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What’s the hottest segment of the restaurant industry? Fast casual. [Infographic]
Since the economic downturn, the fast casual segment has led the restaurant industry in both sales and unit growth. And it continues to outperform on both fronts. This infographic shows just how hot …October 12, 2011
| As leading brands prepare to meet in Chicago for the sixth annual Fast Casual Executive Summit, we thought we'd prepare this infographic that shows how hot the fast casual restaurant segment is. Just a few short years ago, only a handful of … |
 | Sweetgreen Washington, D.C. / No. of units: 8 In July 2007, three college graduates decided to open a restaurant in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Georgetown. Just four short years later, Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman and Nathaniel Ru … |
 | I Dream of Falafel Chicago / No. of units: 2 In 2009, brothers Imran and Munaf Kasbati and their partners Shoib Aziz and Henry Nuguid sold their other restaurant interests to serve up fresh-made fast casual Mediterranean food with a new concept, I … |
 | FastCasual.com has released its sixth annual Top 100 Movers & Shakers, a ranking of the best fast casual concepts of 2010. This year's winner was Firehouse Subs, which was on target to post $233 million in revenue in FY 2010. The company also … |
| Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands Inc. announced the grand opening of its 13,000th restaurant outside the United States and China by its international division, Yum! Restaurants International (YRI). The opening reinforces the strength of the company's … | |
| Pizza Patrón has announced a same-store comparable sales increase of 8.8 percent for August 2009. The company attributes a recession-busting promotion, increased ad spending and highly targeted marketing efforts to its increase in sales … | |
| Papa Bello Enterprises announced today that the company has signed a letter of intent to acquire Pastore's of Rosedale Inc., a Baltimore-based restaurant, deli and bakery chain. The announcement comes shortly after the restaurant's announcement to … | |
 | *Guillermo Estrada is Pizza Patron's new president. Antonio Swad is a restaurant-industry veteran who earned his prowess from the school of hard knocks. The 50-something entrepreneur started his career as a dish washer at age 15 and worked his way … |
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2011 Top 100 Movers and Shakers
FastCasual.com's sixth annual review of the restaurant segment's Top 100 movers and shakers takes a look at the brands and innovations leading the industry.Type: GuideSponsored by: FastCasual.com
