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The largest seafood chains in the country

These were the biggest seafood chains in the U.S. based on their 2022 system sales, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.
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These were the seafood restaurant chains that caught the most U.S. sales in 2022, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. 

2023 RankChain Name2022 US Sales ($000,000)2022 US Units
40Red Lobster$2,364*662
89Bonefish Grill$571180
90Captain D's Seafood Kitchen$548530
136Long John Silver's$328*587
164Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen$241*40
177Ocean Prime$217*17
184Eddie V's Prime Seafood$21228
227Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.$160*22
238Legal Sea Foods$145*24
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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