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Top 500: Family casual

The Top 250 family-casual chains, ranked.
Photograph courtesy of Sizzler

Top 500

Family-casual chains within the Top 500 saw sales decline 4.8% in 2018; unit count decreased 3.8%. Only one chain saw positive sales growth, while 11 saw sales declines.

2019 RankChain Name2018 US Sales ($000,000)2018 US Units
38Golden Corral$1,732489
141Sizzler$266130
170Souplantation & Sweet Tomatoes$211*90
171Luby's$21084
191Old Country Buffet/HomeTown Buffet$175*65
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

 

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