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These growing chains could make the leap into NRN’s Top 200 ranking

Jul 23, 2019
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5 brands that broke into the 2019 Top 200 restaurants chains5 brands that broke into the 2019 Top 200 restaurants chains
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Inside Chick-fil-A’s rise to 3rd-largest restaurant brandInside Chick-fil-A’s rise to 3rd-largest restaurant brand
byChristi Ravneberg
Jun 25, 2019
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2019 Top 200: Growth in Estimated Sales Per Unit2019 Top 200: Growth in Estimated Sales Per Unit
Jun 17, 2019
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2019 Top 200: Market Share by Segment2019 Top 200: Market Share by Segment
Jun 17, 2019
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2019 Top 200: Growth in U.S. Franchise units2019 Top 200: Growth in U.S. Franchise units
Jun 17, 2019
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2019 Top 200: Estimated Sales per Unit
2019 Top 200: Estimated Sales per Unit
Jun 17, 2019
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2019 Top 200: Limited Service chains face 'endless shakeout'
2019 Top 200: Limited Service chains face 'endless shakeout'
Jun 17, 2019
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byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News
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2019 Top 200: Chicken leads segment sales growth
2019 Top 200: Chicken leads segment sales growth
Jun 17, 2019
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byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor
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2019 Top 200
2019 Top 200
Jun 17, 2019
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2019 Top 200: Data & Rankings
2019 Top 200: Data & Rankings
Jun 17, 2019
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2019 Top 200: Unit Performance
2019 Top 200: Unit Performance
Jun 17, 2019
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2019 Top 200: Appendix
2019 Top 200: Appendix
Jun 17, 2019
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2019 Top 200
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2019 Top 200 Countdown: No. 150-No. 101
2019 Top 200 Countdown: No. 150-No. 101
Jun 17, 2019
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2019 Top 200
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2019 Top 200 Countdown: No. 50-No. 1
2019 Top 200 Countdown: No. 50-No. 1
Jun 17, 2019
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50 Slides
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Same-store sales report: June 2019
Same-store sales report: June 2019
Jun 14, 2019
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7 Slides
byAlan Liddle, Senior Data & Events Editor
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Shake Shack notches best expansion performance in 2018
Shake Shack notches best expansion performance in 2018
May 21, 2019
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byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News
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4 lessons from fast-growing chains
4 lessons from fast-growing chains
May 21, 2019
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byJenna Telesca
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Top 10 fastest-growing restaurant chains
Top 10 fastest-growing restaurant chains
May 21, 2019
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byChristi Ravneberg, Managing Editor of Production
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Maintaining momentum: 5 fast-growing legacy brands
Maintaining momentum: 5 fast-growing legacy brands
May 21, 2019
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byChristi Ravneberg, Managing Editor of Production
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5 stand-out growth chains
5 stand-out growth chains
May 21, 2019
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Chick-fil-A boosts sales per unit, despite being closed on Sunday
Chick-fil-A boosts sales per unit, despite being closed on Sunday
May 21, 2019
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byRon Ruggless, Senior Editor
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MOD Pizza leads the pack in growth — again
MOD Pizza leads the pack in growth — again
May 21, 2019
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byBret Thorn, Senior Food Editor
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Lazy Dog and True Food Kitchen make Top 200 debut
Lazy Dog and True Food Kitchen make Top 200 debut
May 21, 2019
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byJoanna Fantozzi, Senior Editor
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Top 200 analysis: Burgers vs. baristas
Top 200 analysis: Burgers vs. baristas
Apr 23, 2019
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byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News
April 2019
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Same-store sales report: April 2019
Same-store sales report: April 2019
Apr 15, 2019
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byAlan Liddle, Senior Data & Events Editor
Same-store sales report: March 2019
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Same-store sales report: March 2019
Same-store sales report: March 2019
Mar 15, 2019
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byAlan Liddle, Senior Data & Events Editor
Same-store sales report: February 2019
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Same-store sales report: February 2019
Same-store sales report: February 2019
Feb 15, 2019
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byAlan Liddle, Senior Data & Events Editor
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A look at biggest growers and decliners of the NRN Top 200
A look at biggest growers and decliners of the NRN Top 200
Nov 16, 2018
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2018 Top 200: The top 10 beverage-snack chains
2018 Top 200: The top 10 beverage-snack chains
Aug 24, 2018
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2018 Top 200: The top 8 bakery-cafe chains
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2018 Top 200: The top 8 bakery-cafe chains
2018 Top 200: The top 8 bakery-cafe chains
Aug 23, 2018
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Deal-making alters company rankings
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2018 Top 200: Deal-making alters company rankings
2018 Top 200: Deal-making alters company rankings
Aug 22, 2018
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byRon Ruggless, Senior Editor
JAB, which says it “invests in leading brands and the people that run them,” snatched up Krispy Kreme for $1.35 billion in 2016
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2018 Top 200: JAB is on a caffeine-infused buying spree
2018 Top 200: JAB is on a caffeine-infused buying spree
Aug 22, 2018
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byNancy Luna, Senior editor, Nation's Restaurant News
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2018 Top 200: Company U.S. Foodservice Revenue
2018 Top 200: Company U.S. Foodservice Revenue
Aug 22, 2018
The Next Gen: Del Frisco's Grille
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The Next Gen: Del Frisco's Grille
The Next Gen: Del Frisco's Grille
Aug 20, 2018
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