This story is part of NRN’s Second 100 special report, a proprietary census ranking the foodservice industry’s largest restaurant chains and companies by sales and unit data, among other metrics.
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Fast-casual brands took the top two spots among all Second 100 chains ranked by growth in U.S. systemwide sales in 2012.
Dallas-based Dickey’s Barbecue Pit catapulted from No. 10 in the Second 100 ranking by sales growth to No. 1 in the Latest Year, holding newcomer Smashburger to the No. 2 slot. More on Dickey’s can be found in the story on LSR/Specialty concepts, while analysis of Smashburger’s results can be found here with the LSR/Burger, LSR/Mexican and LSR/Sandwich groups.
Smashburger posted 40-percent sales growth in its Latest Year.
Smashburger, a Denver-based better-burger concept, posted 40-percent sales growth in the Latest Year, from $115.7 million in 2011 to $162 million in 2012. The chain was No. 1 for both sales and unit growth among its LSR/Burger peers, increasing its number of restau...
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