Top 500 2021

Financing

A surprising number of restaurant chains added locations last year

While restaurant sales plunged on average, a third of the chains in the Technomic Top 500 added locations.

Financing

Subway loses its sandwich dominance

As the chain has struggled and competitors grow, it no longer owns the market the way it once did, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

While pizza sales jumped last year, they were largely concentrated among a few chains. Most concepts saw sales declines.

Consumers were all about chicken in 2020, which helped many of the largest chains, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

These are the largest steak-centric restaurant companies in the U.S., according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Here are the biggest fast-casual bakery concepts in the country, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Here are the largest casual dining seafood restaurant chains in the country, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

These sandwich chains generated the most sales in 2020, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report

Here are the largest Mexican-centric restaurant companies, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

Here are the biggest full-service restaurant chains that specialize in Italian food and pizza, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.

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