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69%
69% -- single unit operator share for US restaurant industry (2026-06)
Single-unit owner/operators accounted for 69% of all new location filings (1,059 out of 1,525 filings) during the three-week period ending June 4, 2026.
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69%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-06
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1,525
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B
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Extraction
95
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60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Restaurantdata.com
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Tier A
https://restaurantdata.com/restaurant-opening-signals-june-2026/ ↗
Source Article
Restaurant Opening Signals Report: June 2026 Filings Activity
Restaurant Opening Signals: June 2026
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RESTAURANTDATA.COM
Signals Report
1,525 location filings · 51 states · 73 regions · Three-week period ending June 4, 2026
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Key Observations
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Texas leads by a widening marginTexas recorded 410 location filings, 61% more than California’s 254 and more tha…
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Restaurantdata.com
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Share of location filings tied to single-unit owner/operators, three-week period ending June 4, 2026
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US restaurant industry: 69% single unit operator share. Source: Restaurantdata.com (2026-06). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/single-unit-operator-share-june-2026
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