24/7 Wall Street's 50 Most Successful Restaurant Chains in America (2021 Ranking)

"The pandemic has been particularly tough on the restaurant business, claiming thousands of casualties nationwide as even longstanding iconic institutions. Many segments of the food service industry are still suffering, but as we evolve out of the pandemic – we hope – or at least develop strategies for avoiding it. As the food service trade publication Nation's Restaurant News (NRN) notes, '2021 was a course correction for an unprecedented 2020,' pointing out that a handful of chains have even exceeded their pre-pandemic numbers. To determine the 50 most successful restaurant chains in America, 24/7 Tempo reviewed the 2022 Top 500 countdown published by NRN. The publication sources its data through a partnership with the food industry research and data company Datassential and their proprietary Firefly database." - 247wallst.com