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The country's biggest Italian chains in 2022

These Italian chains generated the most domestic sales last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.
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Italian chains followed up on their strong 2021 with a solid 2022. Here are the largest such chains in the U.S. based on their domestic sales last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. 

2023 RankChain Name2022 US Sales ($000,000)2022 US Units
17Olive Garden$4,697887
71Carrabba's Italian Grill$725218
98California Pizza Kitchen$506*161
104Maggiano's Little Italy$47153
113Mellow Mushroom$419*167
170NoRTH Italia$22933
185Old Chicago Pizza + Taproom$211*80
205Buca di Beppo$181*68
211LaRosa's Pizzeria$17566
229Uno Pizzeria & Grill$159*70
240Old Spaghetti Factory, The$143*42
242Giordano's$143*65
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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