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2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

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.

Beverage

4 surprising cocktail rims

Chains use funky cocktail rims to excite guests and add flavor.

Chains ranking highest in their competitive set deliver more than just good food. They’re winning in all aspects of the dining experience, from service to convenience.

Most of America’s favorite casual-dining concepts for 2017 are upscale or boast a specialized cuisine—only one is a traditional varied-menu concept.

McDonald’s revealed last month that it’s a full year ahead of schedule in selling 4,000 company-run restaurants to franchisees, a key turnaround objective it now intends to hit by the end of 2017. The...

Darden completed its purchase of the chain this May for $780 million

A “back to basics” approach helps most of Darden’s casual-dining concepts generate sales.

Music can help make or break a restaurant experience, so with help from Technomic, we found the top 10 casual-dining playlists.

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