The 50 largest catering chains in America

Are the most popular restaurants most successful?


SomeMost popular restaurant chains In the country does not have the most success. Although customers can report how they like (or do not like) a restaurant on surveys, the real way to know if a restaurant is popular or not to look where these customers put their money - and not of their money mouth.

That's why we consultedNews from the Nation's restaurant 2020 Top 200 Report Of the top 50 channels with total sales of the highest system to determine the largest American popular restaurant chains. Every year,Nrn Compiles the data of this report to reveal a "in-depth look at the health of the industry and the performance of its greatest actors".

Our listRanked from the lowest to the highest sales-is made ofPopular restaurant chains with many places nationally (likeChick-a,Burger King, andMcDonalds) as good asRegional restaurant chains (AsCulver,Zaxby, andWawa)

Read to see if the results meet your expectations, then find out what the100 most popular fast food items are at these national channels.

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Bj's Restaurant & Brewhouse

BJs brewery and restaurant
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Total sale: $ 1.6 billion

Despite only 200 locations, BJ found a place on the same list as fast food giants like McDonald's and Subway, with the restaurant and the Brewery based in California, pulling sales of $ 1.6 billion. last year.

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Dave & Buster's

Dave busters
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Total sale: $ 1.33 billion

Although Dave & Buster - an arcade that doubles as a restaurant landed among the top 50 restaurants with the highest total sales, it does not mean that the catering chain is as successful as you can think. After the coup de coronavirus, the restaurant had to close all 137 sites andmay have to declare bankruptcy-Just like these6 beloved restaurants that have deposited for bankruptcy.

48

Bojangles

bojangles storefront
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Total sale: $ 1.33 billion

The famous chicken and bojangles cookies are a staple in the southeast.

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47

Jersey Mike

Jersey mikes subs
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Total sale: $ 1.34 billion

Despite its name, you can find Jersey Mike's locations throughout the country.

46

Ailetop

Wingstop restaurant exterior
Graceful Wingstop

Total sale: $ 1.46 billion

Wingstop has expanded a small Texas restaurant in 1994 at a 1,336 global locations.

And if you like the chicken chain, here'sThe best and worst Wingstop menu items.

45

Raise the chicken fingers of the cane

Raising cane's restaurant
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Total sale: $ 1.47 billion

This chicken finger string has won the first place on the list of10 fastest growing restaurant chains in America, you have to try.

44

Jr. de Carl

carls jr restaurant
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Total sale: $ 1.47 billion

People worship Jr. Carl's Hamburgers from Carl to spend $ 1.4 billion from their hard-earned species at the Burger chain.

here isThe best and worst foods on the menu Jr. de Carl.

43

Red robin

outside of a red robin restaurant
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Total sale: $ 1.50 billion

After a solid year over a billion dollars of sales,This beloved burger chain could close its doors for good.

42

Five guys

Five guys burgers
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Total sale: $ 1.66 billion

Hamburgers, fries and shakes are a successful recipe. here are the10 best and worse things about five guys.

41

STEKHOUSE LONGHORN

longhorn steakhouse
Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock

Total sale: $ 1.73 billion

With $ 30 $ 30 steak prices, it is not surprising that Longhorn draws $ 1.7 billion a year.

40

Golden coral

golden corral restaurant
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Total sale: $ 1.75 billion

Corral gold withdrawn in more than one billion sales of last year, but will the buffette channel be able to keep rhythm after coronavirus?

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Culver

Culvers
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Total sale: $ 1.80 billion

You may never have heard of culver, but it's the secondThe most popular burger chain in the country.

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Zaxby

Zaxbys
Facebook / Zaxby's

Total sale: $ 1.94 billion

People are obsessed with this chicken from the south chain and the sauces dip.

37

Hairdry

Hardees
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Total sale: $ 2.03 billion

The herdee is consciously not coupled from her sister brand, Jr. de CarlIn 2018, and it was not a bad decision, based on sales of the Burger chain.

36

Jimmy John's

jimmy johns
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Total sales: $ 2.11 billion

Submarines are a lunch shelf and the impressive sales of Jimmy John prove it.

here isThe best and worst sandwiches in Jimmy John's.

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The Cheesecake factory

The cheesecake factory sign
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Total sale: $ 2.16 billion

We would have supposed to see the rarement of the cheese plant above on this list based on the fact that they have more than 10 times the number of menu items as many restaurants on this list.

34

lobster

Red lobster restaurant
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Total sale: $ 2.22 billion

The lobster is expensive and people love to order it at this chain of seafood.

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Wawa

wawa storefront
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Total sale: $ 2.33 billion

Wawa could be the most regional channel of this list, have sites of seven states only, but the gas station and the combo convenience are one of the country's most profitable catering chains. And if you have already ordered a hoagie, you will know why.

32

Whataburger

whataburger sign
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Total sale: $ 2.56 billion

Texans love their whataburgers so much that the 800 chain sites sell more than $ 2.5 billion in hamburgers each year.

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7 eleven

7 eleven
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Total sale: $ 2.63 billion

Not surprisingly, selling food in gas stations where almost everyone has to stop is a great strategy. If you stop by the convenience store, here is17 food to buy at 7-eleven.

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STEKHOUSE OUTBACK

outback steakhouse storefront
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Total sale: $ 2.64 billion

How many these billions of dollars do you think can be attributed to theBloomin 'onion?

29

Papa Johns

Papa john's pizza restaurant
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Total sale: $ 2.66 billion

The use of "best ingredients" helps Papa John make money better.

28

Denny's

Dennys
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Total sale: $ 2.78 billion

Despite their pancakes regularly on ourThe 20 worst breakfasts at the restaurant in America, customers are always shaking towards Denny for breakfast.

27

Texas Roadhouse

outside of texas roadhouse restaurant
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Total sale: $ 3.02 billion

Honey cinnamon butter on fluffy rollers plus aDining room menu? It's not surprisingTexas Roadhouse Tires in billions a year.

26

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

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Total sale: $ 3.07 billion

Cracker Barrel is undoubtedly one of the most beloved catering chains in the country and guests love to spend their dough into the old country store. Make sure to avoidThe worst absolute dishes of the cracker barrel.

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Chile

chilis
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Total sale: $ 3.10 billion

With nocturnal drinks, customers like to go out and eat at their local chili.

24

I JUMP

IHOP storefront
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Total sale: $ 3.30 billion dollars

The beloved breakfast chain may have taken up 3.3 billion impressive dollars last year, but many IHOP sites had to close after the coup de coronavirus, landing the 24-hour restaurant a place on our list. of7 popular catering chains that have trouble surviving.

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Jack in the box

Store front
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Total sale: $ 3.50 billion

Something tells us that Jack in the famous fries buckles of the box has something to do with their stellar sales.

22

Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo wild wings restaurant sign
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Total sale: $ 3.67 billion

We are wondering how many wings customers have had to eat for wild wings of Buffalo to earn more than $ 3 billion a year.

21

Dairy

dairy queen restaurant
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Total sale: $ 3.75 billion

Dairy Queen'sBlizzards Are a fan's favorite, but this emblematic menu item is not a match for the frosted and the McFlurry.

here isThe best and worst foods of Queen dairy.

20

Catarats

Little Caeasars
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Total sale: $ 3.76 billion

Catarats is the third largest pizza chain in the country and ranks third rank of total sales.

19

Pokeyes

popeyes exterior
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Total sales: $ 3.81 billion

After the chainThe fried chicken sandwich went viral, Popeyes sales crossed the roof.

18

Arby

Arbys exterior
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Total sale: $ 3.88 billion

Arby's has meats and sales show that customers want meats.

17

Panda Express

Sunny view of the Universal Studios Hollywood
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Total sale: $ 3.95 billion

Panda Express only has more than 2,000 locations, which makes even more impressive than the Chinese chain can hang with fast food chains that have tens of thousands of locations.

16

Olive garden

Total sale: $ 4.02 billion

We are sure that this pasta is doing well all year long, but we have to ask ourselves ifEndless Pasta Pass Olive Garden is a large contributor to billions of channels in total sales.

15

Applebee

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Total sale: $ 4.09 billion

The neighborhood bar and coast offerings and grill chicken meet guests across the country.

14

Kfc

kfc restaurant exterior
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Total sale: $ 4.55 billion

One of the oldest fast food restaurants, created in 1930, KFC is still successful as ever.

13

Sonic Drive-in

sonic drive in sign
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Total sale: $ 4.69 billion

This total sales number is pre-Covid, and we bet on the fact that it will run away during the following year because the Drive-in restaurants were in the best position to keep flourishing sales when rooms to eat had to close.

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Chipotle

chipotle mall
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Total sale: $ 5.51 billion

With recent menu innovations like Queso andquesadillas, Chipotle is satisfying customers and sales show it.

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Pizza hut

pizza hut
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Total sale: $ 5.56 billion

Everyone loves pizza and pizza pizza hut to the pizza helped get even more customers and sell to other pizza channels.

here isThe best and the worst menu items of the pizza hut.

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Panera bread

panera bread
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Total sale: $ 5.98 billion

What was originally the Saint-Louis bread company, Panera Rakes in cash thanks to theirHealthy menu options.

9

Domino

Dominos pizza boxes
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Total sale: $ 7.04 billion

Regular promotions of Domino pay. Customers end up purchasing more food when they can get a discounted pizza and results in more than $ 7 billion in annual sales.

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Dunkin '

Dunkin doughnuts storefront restaurant
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Total sales: $ 9.93 billion

Dunkin'-who recently dropped the "donuts" - through their name, is a nationwide-wide breakfast center. To find out what is worth ordering in the chain, read it onThe best and worst Dunkin Donuts Coffee Computers for Weight Loss.

7

Wendy's

wendys sign
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Total sales: $ 9.76 billion

Wendy Fresh Frozen Beef makes this quick fast food restoration chain. The Twitter account of the brand does not hurt, either.

6

Metro

subway neon open sign
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Total sale: $ 10.20 billion

This sub-store has tens of thousands of pitches across the nation, making it the country's most prolific rapid catering chain, but the metro ranks only sixth for total sales.

If you are directed to the metro, here8 metro orders approved by the Expert-Expert.

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Burger King

burger king wall with home of the whopper detail
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Total sale: $ 10.20 billion

Burger King has just around the metro with more than $ 10 billion in annual sales. Do you think theyImpossible whopper That's what pushed BK on the edge?

4

Taco Bell

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Total sale: $ 11.29 billion

With options for everyone from omnivores tovegetarian,Versatile menu of Taco Bell And late hours help the Taco chain drive billions of dollars of sales.

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Chick-a

bags of chick fil a sandwiches
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Total sale: $ 12.67 billion

Like one of the AmericaFavorite Fast Food Channels, Poussin-thumb fired in more than $ 12 billion last year - an impressive exploit when you consider that the national chicken chain isopen only six days a week.

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Starbucks

starbucks drive-thru
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Total sale: $ 22.28 billion

The coffee chain can beShochinging 400 locations during the following year and a halfBut Starbucks will also open hundreds of new stores with a pickup-based model. The company's ability to rotate quickly and adapt to a post-Covid changing world will probably contribute to the total sales of Starbucks in the future.

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McDonalds

International mcdonalds restaurant
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Total sale: $ 40.41 billion

It is not surprising that one of the oldest restaurants, the most omnipicious and the most emblematic is the largest restaurant in the United States the golden arches contain the second place of the states (behind Starbucks) It is therefore logical that it should be the easiest enough to shoot in the largest amount of money.

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