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The biggest coffee chains in the country

Here are the coffee concepts that generated the most sales in 2021, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.
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Coffee concepts recovered in 2021 after a difficult pandemic. Here are the chains that generated the most U.S. system sales last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. 

2022 RankChain Name2021 US Sales ($000,000)2021 US Units
2Starbucks$24,556*15,450
6Dunkin'$10,4169,244
55Dutch Bros. Coffee$914538
77Tim Hortons$602*637
123Caribou Coffee$318460
143Scooter's Coffee$263410
166Peet's Coffee$212*230
188Biggby Coffee$182*265
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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