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“Mark Kalinowski has his finger on the pulse of the restaurant business like no other Wall Street analyst… he has broken more news about McDonald’s than the reporters assigned to the beat… Kalinowski rolls up his sleeves, dives in and brings important news to the surface for clients”

-Huffington Post

 

“The Burger King with accurate predictions… The Big Mac of predicting the company’s [McDonald’s] sales.”

-The Wall Street Journal

 

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Mark Kalinowski
PRESIDENT & CEO

Kalinowski Equity Research LLC provides its clients with value-added, forward-looking information that helps them make informed decisions about restaurant-stock investing.

Restaurant Industry
Mark Kalinowski

Updating our Q1 Kalinowski Fast-Casual Same-Store Sales Index (3/27/2024)

With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Fast-Casual Index for Q1 to +4.2%. This is the one-year figure, lapping the +1.6% figure from Q1 2020, +15.3% number from Q1 2021, the +7.7% figure from Q1 2022, and the +11.2% number from Q1 2023. Comparing to Q1 2019 levels — a five-year (pre-pandemic) basis — the Kalinowski Fast-Casual Index for Q1 2024 is at +40.3%. This +40.3% figure is the best of any major restaurant sector. Our latest fast-casual numbers are based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during January, February, and mid-March.

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McDonald's Corp (MCD)
Mark Kalinowski

MCD: How Much in Sales Could the Krispy Kreme Partnership Add?

Earlier today, McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme (KREM; Not Rated) announced that they “are teaming up for a national expansion. Fans will begin spotting Krispy Kreme doughnuts in their local McDonald’s restaurants later this year as part of a phased market rollout across the country. Nationwide availability at participating restaurants is expected by the end of 2026. Three of Krispy Kreme’s most popular doughnuts will be delivered fresh to McDonald’s restaurants every day. They’ll be available individually, or in boxes of six, starting at breakfast and lasting throughout the day – while supplies last.” For more info:

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