The 23 Fastest-Growing Full-Service Restaurant Chains

Due to COVID-19, last year offered little in terms of favorable market conditions, but that didn’t stop some of the casual-dining industry's brightest chains from expanding their store footprints. Here were the 23 fastest-growing brands in the full-service category in 2020.

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Unit change additional stores: 42

Unit change percentage: 11.40%

2020 unit count: 410

2019 unit count: 368

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Unit change additional stores: 19

Unit change percentage: 3.4%

2020 unit count: 572

2019 unit count: 553

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Unit change additional stores: 12

Unit change percentage: 36.4%

2020 unit count: 45

2019 unit count: 33

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Unit change additional store: 8

Unit change percentage: 1.5%

2020 unit count: 538

2019 unit count: 530

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Unit change additional store: 6

Unit change percentage: 11.1%

2020 unit count: 60

2019 unit count: 54

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Unit change additional stores: 6

Unit change percentage: 9.7%

2020 unit count: 68

2019 unit count: 62

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Unit change additional stores: 5

Unit change percentage: 12.2%

2020 unit count: 46

2019 unit count: 41

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Unit change additional stores: 4

Unit change percentage: 57.1%

2020 unit count: 11

2019 unit count: 7

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Unit change additional stores: 5

Unit change percentage: 3.6%

2020 unit count: 143

2019 unit count: 138

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Unit change additional stores: 4

Unit change percentage: 40%

2020 unit count: 14

2019 unit count: 10

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Unit change additional stores: 4

Unit change percentage: 23.5%

2020 unit count: 21

2019 unit count: 17

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Unit change additional stores: 4

Unit change percentage: 14.3%

2020 unit count: 32

2019 unit count: 28

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Unit change additional stores: 4

Unit change percentage: 13.8%

2020 unit count: 33

2019 unit count: 29

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Unit change additional stores: 4

Unit change percentage: 12.9%

2020 unit count: 35

2019 unit count: 31

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Unit change additional stores: 4

Unit change percentage: 10%

2020 unit count: 44

2019 unit count: 40

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Unit change additional stores: 4

Unit change percentage: 8.7%

2020 unit count: 50

2019 unit count: 46

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Unit change additional stores: 4

Unit change percentage: 7.7%

2020 unit count: 56

2019 unit count: 52

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Unit change additional stores: 3

Unit change percentage: 10.7%

2020 unit count: 31

2019 unit count: 28

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Unit change additional stores: 3

Unit change percentage: 9.4%

2020 unit count: 35

2019 unit count: 32

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Unit change additional stores: 3

Unit change percentage: 8.3%

2020 unit count: 39

2019 unit count: 36

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Unit change additional stores: 3

Unit change percentage: 7.3%

2020 unit count: 44

2019 unit count: 41

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Unit change additional stores: 3

Unit change percentage: 4.4%

2020 unit count: 71

2019 unit count: 68

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Unit change additional stores: 3

Unit change percentage: 4.2%

2020 unit count: 75

2019 unit count: 72

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