Sonny's BBQ

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

Brisket is on fire

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 11, 2016

The LTO of the moment seems to be any prep that incorporates the smoked barbecue staple.

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.

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.

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