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2019 Top 500: Specialty LSR

The Top 250 specialty LSR chains, ranked.
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Limited-service specialty concepts within the Top 500 are growing at a faster clip than the industry as a whole, with Top 500 chains in this category increasing unit count 2.9%

2019 RankChain Name2018 US Sales ($000,000)2018 US Units
57Krispy Kreme$805*355
77Auntie Anne's$5581,295
79Captain D's Seafood Kitchen$556529
86Jamba Juice$491*805
88Tropical Smoothie Cafe$472719
93Long John Silver's$440871
97Smoothie King$415901
102Dickey's Barbecue Pit$401*526
158Fazoli's$231215
178Cinnabon$190*917
198Wetzel's Pretzels$170335
211Sweetgreen$158*92
238Great American Cookies$131*352
250L&L Hawaiian Barbecue$123*188
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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