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Technomic’s annual Top 500 report

Meet the 2026 Top 500: The biggest restaurant chains in America

The Technomic Top 500 report, presented by Nation’s Restaurant News in partnership with Technomic, offers unrivaled insights into performance across the biggest restaurant chains in America.

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The Top 500 fast-casual restaurant chains that won in 2025

Sales growth slowed for the fast-casual segment overall, but it was a good year to be a Mediterranean or sandwich brand

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Mass closures became a lot more common last year

The number of Technomic Top 500 restaurant chains that closed 10% or more of their locations soared last year, but the same thing was happening before the pandemic.

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