Who are the top five gainers out of the Top 100 foodservice companies?

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5. Chick-fil-A

Latest-Year net gain: $432.6 million

Among the Top 5 companies ranked by Latest-Year net dollar change in revenue, two companies that field a single brand and made no large domestic acquisitions in their recently completed fiscal years — Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chick-Fil-A — claimed spots.

4. JAB Holding Co.

Latest-Year net gain: $589.9 million

3. Chipotle Mexican Grill

Latest-Year net gain: $712.1 million

Compass Group

Latest-Year net gain: $1.1 billion

While that suggests that, for that metric at least, organic growth of a lone brand can compete with multi-concept incremental growth and growth through buying strategies, two of the other three companies — Compass Group and JAB Holding Co. — combined operate about two dozen U.S. concepts.

1. Starbucks Corp.

Latest-Year net gain: $1.3 billion

While Starbucks Corp. mostly generates revenue under its Starbucks Coffee flag, but domestically also claims some dollars from its discernably upscale Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room variation, as well as its Princi bakery collaboration.

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