Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que

May 03, 2019

Get Top 500 data: sales, units and YOY change, average unit volume, and company/franchise units, as well as Technomic’s analysis, growth forecast and more.

Top 500 Chains

Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que

Jun. 19, 2018

Food

5 ways to tap maple beyond breakfast

By Lizzy Freier on Mar. 06, 2017

Maple flavors are growing at lunch and dinner and in beverages.

Top 500 Chains

Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que

Jun. 12, 2017

This chain recently introduced a brunch menu at two locations

2017 Top 500: Specialty FSR

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

The specialty FSR category includes subsegments like barbecue, fondue and small global cuisines.

Food

8 fastest-growing barbecue flavors

By Lizzy Freier on Aug. 10, 2017

From regional American to ethnic versions and spicy to sweet variations, here are the barbecue sauce flavors on the rise, according to Technomic data.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.