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The 500 largest restaurant chains in the U.S. continued to grow at a healthy pace in 2022.
Here are some key milestones from the last 100 years.
Innovators that dared to challenge the norm had a major impact on operations.
Government issues have been as much a part of restaurants as forks and spoons.
As we reflect on the industry’s past, the National Restaurant Association is laying the groundwork for a bright future.
A century ago, labor wasn’t the only industry concern that could have been lifted from today’s roster of pressing issues.
The industry grappled with government-imposed pricing controls, the result of a nationwide beef shortage and tight supplies of other staples, while vying with other fast-growth industries for new employees.
The decade would be regarded by many as a golden age for the restaurant industry. The business itself grew by leaps and bounds.
The decade brought a pressing need for restaurateurs to revamp their vocabularies.