QSR chains report positive same store sales growth, improvement in dine-in in Q2FY27

Several leading quick service restaurant chains witnessed positive same store sales growth (SSSG) during the September quarter as well as improvement in dine-in business. This comes as the focus on value offerings has been on the rise amidst inflationary pressures.

Same store sales growth is a key metric in the restaurant industry that determines the growth in revenue generated by existing restaurants which have been operational for a certain period of time.

Restaurant Brands Asia, which operates Burger King in India reported same store sales growth in double digits at 14 per cent for the September quarter.

Rajeev Varman, Whole-time Director and Group CEO, Restaurant Brands Asia said: “Q2 FY27 has been another robust quarter for Burger King India. SSSG of 14 per cent coupled with network expansion drove strong revenue growth and profitability enhancement.” The company’s management noted that this was also the 14th consecutive quarter for positive dine-in traffic growth. The company is expected to focus on building 80-100 stores annually for Burger King through cluster-led strategy as per investor presentation.

Westlife Foodworld, which operates McDonald’s restaurants across Western and Southern India, reported SSSG at 10.1 per cent, driven by double-digit guest count growth in Q2FY27. On the earnings call, Akshay Jatia,President & Chief Executive Officer, Westlife Foodworld said, “This quarter, we delivered our strongest performance in 13 quarters with double-digit growth in both guest count and same-store sales.”

Meanwhile, Jubilant Foodworks said in Q2 FY27 it saw a sustained recovery in Domino’s India life-for-like growth. Domino’s India recorded LFL growth of 4.1 per cent in September quarter, up from 2.5 per cent in Q1FY27 and 0.2 per cent in Q4FY26. “At Domino’s India, growth was supported by sustained momentum in delivery and early signs of recovery in Dine-In and Takeaway (DITA),” the company said in a letter to shareholders.