Restaurant Pipeline · Weekly research archive
Weekly Chain Restaurant Openings and Ownership Transfers
A continuing public archive of small weekly samples from Restaurant Pipeline’s national development file. Only openings tied to a specific published Restaurant Enterprise Index company or parent profile are displayed. These pages omit most openings identified during each period.
The monthly view
Follow a small linked sample week by week
Each page displays a small public sample from the broader Restaurant Pipeline weekly file. Together, the pages show only part of the opening and ownership activity identified during the month. They are not complete or representative weekly counts.
Only records connected to a specific published Restaurant Enterprise Index company or parent profile are included. Companies without a published profile are excluded from these samples.
The cohort focuses on restaurant companies with at least 100 operating units; individual concepts may appear within those larger enterprises. The archive does not publish owner names, legal entity names, contact names, direct phone numbers or email addresses.
Four-week source mix
August 2026
Browse by research sample
Small weekly samples are grouped by month, with the newest week first. Every company displayed has a specific published Enterprise Index profile. Projected dates may change as permitting, construction and operator schedules move.
22 openings
Buffalo Wild Wings, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Dunkin’, Firehouse Subs, Jersey Mike’s, KFC, Olive Garden, Panda Express, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Starbucks, Taco Bell, Wingstop
7 openings
Starbucks, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Jamba, Panda Express, Papa Murphy's
4 openings
Domino's, KFC, McDonald's, Taco Bell
11 openings
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar, Starbucks, Cold Stone Creamery, Dairy Queen, McDonald's, Olive Garden, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
How the pages connect
Opening activity on Restaurant Pipeline, enterprise context on RestaurantData
Restaurant Pipeline organizes these small samples of location-level development by week. RestaurantData’s Enterprise Index supplies the company, ownership, concept and operating context behind every restaurant organization displayed in the archive.
Related research
Definitions and national context
Definitions for openings, ownership transfers and related research fields are documented in the Restaurant Data Dictionary. National context for new-location activity is available in the Restaurant Opening Analysis. Broader company and location coverage is organized in Atlas by Restaurant Data.
Enterprise context
Research the organizations behind the openings
Move from the weekly development signal to larger-company profiles, ownership relationships, concept portfolios and operating context.
Research note: This archive presents small public samples limited to records connected to specific published Restaurant Enterprise Index profiles. It is not a complete or representative count of the openings or ownership transfers identified during the period. Projected dates and development details may change. Weekly pages are organized by research date.