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The largest bakery cafe chains in the U.S.

These are the highest-grossing bakery cafe chains in Technomic’s Top 250.
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The bakery cafe segment grew sales 1.9% in 2019. Unit growth increased 1.3%.

RankChain name2019 U.S. sales ($000,000)Sales stimated2019 U.S. units
10Panera Bread $5,890 *2,160
87Einstein Bros. Bagels $517 *710
117Corner Bakery Cafe $348 *175
135Au Bon Pain $290 *170
152Pret a Manger $252 *95
177Le Pain Quotidien $192 *94
196La Madeleine Country French Cafe $175 *87
208Great Harvest Bread Co. $162 *182
216Paris Baguette $152 *81
222Bruegger's Bagels $148 *210

Source: Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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