The fast food industry is booming as consumers increasingly choose convenience over cooking their own food.
Nation’s Restaurant News just released its annual list of top 100 restaurant chains with highest systemwide sales in the United States.
Check out the top 20 chains with highest systemwide sales in the US for 2015.
20. Dairy Queen
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Locations: More than 6,400 locations throughout the United States, Canada and 20 other countries.
Total Sales in the US: $3.2 billion
19. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
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Locations: Buffalo Wild Wings has more than 1,090 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Philippines, according to Market Watch.
Total Sales in the US: $3.2 billion
18. Little Caesars Pizza
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Locations: Little Caesars Pizza has more than 3,600 locations in the United States, according to Nation’s Restaurant News.
Total Sales in the US: $3.4 billion
17. Chili’s Grill & Bar
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Locations: Chili’s has 1,269 U.S. locations, according to Nation’s Restaurant News.
Total Sales in the US: $3.6 billion
16. Olive Garden
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Locations: Olive Garden has more than 800 restaurants worldwide.
Total Sales in the US: $3.8 billion
15. Sonic America’s Drive-In
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Locations: Sonic has more than 3,500 restaurants in 44 states.
Total Sales in the US: $4 billion
14. Chipotle Mexican Grill
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Locations: Chipotle has more than 1,800 restaurants, including 17 Chipotle restaurants outside the US, according to a press release from June 2015.
Total Sales in the US: $4.1 billion
13. Domino’s
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Locations: Domino’s has 5,084 stores in the U.S., according to Real Money.
Total Sales in the US: $4.1 billion
12. KFC
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Locations: KFC has more than 18,000 locations in 115 countries worldwide.
Total Sales in the US: $4.2 billion
11. Panera Bread
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Locations: Panera has around 1,541 locations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, according to Markets Daily.
Total Sales in the US: $4.3 billion
10. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar
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Locations: Applebee’s has around 2,011 restaurants in the United States, one United States territory and 15 foreign countries, according to Investor Newswire.
Total Sales in the US: $4.6 billion
9. Pizza Hut
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Locations: Pizza Hut has more than 6,300 locations in the United States, according to The Christian Science Monitor.
Total Sales in the US: $5.5 billion
8. Chick-fil-A
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Locations: Chick-fil-A has approximately 2,000 locations in the United States, according to The Huffington Post.
Total Sales in the US: $5.7 billion
7. Dunkin’ Donuts
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Locations: Dunkin’ has more than 8,000 restaurants in 41 states and the District of Columbia.
Total Sales in the US: $7.2 billion
6. Taco Bell
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Locations: Taco Bell has around 6,000 locations in the U.S., according to Bloomberg.
Total Sales in the US: $8.2 billion
5. Wendy’s
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Locations: Wendy’s had a total of 6,515 restaurants worldwide at the end of 2014, according to CNN Money.
Total Sales in the US: $8.6 billion
4. Burger King
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Locations: Burger King has more than 7,155 worldwide locations, according to Nation’s Restaurant News.
Total Sales in the US: $8.6 billion
3. Subway
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Locations: Subway has 27,049 stores in the United States.
Total Sales in the US: $12.3 billion
2. Starbucks Coffee
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Locations: Starbucks has 12,233 locations in the United States.
Total Sales in the US: $13 billion
1. McDonald’s
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Locations: McDonald’s has about 14,300 United States locations, according to The New York Times.
Total Sales in the US: $35.4 billion
