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The biggest coffee chains in the country

Here are the coffee concepts that generated the most sales in 2021, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.
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Coffee concepts recovered in 2021 after a difficult pandemic. Here are the chains that generated the most U.S. system sales last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. 

2022 RankChain Name2021 US Sales ($000,000)2021 US Units
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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