Top 500 2024

Consumers reshape the burger business

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 20, 2024

Technomic Top 500 data reveals a shift in consumer demand for burgers at restaurants, away from traditional fast-food outlets. But they're not all shifting to fast-casual chains.

Financing

The 10 largest burger chains in the U.S.

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 20, 2024

Some of the country’s largest restaurant chains serve burgers as their main dish. Here’s a look at the 10 biggest, according to the Technomic Top 500.

Operations

In a tough year for casual dining, Asian concepts were clear winners

By Joe Guszkowski on Jun. 17, 2024

Sushi and Korean barbecue were on fire in 2023. Full-service pizza, meanwhile, came up cold.

Marketing

The pizza business, looking for customers, takes on burger chains

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 13, 2024

Papa Johns is bringing back its Cheesy Burger Pizza, after Pizza Hut created its Cheeseburger Melt, as major fast-food chains face challenges with their value reputation.

Financing

The 10 largest pizza chains in the U.S.

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 13, 2024

It was a tough year for the pizza business, as the average brand reported flat sales in 2023, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. Here’s a look at the largest chains in the U.S. based on 2023 system sales.

Premium

Financing

The Technomic Top 500 in charts

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 10, 2024

The Bottom Line: How has the makeup of the Top 500 restaurant chains changed over the past five years? Hint: They're a lot more fast casual, and a lot less full service.

Financing

10 largest family-dining chains ranked by systemwide sales

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 05, 2024

The segment and its sub-sectors like the buffets market haven't had an easy time post-pandemic, prompting many members of the old guard to arm themselves with shiny new upstarts as future growth vehicles. But there's still plenty of effort being spent on helping the longtime leaders keep their footing, as this look at the Top 10 shows.

Food