Olive Garden Tops List of Top Chain Restaurants in US, Reinforcing Growing Popularity of Midscale and Family-Style Dining Chains

The restaurant industry has been thriving in recent years, with a variety of casual-dining and family-style chain restaurants performing well. Despite the dominance of fast-food and fast-casual chains, these types of restaurants are still popular among customers looking for value.

According to a recent report by Technomic, Olive Garden has been ranked among the top chain restaurants in the United States. This ranking is based on decades of historical data and includes each chain’s annual sales and unit counts for 2023, as reported by Nation’s Restaurant News. The report also highlights other top chains categorized as casual dining, midscale, or family-style. Fast-casual or quick-service restaurants like Chipotle and McDonald’s were not included in this ranking.

Technomic identified the top 500 biggest chain restaurants in the US based on their sales and unit counts for 2023. It is interesting to see which chains are performing well in this competitive industry, especially given that fast-food chains dominate much of the market share. However, with more consumers looking for value and quality food options, these midscale and family-style chains are becoming increasingly popular.