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2019 Top 500: Mexican

The Top 250 Mexican chains, ranked.
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Limited-service Mexican chains within the Top 500 saw sales increase 5.7% in 2018; unit count increased 2.1%. At the same time, full-service Mexican chains saw sales increase 1.8% in 2018, while unit count decreased 0.3%. Together, 28 Mexican chains saw positive sales growth, while 14 saw sales decline.

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

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