Financing
How your restaurant sales and profits compare to competitors' and what you can do to improve financial performance
Financing
‘Joint employer’ threat is back
A ruling that arose from a conflict of interest has exposed franchisors once again to being held liable for franchisees' employment policies and practices.
Financing
Quaker Steak offers an LTO—for franchisees
A limited-time deal will cut the usual fees for recruits who agree to open multiple units.
Sales at the major fast-casual restaurants are growing at nearly three times the rate for the industry as a whole, but that intake is not being evenly distributed. What fast-casual brands are at the front of that increasingly crowded pack? Restaurant Business borrowed data from its research sister, Technomic, to rate the 40 largest fast-casual chains by systemwide sales. Here, in ascending order, are the sector’s largest chains by sales volumes.