The 10 largest restaurant chains in the U.S.

The 10 largest U.S. restaurant chains represented 44% of total sales generated last year by the Technomic Top 500 ranking. There was little movement in the ranking last year, however, with one exception: Chipotle, which moved up the list. Check out where it landed on the Top 10. Technomic is a sister chain of Restaurant Business. For the full report, visit Technomic. 

2023 U.S. sales: $9 billion, up 3.1%

2023 U.S. units: 6,854, up 2.5%

2023 U.S. sales: $9.9 billion, up 15.3%

2023 U.S. unit count: 3,371, up 7.7%

2023 U.S. sales: $10 billion, up 2.1%

2023 U.S. unit count: 20,170, down 2%

2023 U.S. sales: $11 billion, up 6.6%

2023 U.S. unit count: 6,778, down 3.7%

2023 U.S. sales: $11.9 billion, up 5.7%

2023 U.S. unit count: 9,580, up 2.2%

2023 U.S. sales: $12.3 billion, up 5.1%

2023 U.S. unit count: 6,030, up 0.6%

2023 U.S. sales: $15 billion, up 8.2%

2023 U.S. unit count: 7,405, up 2.9%

2023 U.S. sales: $21.6 billion, up 14.7%

2023 U.S. unit count: 2,964, up 5.6%

2023 U.S. sales: $31.6 billion, up 12.5%

2023 U.S. unit count: 16,466, up 3.7%

2023 U.S. sales: $53.1 billion, up 9%

2023 U.S. unit count: 13,457, up 0.1%