531.90 |
| 14 | 42 | Krystal | $445.50 |
| 15 | 45 | In-N-Out Burger1 | $385.00 |
| 16 | 48 | Fuddruckers1 | $330.00 |
3-Year Sales Growth
2004: 7.0%
2005: 9.0%
2006: 4.7%
QSR 50 Segment Sales: $7,979.0 MM
Percent Change: 4.7%
[+] Mexican quick-serves beware: The top three fast-casuals (Chipotle, Qdoba, Moe’s) grew at a combined 33.5 percent in ’06.
[–] Take fast-moving Chipotle out of the mix and the segment grew a less than stellar 2.4 percent.
2005 Systemwide Sales
| Rank Within Catagory |
QSR50 Rank |
QSR Chain | Sales ($Mil) |
| 1 | 5 | Taco Bell1 | $6,300.00 |
| 2 | 25 | Chipotle | $819.80 |
| 3 | 35 | Del Taco | $534.20 |
| 4 | 49 | Baja Fresh Mexican Grill1 | $325.00 |
2 U.S. and Canadian units
3 Starbucks reports sales for U.S. company stores only. Source: GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance and QSR.