With bread baked every day in each of its stores and fresh ingredients purchased from local providers, Jimmy John’s has developed into one of the favorite sandwich chains of consumers in the United States. The company’s dedication to making gourmet sandwiches sets it apart from many of its competitors. Subway is the leading sandwich chain in the United States, generating more than eight billion U.S. dollars from restaurant sales in 2020.
However, the company operates in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) sector because of factors relating to produce and store design – Subway had more stores than any other QSR chain in the U.S. in 2020.
The two primary types of limited-service restaurants are quick service and fast casual. The more familiar of the two will be quick-service establishments, also known as fast-food restaurants – McDonald’s is the leading QSR brand worldwide, with a company value of nearly 155 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. In recent years, there has been a growing trend toward fast-casual restaurants.
The two are very similar: both require food to be ordered at a counter and paid for in advance, but the meals available in fast-casual restaurants are higher in quality, and food may be brought to your table by the waitstaff.
Here are America’s leading fast-casual restaurant chains in the United States in 2020, by number of locations, or units (the latest data available).
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10. Qdoba Mexican Eats
Number of units: 741
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9. Zaxby’s
Number of units: 909
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8. Firehouse Subs
Number of units: 1,153
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7. Wingstop
Number of units: 1,359
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6. Five Guys Burgers and Fries
Number of units: 1,382
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5. Jersey Mike’s Subs
Number of units: 1,854
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4. Panera Bread
Number of units: 2,106
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3. Panda Express
Number of units: 2,263
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2. Jimmy John`s Gourmet Sandwiches
Number of units: 2,705
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1. Chipotle Mexican Grill
Number of units: 2,724
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Methodology
Statista used data from restaurantbusinessonline.com’s March 2022 Restaurant Business Report. You can find more information here.
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