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2019 Top 500: Chicken

The Top 250 chicken chains, ranked.
Photograph courtesy of Chick-Fil-A

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Chicken continues to do well—and not just because of leader Chick-fil-A. Wingstop and Raising Cane’s have helped the category surpass the 7.7% sales increase it saw in 2017.

2019 RankChain Name2018 US Sales ($000,000)2018 US Units
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

Source: Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *estimate

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