Coffee & QSR

CAVA and sweetgreen have been rapidly expanding, cementing their place in the fast-casual dining landscape. We dive into the data to take a closer look at CAVA and sweetgreen’s foot traffic performance and uncover the seasonal visitation patterns driving appetite for these chains in 2025.

Find how how visits to the Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining - a dynamic, curated list of leading chains operating in the country - performed in January 2025.

Shake Shack and Wingstop, two major names in the fast-casual and quick-service restaurant category, have had a standout year. We took a closer look at the location analytics to recap 2024's success.

RBI and Yum! Brands own and operate some of the country’s most beloved and well-known dining chains. We took a look at the visit data for 2024 to see how the two companies fared in a period of economic headwinds and uncertainty. 

How have McDonald’s and Chipotle, two of the most recognizable names in the quick-service and fast-casual dining scenes, fared over the last year? We take a closer look at each chain’s visit performance, and highlight some bright spots of 2024. 

We dove into the data to explore collegiate dining habits in the University City, Philadelphia, PA, to see how the campus impacts visitation trends at local convenience stores and restaurants.

Food-away-from home spending picked up in 2024 - but how did coffee chains, one of the largest discretionary food categories, perform? We took a closer look at foot traffic to Starbucks and Dunkin’ to find out.

The Placer 100 Index for Retail and Dining is a dynamic list of leading retailers, providing insight into the wider trends impacting the retail and dining space. And while December had fewer shopping days in 2024 than in 2023, visits remained close to last year's.