Technomic Releases Advance Numbers On Chain Top 500

Chick-fil-A jumped Burger King and Wendy’s to become the fifth largest chain in the U.S., as Technomic Inc. released preliminary results of its annual ranking of the Top 500 Restaurant Chains for 2018. The Top 500 generated a total of $318 billion in sales last year, growing 3.3%. Unit counts rose 0.7%, slower than past years. The four largest chains…