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2019 Top 500: Seafood

The Top 250 seafood chains, ranked.
Photograph courtesy of Red Lobster

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Full-service seafood concepts within the Top 500 saw sales decrease 2.6% in 2018; unit count declined 0.9%. Nine chains saw positive sales growth, while eight saw sales drop.

2019 RankChain Name2018 US Sales ($000,000)2018 US Units
32Red Lobster$2,405*678
74Bonefish Grill$592197
113Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen$365*40
151Legal Sea Foods$240*35
181Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.$187*27
186Joe's Crab Shack$180*57
187McCormick & Schmick's$179*41
237Eddie V's Prime Seafood$13319
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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