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Top 500 2023

Financing

Just 10 chains account for more than 25% of restaurant sales

 By Jonathan Maze on May 08, 2023

The Bottom Line: McDonald’s, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Dunkin’, Burger King, Subway, Domino’s and Chipotle have all grown more dominant since the pandemic.

Financing

Chain restaurants had a good 2022. Or did they?

 By Jonathan Maze on May 03, 2023

A Deeper Dive: Technomic Managing Principal Joe Pawlak joins the podcast to discuss the Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report, including the strength of chicken concepts, unit growth and the pizza business.

Leadership

Peeling back the mystery of Cracker Barrel CEO Sandy Cochran

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 27, 2023

The long-serving family dining chain leader has kept her head down and her sights forward, despite the distractions of a 10-year takeover attempt and setbacks in the search for a fresh growth opportunity.

Financing

Some of the pandemic's biggest winners came back to earth in 2022

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 24, 2023

The Bottom Line: Sonic, pizza delivery chains and bone-in chicken concepts—outside of Wingstop, that is—saw sales slow down last year. Here’s what happened.

Financing

The Technomic Top 500: New locations and higher prices drove growth last year

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 17, 2023

Led by Starbucks, the largest chains pushed aggressive development as they recovered locations closed during the pandemic. But sales barely kept pace with inflation.

Financing

Raising Cane's wants to be a Top 10 brand by 2030. Don't bet against it

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 07, 2023

The Bottom Line: The fast-casual chicken fingers chain believes it can become one of the country’s biggest restaurant concepts in a short period. It took some key steps this week to get there.

Financing

Chick-fil-A had another strong year in 2022

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 05, 2023

The chicken sandwich chain’s domestic system sales increased another 13% last year. But check out how much a stand-alone restaurant makes now.

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