The story within the coffee cafe category continues to be strong and still-growing Starbucks. The leading chain increased sales by 12.8% to top $13.9 billion and grew its unit count by 7.9% to more than 13,000. Starbucks sales now make up almost 55% of the category. Among all the Top 500 coffee cafe brands, sales grew 9.9% to $23.3 billion, and units 6.2% to 23,807.
2016 Rank | Chain Name | 2015 U.S. Sales ($000) | 2015 U.S. Units |
| 2 | Starbucks | 13,936,114* | 13,066 |
| 7 | Dunkin' Donuts | 7,624,140 | 8,431 |
| 64 | Tim Hortons | 668,960* | 650* |
| 133 | Peet's Coffee & Tea | 267,000* | 236 |
| 136 | Caribou Coffee | 256,700* | 415* |
| 173 | Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, The | 200,900* | 312 |
| 189 | Dutch Bros. Coffee | 181,300 | 257 |
*Technomic estimate
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