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The largest bakery/café chains in the U.S.

Here are the biggest fast-casual bakery concepts in the country, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 24, 2021
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The bakery/cafe sector was hard hit during the pandemic. Here are the biggest chains in that sector, according to Technomic.

2021 RankChain Name2020 US Sales ($000,000)2020 US Units
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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