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2007 Year in Review: Top Rankings

2007 Year in Review: Top Rankings

“When you ask what the percentage of diverse employees in your group is, some will say 30 percent, others will say 60 percent. I say it should be 100 percent, because diversity is about everyone in the room. It’s leveraging the difference those employees bring to your business, the different elements that make up who we are and the level of perspective they bring to who we are, how we can best serve our clients and meet and exceed their needs.”

Top 100 growth companiesOut of the 100 companies ranked in NRN’s June 25 Top 100 report (FYE=fiscal-year-end date; Revenues=corporate, from U.S. foodservice operations, in millions; Growth=percentage change in domestic foodservice revenues, latest year vs. preceding year)

 
 
RANK COMPANY FYE REVENUES %GROWTH
1 Trimaran Capital Partners Inc. Dec.’06 $429.1 164.88
2 Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. Dec.’06 319.0 161.48
3 Sun Capital Partners Inc. Dec.’06 350.0 152.71
4 Sagittarius Brands Inc. Dec.’06 518.0 130.22
5 Triarc Cos. Inc. Dec.’06 1,148.8 74.80
6 Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. Dec.’06 1,055.0 44.52
7 Caxton-Iseman Capital Inc. June ’07 1,349.2 39.81
8 PANERA BREAD CO. Dec.’06 722.7 30.52
9 Texas Roadhouse Inc. Dec.’06 597.1 30.14
10 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. Dec.’06 616.2 27.10

Top 100 growth chainsOut of the 100 companies ranked in NRN’s June 25 Top 100 report (FYE=fiscal-year-end date; Sales=U.S. systemwide from foodservice, in millions; Growth=percentage change in domestic sales, latest year vs. preceding year) *LEVY RESTAURANTS SPORTS CONCESSIONS; ** RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS & SPIRITS

 
RANK COMPANY FYE REVENUES %GROWTH
1 Zaxby’s Dec.’06 469.2 35.57
2 Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar Dec.’06 869.0 32.37
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill/Chipotle Dec.’06 832.0 30.82
4 Levy Restaurants* Sept.’06 450.0 26.05
5 Starbucks Coffee Sept.’06 6,017.0 21.93
6 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers** Dec.’06 967.7 21.13
7 Panera Bread Co. Dec.’06 1,815.0 20.30
8 Panda Express Dec.’06 880.5 19.68
9 Ruth’s Chris Steak House Dec.’06 461.0 19.58
10 Quiznos Sub Dec.’06 1,780.0 16.37

Second 100 growth companiesOut of the 100 companies ranked in NRN’s July 23 Second 100 report (FYE=fiscal-year end date; Growth=percentage change in domestic foodservice revenues, latest year vs. preceding year; Revenues=corporate, from U.S. foodservice operations, in millions)

 
RANK COMPANY FYE REVENUES %GROWTH
1 Leonard Green & Partners LP Dec.’06 $274.0 334.92
2 Palladium Equity Partners LLC Dec.’06 163.8 213.79
3 The Briad Group Dec.’06 261.6 82.30
4 Wynn Resorts Ltd. Dec.’06 239.3 77.13
5 Pacific Equity Partners April ’07 117.0 59.18
6 Zaxby’s Franchising Inc. Dec.’06 115.8 47.08
7 Potbelly Corp. Dec.’06 131.5 37.27
8 BJ’s Restaurants Inc. Dec.’06 238.9 34.06
9 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. Dec.’06 278.2 32.67
10 Valley Services Inc. Dec.’06 190.0 30.85

Second 100 growth chainsOut of the 100 chains ranked in NRN’s July 23 Second 100 report (FYE=fiscal-year end date; Growth=percentage change in domestic sales, latest year vs. preceding year; Sales=U.S. systemwide from foodservice, in millions) *BJ’S RESTAURANT & BREWERY/BREWHOUSE/PIZZA & GRILL; ** FLEMING’S PRIME STEAKHOUSE & WINE BARS

 
 
RANK COMPANY FYE REVENUES %GROWTH
1 Bonefish Grill Dec.’06 $327.0 39.15
2 Pei Wei Asian Diner Dec.’06 180.2 34.58
3 BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery* Dec.’06 241.5 33.43
4 BEEF O’BRADY’S FAMILY SPORTS PUB Dec.’06 181.0 27.29
5 McAlister’s Deli Dec.’06 260.0 25.54
6 Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse** Dec.’06 188.0 25.33
7 Moe’s Southwest Grill Dec.’06 230.0 25.00
8 The Capital Grille Dec.’06 204.2 23.61
9 Qdoba Mexican Grill Oct.’06 265.0 20.45
10 Fire Mountain Dec.’06 182.0 19.74

Top 10 Stock PerformersCLOSING PRICE*

 
       
EXCHANGE COMPANY TICKER 12/29/06 11/30/07 %CHG.
NYS CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC. CMG 57.00 133.15 133.60
NAS Pizza Inn Inc. PZZI 1.88 2.85 51.60
NAS Grill Concepts Inc. GRIL 3.01 4.50 49.50
NYS McDonald’s Corp. MCD 43.19 58.47 35.38
NYS Tim Hortons Inc. THI 28.73 38.43 33.76
NYS YUM! Brands Inc. YUM 28.92 37.15 28.46
NYS Burger King Holdings Inc. BKC 20.93 26.30 25.66
ASE J. Alexander’s Corp. JAX 8.91 11.00 23.46
NAS Nathan’s Famous Inc. NATH 14.40 17.49 21.46
NAS Ark Restaurants Corp. ARKR 32.89 36.80 11.89

Bottom 10 Stocfk PerformersCLOSING PRICE**Closing prices adjusted for dividends and splitsNote: Top and bottom performers taken from NRN’s Restaurant Index. Stocks must have traded above $1 on New York Stock Exchange (NYS), Nasdaq (NAS) or American Stock Exchange (ASE) for the period from Dec. 29, 2006, through Nov. 30.SOURCE: NRN RESEARCH

 
       
EXCHANGE COMPANY TICKER 12/29/06 11/30/07 %CHG.
NAS BUCA INC. BUCA 4.81 1.14 -76.30
NYS Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD 11.10 2.67 -75.95
NAS Max & Erma’s Rest. Inc. MAXE 8.00 2.50 -68.75
NAS Jamba Inc. JMBA 10.07 3.42 -66.04
NYS Triarc Cos. Inc. TRY 21.23 8.45 -60.20
NAS Così Inc. COSI 5.09 2.36 -53.63
NYS Ruby Tuesday Inc. RT 26.91 13.11 -51.28
NAS Caribou Coffee Co. CBOU 8.53 4.60 -46.07
NAS McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Rest. Inc. MSSR 24.04 14.66 -39.02
NAS Mexican Restaurants Inc. CASA 11.00 6.74 -38.73

BEST NAMES

BARFRY New York (Specializes in raw seafood and tempura dishes)

GRILL FROM IPANEMA Washington, D.C. (Specializes in Brazilian cuisine)

THE WIENER’S CIRCLE Chicago (Specializes in hot dogs and sausages)

THE GRATEFUL BREAD BAKING CO. Seattle (Specializes in baked goods)

CROSS-RHODES Evanston, Ill. (Specializes in Greek food)

THAI TANIC RESTAURANT Washington, D.C. (Specializes in Thai food)

COUNTER CULTURE Santa Fe, N.M. (Specializes in sandwiches, soups and salads)

SEOUL FOOD Centennial, Colo. (Specializes in Korean barbecue)

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