Food Industry
Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedAlphabetic index of top 100 chains
Nation's Restaurant News, June 28, 2004
ALPHABETIC INDEX OF TOP 100 CHAINS
(Use numeric rankings below to locate 'Latest' year results in
corresponding Top 100 Chains tables, pages 62-63, 80, 82, 84, 86 and
88)
Chain
Chain Headquarters
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill &
Bar Overland Park, Kan.
Aramark Global Food and Support
Services Philadelphia, Pa.
Arby's Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Baskin-Robbins Glendale, Calif.
Bennigan's Irish American Grill &
Tavern Dallas, Texas
Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery Warren, Mich.
Bob Evans Restaurants Columbus, Ohio
Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n
Biscuits Charlotte, N.C.
Bon Appetit Management Co. Palo Alto, Calif.
Boston Market Golden, Colo.
Burger King Miami, Fla.
CA One Services Gaithersburg, Md.
California Pizza Kitchen Los Angeles, Calif.
Canteen Services Charlotte, N.C.
Captain D's Seafood Nashville, Tenn.
Carl's Jr. Santa Barbara, Calif.
Carrabba's Italian Grills Tampa, Fla.
Chartwells Rye Brook, N.Y.
Cheesecake Factory, The Calabasas Hills, Calif.
Chick-fil-A Atlanta, Ga.
Chili's Grill & Bar Dallas, Texas
Chuck E. Cheese's Irving, Texas
Church's Chicken Atlanta, Ga.
CiCi's Pizza Carrollton, Texas
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Lebanon, Tenn.
Dairy Queen Edina, Minn.
Del Taco Orange, Calif.
Denny's Spartanburg, S.C.
Disney theme parks, hotels &
resorts Burbank, Calif.
Domino's Pizza Ann Arbor, Mich.
Dunkin' Donuts Randolph, Mass.
El Pollo Loco Irvine, Calif.
Eurest Dining Services Charlotte, N.C.
Fazoli's Lexington, Ky.
Friendly's Ice Cream Wilbraham, Mass.
Gate Gourmet Memphis, Tenn.
Golden Corral Raleigh, N.C.
Hardee's Santa Barbara, Calif.
Hilton Hotels Beverly Hills, Calif.
HMSHost (proprietary) Bethesda, Md.
Holiday Inns Atlanta, Ga.
HomeTown Buffet Eagan, Minn.
Hooters Atlanta, Ga.
Hyatt Hotels Chicago, Ill.
International House of Pancakes/
IHOP Restaurants Glendale, Calif.
Jack in the Box San Diego, Calif.
Joe's Crab Shack Houston, Texas
KFC Louisville, Ky.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Winston-Salem, N.C.
Krystal Chattanooga, Tenn.
Little Caesars Pizza Detroit, Mich.
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Wichita, Kan.
Long John Silver's Lexington, Ky.
Longhorn Steakhouse Atlanta, Ga.
LSG Sky Chefs Arlington, Texas
Marriott hotels, resorts & suites Bethesda, Md.
McDonald's Oak Brook, Ill.
Morrison Management Specialists Atlanta, Ga.
O'Charley's Nashville, Tenn.
Old Country Buffet Eagan, Minn.
Olive Garden Orlando, Fla.
Outback Steakhouse Tampa, Fla.
P. F. Chang's China Bistro Scottsdale, Ariz.
Panda Express Rosemead, Calif.
Panera Bread Co. Richmond Heights, Mo.
Papa John's Pizza Louisville, Ky.
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery Memphis, Tenn.
Pizza Hut Dallas, Texas
Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar & Grill West Roxbury, Mass.
Ponderosa Steakhouse Plano, Texas
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits Atlanta, Ga.
Quiznos Sub Denver, Colo.
Radisson Hotels & Resorts Minneapolis, Minn.
Ramada Inn New York, N.Y.
Red Lobster Orlando, Fla.
Red Robin Burgers & Spirits
Emporium Greenwood Village, Colo.
Romano's Macaroni Grill Dallas, Texas
Round Table Pizza Concord, Calif.
Ruby Tuesday Maryville, Tenn.
Ryan's Family Steak House Greer, S.C.
7-Eleven Dallas, Texas
Sbarro, The Italian Eatery Melville, N.Y.
Sheraton Hotels Boston, Mass.
Shoney's Nashville, Tenn.
Sodexho Campus Services Gaithersburg, Md.
Sodexho Corporate Services Gaithersburg, Md.
Sodexho School Services Gaithersburg, Md.
Sonic Drive-In Oklahoma City, Okla.
Starbucks Coffee Seattle, Wash.
Steak 'n Shake Indianapolis, Ind.
Subway Milford, Conn.
T.G.I. Friday's Dallas, Texas
Taco Bell Irvine, Calif.
Texas Roadhouse Louisville, Ky.
Volume Services America Spartanburg, S.C.
Waffle House Norcross, Ga.
Wendy's Dublin, Ohio
Wawa Wawa, Pa.
Whataburger Corpus Christi, Texas
White Castle Columbus, Ohio
Chain Parent Company
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill &
Bar Applebee's International Inc.
Aramark Global Food and Support
Services Aramark Corp.
Arby's Triarc Corp.
Baskin-Robbins Allied Domecq PLC
Bennigan's Irish American Grill &
Tavern Metromedia Co.
Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery Big Boy Restaurants International
Bob Evans Restaurants Bob Evans Farms Inc.
Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n
Biscuits Bojangles' Restaurants Inc.
Bon Appetit Management Co. Compass Group PLC
Boston Market McDonald's Corp.
Burger King Burger King Corp.
CA One Services Sodexho Alliance
California Pizza Kitchen California Pizza Kitchen Inc.
Canteen Services Compass Group PLC
Captain D's Seafood Lone Star Funds
Carl's Jr. CKE Restaurants Inc.
Carrabba's Italian Grills Outback Steakhouse Inc.
Chartwells Compass Group PLC
Cheesecake Factory, The The Cheesecake Factory Inc.
Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A Inc.
Chili's Grill & Bar Brinker International Inc.
Chuck E. Cheese's CEC Entertainment Inc.
Church's Chicken AFC Enterprises Inc.
CiCi's Pizza CiCi Enterprises Inc.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store CBRL Group Inc.
Dairy Queen Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Del Taco Del Taco Inc.
Denny's Denny's Corp.
Disney theme parks, hotels &
resorts Walt Disney Co.
Domino's Pizza TISM Inc.
Dunkin' Donuts Allied Domecq PLC
El Pollo Loco American Securities Capital
Partners LP
Eurest Dining Services Compass Group PLC
Fazoli's Seed Restaurant Group Inc.
Friendly's Ice Cream Friendly Ice Cream Corp.
Gate Gourmet SAir Group
Golden Corral Investors Management Corp.
Hardee's CKE Restaurants Inc.
Hilton Hotels Hilton Hotels Corp.
HMSHost (proprietary) Autogrill SpA
Holiday Inns Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC
HomeTown Buffet Caxton-Iseman Capital
Hooters Hooters of America Inc.
Hyatt Hotels Hyatt Hotels Corp.
International House of Pancakes/
IHOP Restaurants IHOP Corp.
Jack in the Box Jack in the Box Inc.
Joe's Crab Shack Landry's Restaurants Inc.
KFC Yum! Brands Inc.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.
Krystal The Krystal Co.
Little Caesars Pizza Ilitch Holdings Inc.
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Inc.
Long John Silver's Yum! Brands Inc.
Longhorn Steakhouse Rare Hospitality International
Inc.
LSG Sky Chefs Lufthansa
Marriott hotels, resorts & suites Marriott International Inc.
McDonald's McDonald's Carp.
Morrison Management Specialists Compass Group PLC
O'Charley's O'Charley's Inc.
Old Country Buffet Caxton-Iseman Capital
Olive Garden Darden Restaurants Inc.
Outback Steakhouse Outback Steakhouse Inc.
P. F. Chang's China Bistro P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc.
Panda Express Panda Restaurant Group Inc.
Panera Bread Co. Panera Bread Co.
Papa John's Pizza Papa John's International Inc.
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery The Restaurant Co.
Pizza Hut Yum! Brands Inc.
Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar & Grill Uno Restaurant Corp.
Ponderosa Steakhouse Metromedia Co.
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits AFC Enterprises Inc.
Quiznos Sub Quizno's Master LLC
Radisson Hotels & Resorts Carlson Cos. Inc.
Ramada Inn Cendant Corp.
Red Lobster Darden Restaurants Inc.
Red Robin Burgers & Spirits
Emporium Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.
Romano's Macaroni Grill Brinker International Inc.
Round Table Pizza Round Table Franchise Corp.
Ruby Tuesday Ruby Tuesday Inc.
Ryan's Family Steak House Ryan's Restaurant Group Inc.
7-Eleven 7-Eleven Inc.
Sbarro, The Italian Eatery Sbarro Inc.
Sheraton Hotels Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide Inc.
Shoney's Lone Star Funds
Sodexho Campus Services Sodexho Alliance
Sodexho Corporate Services Sodexho Alliance
Sodexho School Services Sodexho Alliance
Sonic Drive-In Sonic Corp.
Starbucks Coffee Starbucks Corp.
Steak 'n Shake The Steak N Shake Co.
Subway Doctor's Associates Inc.
T.G.I. Friday's Carlson Cos. Inc.
Taco Bell Yum! Brands Inc.
Texas Roadhouse Texas Roadhouse LLC
Volume Services America Volume Services America
Waffle House Waffle House Inc.
Wendy's Wendy's International Inc.
Wawa Wawa Inc.
Whataburger Whataburger Inc.
White Castle White Castle System Inc.
LATEST
ANNUAL
RANKINGS
System-
wide
Chain Concept Sales
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill &
Bar Dinnerhouse 9
Aramark Global Food and Support
Services Contract 5
Arby's Sandwich 13
Baskin-Robbins Snack 75
Bennigan's Irish American Grill &
Tavern Dinnerhouse 61
Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery Family 93
Bob Evans Restaurants Family 43
Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n
Biscuits Chicken 100
Bon Appetit Management Co. Contract 90
Boston Market Chicken 63
Burger King Sandwich 2
CA One Services Contract 28
California Pizza Kitchen Dinnerhouse 95
Canteen Services Contract 26
Captain D's Seafood Fish QSR 77
Carl's Jr. Sandwich 39
Carrabba's Italian Grills Dinnerhouse 88
Chartwells Contract 49
Cheesecake Factory, The Dinnerhouse 58
Chick-fil-A Chicken 27
Chili's Grill & Bar Dinnerhouse 14
Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza 82
Church's Chicken Chicken 56
CiCi's Pizza Pizza 98
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Family 29
Dairy Queen Sandwich 19
Del Taco Sandwich 89
Denny's Family 21
Disney theme parks, hotels &
resorts Theme Park 54
Domino's Pizza Pizza 11
Dunkin' Donuts Snack 12
El Pollo Loco Chicken 91
Eurest Dining Services Contract 34
Fazoli's Italian QSR 92
Friendly's Ice Cream Family 60
Gate Gourmet Contract 44
Golden Corral Grill-Buffet 36
Hardee's Sandwich 25
Hilton Hotels Hotel 41
HMSHost (proprietary) Contract (airport) 85
Holiday Inns Hotel 62
HomeTown Buffet Buffet 86
Hooters Dinnerhouse 59
Hyatt Hotels Hotel 73
International House of Pancakes/
IHOP Restaurants Family 24
Jack in the Box Sandwich 16
Joe's Crab Shack Dinnerhouse 93
KFC Chicken 8
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Snack 42
Krystal Sandwich 97
Little Caesars Pizza Pizza 37
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon Dinnerhouse 83
Long John Silver's Fish QSR 53
Longhorn Steakhouse Dinnerhouse 80
LSG Sky Chefs Contract 40
Marriott hotels, resorts & suites Hotel 38
McDonald's Sandwich 1
Morrison Management Specialists Contract 52
O'Charley's Dinnerhouse 72
Old Country Buffet Buffet 69
Olive Garden Dinnerhouse 19
Outback Steakhouse Dinnerhouse 15
P. F. Chang's China Bistro Dinnerhouse 78
Panda Express Chinese QSR 81
Panera Bread Co. Bakery Cafe 45
Papa John's Pizza Pizza 23
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery Family 51
Pizza Hut Pizza 7
Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar & Grill Dinnerhouse 96
Ponderosa Steakhouse Grill-Buffet 70
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits Chicken 35
Quiznos Sub Sandwich 46
Radisson Hotels & Resorts Hotel 64
Ramada Inn Hotel 66
Red Lobster Dinnerhouse 18
Red Robin Burgers & Spirits
Emporium Dinnerhouse 71
Romano's Macaroni Grill Dinnerhouse 57
Round Table Pizza Pizza 99
Ruby Tuesday Dinnerhouse 30
Ryan's Family Steak House Grill-Buffet 48
7-Eleven C-Store 31
Sbarro, The Italian Eatery Italian QSR 84
Sheraton Hotels Hotel 47
Shoney's Family 74
Sodexho Campus Services Contract 33
Sodexho Corporate Services Contract 32
Sodexho School Services Contract 68
Sonic Drive-In Sandwich 17
Starbucks Coffee Coffee 10
Steak 'n Shake Family 67
Subway Sandwich 4
T.G.I. Friday's Dinnerhouse 22
Taco Bell Sandwich 6
Texas Roadhouse Dinnerhouse 76
Volume Services America Contract 65
Waffle House Family 50
Wendy's Sandwich 3
Wawa C-Store 87
Whataburger Sandwich 55
White Castle Sandwich 79
LATEST ANNUAL RANKINGS
System- Sales Growth,
Sales Per Sales
Chain Growth Unit Per Unit
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill &
Bar 23 25 17
Aramark Global Food and Support
Services 51 -- --
Arby's 74 65 63
Baskin-Robbins 92 85 85
Bennigan's Irish American Grill &
Tavern 94 28 83
Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery 70 40 33
Bob Evans Restaurants 29 34 31
Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n
Biscuits 34 48 43
Bon Appetit Management Co. 18 -- --
Boston Market 71 54 24
Burger King 95 55 49
CA One Services 52 -- --
California Pizza Kitchen 11 23 28
Canteen Services 27 -- --
Captain D's Seafood 65 61 37
Carl's Jr. 49 51 25
Carrabba's Italian Grills 8 15 57
Chartwells 12 -- --
Cheesecake Factory, The 6 1 73
Chick-fil-A 21 41 9
Chili's Grill & Bar 20 17 29
Chuck E. Cheese's 53 52 81
Church's Chicken 93 76 73
CiCi's Pizza 17 64 30
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 47 13 48
Dairy Queen 83 79 52
Del Taco 56 56 65
Denny's 74 42 15
Disney theme parks, hotels &
resorts 79 -- --
Domino's Pizza 61 74 34
Dunkin' Donuts 24 68 39
El Pollo Loco 32 46 12
Eurest Dining Services 41 -- --
Fazoli's 98 53 78
Friendly's Ice Cream 63 49 16
Gate Gourmet 77 -- --
Golden Corral 35 22 2
Hardee's 90 67 17
Hilton Hotels 78 4 45
HMSHost (proprietary) 54 -- --
Holiday Inns 76 83 54
HomeTown Buffet 86 19 67
Hooters 40 31 68
Hyatt Hotels 71 5 50
International House of Pancakes/
IHOP Restaurants 16 38 4
Jack in the Box 45 47 51
Joe's Crab Shack 19 16 44
KFC 55 59 34
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 5 14 59
Krystal 82 57 69
Little Caesars Pizza 50 81 3
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon 87 32 66
Long John Silver's 58 73 21
Longhorn Steakhouse 10 20 8
LSG Sky Chefs 100 -- --
Marriott hotels, resorts & suites 68 7 47
McDonald's 30 36 5
Morrison Management Specialists 36 -- --
O'Charley's 25 21 80
Old Country Buffet 97 27 70
Olive Garden 22 6 7
Outback Steakhouse 37 10 27
P. F. Chang's China Bistro 3 2 22
Panda Express 9 63 58
Panera Bread Co. 2 33 53
Papa John's Pizza 91 71 72
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery 85 35 62
Pizza Hut 84 70 55
Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar & Grill 60 30 64
Ponderosa Steakhouse 89 43 11
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits 66 60 77
Quiznos Sub 1 80 84
Radisson Hotels & Resorts 69 26 71
Ramada Inn 73 75 60
Red Lobster 88 8 79
Red Robin Burgers & Spirits
Emporium 13 18 19
Romano's Macaroni Grill 28 9 38
Round Table Pizza 67 69 20
Ruby Tuesday 15 29 14
Ryan's Family Steak House 80 24 42
7-Eleven 44 84 10
Sbarro, The Italian Eatery 96 78 75
Sheraton Hotels 26 3 1
Shoney's 99 37 46
Sodexho Campus Services 46 -- --
Sodexho Corporate Services 64 -- --
Sodexho School Services 7 -- --
Sonic Drive-In 38 58 56
Starbucks Coffee 4 72 26
Steak 'n Shake 33 39 13
Subway 31 82 76
T.G.I. Friday's 62 11 40
Taco Bell 56 62 6
Texas Roadhouse 14 12 60
Volume Services America 39 -- --
Waffle House 59 77 36
Wendy's 48 45 41
Wawa 42 66 23
Whataburger 43 50 32
White Castle 81 44 82
LATEST ANNUAL RANKINGS
% Growth
No. No. of
Chain of Units Units
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill &
Bar 28 28
Aramark Global Food and Support
Services 14 22
Arby's 15 51
Baskin-Robbins 18 17
Bennigan's Irish American Grill &
Tavern 74 48
Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery 76 91
Bob Evans Restaurants 51 23
Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n
Biscuits 72 20
Bon Appetit Management Co. 87 42
Boston Market 45 93
Burger King 4 94
CA One Services 25 69
California Pizza Kitchen 89 14
Canteen Services 1 28
Captain D's Seafood 49 68
Carl's Jr. 35 50
Carrabba's Italian Grills 91 7
Chartwells 39 49
Cheesecake Factory, The 97 4
Chick-fil-A 34 35
Chili's Grill & Bar 37 21
Chuck E. Cheese's 61 33
Church's Chicken 31 83
CiCi's Pizza 60 16
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 57 34
Dairy Queen 12 79
Del Taco 62 45
Denny's 27 90
Disney theme parks, hotels &
resorts 100 69
Domino's Pizza 11 55
Dunkin' Donuts 13 15
El Pollo Loco 73 43
Eurest Dining Services 26 53
Fazoli's 67 98
Friendly's Ice Cream 52 85
Gate Gourmet 98 32
Golden Corral 59 77
Hardee's 21 97
Hilton Hotels 80 82
HMSHost (proprietary) 99 89
Holiday Inns 23 66
HomeTown Buffet 90 63
Hooters 71 26
Hyatt Hotels 94 80
International House of Pancakes/
IHOP Restaurants 33 31
Jack in the Box 24 36
Joe's Crab Shack 92 11
KFC 8 60
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 68 3
Krystal 63 74
Little Caesars Pizza 16 72
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon 78 69
Long John Silver's 32 88
Longhorn Steakhouse 85 19
LSG Sky Chefs 95 58
Marriott hotels, resorts & suites 75 57
McDonald's 3 61
Morrison Management Specialists 44 52
O'Charley's 82 13
Old Country Buffet 79 81
Olive Garden 54 40
Outback Steakhouse 40 41
P. F. Chang's China Bistro 96 5
Panda Express 46 8
Panera Bread Co. 50 2
Papa John's Pizza 19 73
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery 58 86
Pizza Hut 5 84
Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar & Grill 86 75
Ponderosa Steakhouse 65 100
Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits 29 38
Quiznos Sub 20 1
Radisson Hotels & Resorts 77 65
Ramada Inn 36 64
Red Lobster 43 56
Red Robin Burgers & Spirits
Emporium 83 9
Romano's Macaroni Grill 81 27
Round Table Pizza 56 99
Ruby Tuesday 42 18
Ryan's Family Steak House 70 95
7-Eleven 9 77
Sbarro, The Italian Eatery 38 87
Sheraton Hotels 84 30
Shoney's 69 96
Sodexho Campus Services 41 47
Sodexho Corporate Services 22 67
Sodexho School Services 48 62
Sonic Drive-In 17 24
Starbucks Coffee 10 6
Steak 'n Shake 64 46
Subway 2 12
T.G.I. Friday's 55 59
Taco Bell 6 92
Texas Roadhouse 88 10
Volume Services America 93 54
Waffle House 30 44
Wendy's 7 37
Wawa 52 75
Whataburger 46 39
White Castle 66 24
Note: The 15 Top 100 chains not ranked on the basis of "Sales Per Unit"
or "Growth in Sales Per Unit"--14 contract foodservice firms and the
Disney theme parks, hotels and resorts--have operations too varied and
dissimilar to be assessed on the basis of average sales per unit or
Brought to you by CBS MoneyWatch.com
- 10 Best Places to Retire
- Companies with the Best 401(k) Plans
- Most Important Document for Your Heirs? It's Not Your Will
- Video: Should You Expect to Retire Rich?
- Over 50? Here's How to Get (and Keep) a Great Job
Most Recent Business Articles
- How do I determine my retainer fee?
- Why fly solo when an executive assistant can accelerate your CLNC® business?
- The CLNC® mentors held the key to my first case and to my CLNC® success
- Atlanta CLNC® 6-day certification seminar photo gallery—plus sign up today for spring 2009 to save $100.00
- Speak to a full-time practicing CLNC® consultant
Most Recent Business Publications
Most Popular Business Articles
- Using object-oriented analysis and design over traditional structured analysis and design
- Big Fish Games Migrates Upstream to Fisher Plaza; High Growth Online Gaming Firm Vaults Fisher Plaza Occupancy Rate Above 90%
- Top of the line: some of the world's most well-respected doctors practice in South Florida. A guide to choosing the best physician specialists - Top Doctors in South Florida
- Sand filter basics: high-rate sand filters can be confusing for those new to the business. Understanding valve modes is the key
- BEHR Paints Introduces a Colorful New Way to Paint and Prime All in One with BEHR Premium Plus Ultra™ Interior
Most Popular Business Publications
Content provided in partnership with http://findarticles.com/source//
Sponsored by Merrill Lynch