B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
1%
1% -- revenue increase per six second drive through time improvement for sandwich and burger chain operators (2026)
For some sandwich and burger chains, a six-second improvement in drive-through time per customer generally results in a 1% increase in operator-level revenue.
- Applies to 'some' sandwich and burger chains
- Stated as a general rule of thumb/estimate during an interview
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Evidence graded
Value
1%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Manitowoc
Primary
Tier C
http://tsrmag.com/six-questions/510 ↗
Source Article
TSR TV
Original Research
Manitowoc
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Methodology
Executive interview claim; no methodology stated
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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sandwich and burger chain operators: 1% revenue increase per six second drive through time improvement. Source: Manitowoc (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/drive-through-time-revenue-increase
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/drive-through-time-revenue-increase" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>1%</strong> -- revenue increase per six second drive through time improvement for sandwich and burger chain operators<br><small>Source: Manitowoc (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/drive-through-time-revenue-increase" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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