The family casual category is the only one in which sales are down year over year. Sales decreased 2.9%, and units are down by 7.7%. Ovation Brands, operator of Old Country Buffet/HomeTown Buffet and Ryan’s, two of the chains with the greatest losses, has since declared bankruptcy.
2016 Rank | Chain Name | 2015 U.S. Sales ($000) | 2015 U.S. Units |
| 36 | Golden Corral | 1,740,189 | 484 |
| 86 | Old Country Buffet/HomeTown Buffet | 476,600* | 160* |
| 120 | Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes | 304,000 | 125 |
| 148 | Sizzler | 238,320 | 125 |
| 151 | Ryan's | 234,300* | 90* |
| 154 | Luby's | 231,300* | 93 |
| 207 | Ponderosa/Bonanza | 150,693 | 93 |
| 249 | Western Sizzlin | 122,000* | 70 |
*Technomic estimate
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