Sales at chain restaurants were as weak as they’ve been in years, outside the pandemic, as consumers cut back on dining. Check out which restaurant brands were able to buck this trend, and which ones are searching for answers.
The overview
THE RANKING2025’s largest chains
A DEEPER DIVE
LISTEN: Kevin Schimpf, senior director of industry research at Restaurant Business sister company Technomic, joins the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive” to talk about the Top 500 ranking. Schimpf and RB Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Maze talk about why restaurants didn’t perform very well in 2024 and what the shift from some concepts to others and from some menu types to others means for the future of the industry. They discuss Texas Roadhouse, McDonald’s, Starbucks, KFC, Raising Cane’s, Chick-fil-A and more.
KEY INSIGHTS
CHAINS THAT DROPPED OFF THIS YEARREAD HERE
KEY INSIGHTS
A DISCUSSION WITH NEW CULVER’S CEO JULIE FUSSNERLISTEN TO THE PODCAST