
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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