Zaxby's

Zaxby's

Made-to-order chicken fingers paired with dipping sauces in a fun environment

Consumer Trends

Customers' most-craved chicken

See which 10 chains are winning with chicken that consumers say they can't get anywhere else.

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.

A restaurant chain's sales don't always reflect customer satisfaction, and vice versa. Here, we rank the leading limited-service chains using a formula that includes financials, consumer satisfaction and value.

Fried pickles are a popular recurring LTO addition to the made-to-order wings and sauces

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