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AMERICA’S HOTTEST CHAINS | THE QSR 50 THE NEXT FIFTEEN 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 planning on getting into retailing (did someone say McAmazon.com?), a move that has some analysts raising their eyebrows, but it has also diversified its chain portfolio. McDonald’s has owned Boston Market for some time, and that chain continued its decline in systemwide sales, but performance at the two other McDonald’s-owned brands was much more encouraging. Pizza chain Donato’s didn’t make the top 50—it finished at number 54—nor did it match the blistering 52 percent increase in systemwide sales it CHAIN Eat ’n Park Pizza Inn Baja Fresh Mexican Grill Donatos Miami Subs Peter Piper Pizza la Madeleine Papa Gino’s Rubio’s D’Angelo Sandwiches Taco Bueno Pollo Tropical Grandy’s Nathan’s Famous Taco Time enjoyed in 2000 over 1999, but it still reported a healthy 15 percent increase. Meanwhile, KFC—clocked in at numbers 3, 4, and 5 respectively. All three chains are about the same The big news from Tricon is that it’s now a “Pentacon”— better known as YUM! Brands Inc.— with its acquisition of Long John Silver’s and A&W. in the first year for which we have data, Mexican quick-casual concept Chipotle made its debut in the top 50. Back to the top of the list. Tricon’s original three concepts—Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and CHANGE IN SYSTEMWIDE SALES FROM 2000 5.9% -5.1% 60.7% 15.1% -5.5% 0.3% 3.1% -1.3% 18.5% 5.7% 2.0% 8.1% -4.9% -0.8% 1.7% 2001 SYSTEMWIDE SALES (MIL) $184.1 $173.0 $172.0 $158.9 $134.3 $131.9 $125.2 $119.7 $113.4 $112.0 $99.3 $97.3 $88.4 $85.7 $71.2 in systemwide sales at $5 billion annually, give or take, but only KFC posted an increase over 2000, with 6.8 percent growth. The big news from Tricon is that it’s now a “Pentacon”—better known as YUM! Brands Inc.—with its acquisition of seafood-segment leader Long John Silver’s and root beer king A&W. Long John Silver’s performed a bit below average with its increase in systemwide sales at 4.5 percent, but it increased one spot in the rankings, going from 20 to 19. A&W, on the other hand, grew its systemwide sales by almost 12 percent after a drop of more than 16 percent the previous year, and increased its position in the top 50 from 45 to 44. Elsewhere in the top 10, after McDonald’s, slots two through eight remained the same as last year, but Dairy Queen and Arby’s flopped positions, with Arby’s jump- 44 AUGUST 2002 QSR | www.qsrmagazine.com

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