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QSR Report
Burgers

3-Year Sales Growth

2005: 4.0%

2006: 4.1%

2007: 4.6%

Source: GE Capital Solutions, Franchise Finance and QSR

QSR 50 Segment Sales: $62,518.2 MM

Percent Change: 4.6%

[+] Whataburger, Burger King, and Jack in the Box all posted top-10 gains in annual unit volumes.

[-] The burger segment as a whole remained relatively flat in the 4 percent growth range.

2007 Systemwide Sales

Rank QSR 50 Chain Sales ($Mil)
1 1 McDonald’s $28,666.1
2 2 Burger King (U.S. & Canada) $8,781.0
3 4 Wendy’s1 $7,956.0
4 10 Sonic Drive-In $3,608.8
5 13 Jack in the Box1 $2,975.0
6 15 Dairy Queen $2,500.0
7 19 Hardee’s $1,802.5
8 21 Carl’s Jr. $1,448.7
9 22 Whataburger $1,100.6
10 28 Steak ‘n Shake1 $740.0
11 30 Checkers Drive-In/Rally’s $649.0
12 31 Culver’s $590.0
13 37 White Castle $539.9
14 43 Krystal $440.6
15 47 In-N-Out Burger1 $400.0
16 49 Fuddruckers $320.0

1 Includes figures estimated by GEFF or QSR