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MarketsCuratedMarch 2026
Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report
Annual ranking of the 500 largest US restaurant chains by sales, unit count growth/decline, and segment performance (QSR / fast-casual / casual / fine).
Published by Technomic
Restronomics take
The "fastest-shrinking chains" list signals which segments operators are exiting. Use it to time entry into a niche being abandoned by majors.
What’s in it
Annual ranking of the 500 largest US restaurant chains by sales, unit count growth/decline, and segment performance (QSR / fast-casual / casual / fine).
ChainsRankingsSegment Trends
Read the full report at Technomic
This report lives at Technomic. We curated it because we found it valuable for F&B operators.
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