This ranking comes to us from research reported by Nation’s Restaurant News. Here are the Top 10 North American Restaurant Operators of the Year:
10. DineEquity, Inc.
Brands: IHOP, International House of Pancakes, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar
2013 sales, in million$: $7,612.00
9. Domino’s Pizza
Domino’s Pizza
$8,021.80
8. Darden Restaurants, Inc.
Red Lobster (formerly), The Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52
Sales: $8,867.50
7. The Wendy’s Co.
Wendy’s
$9,250.40
6. Dunkin’ Brands Group
Dunkin’ Donuts, Baskin-Robbins
$9,301.40
5. 3G Capital Partners, Ltd.
Burger King
$16,301.00
4. Starbucks Corp.
Starbucks Coffee, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Tazo Tea, Teavana
$18,365.00
3. Doctor’s Associates, Inc.
Subway
$18,511.00
2. Yum! Brands Inc.
KFC, Little Sheep, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Wing Street, East Dawning
$43,424.00
1. McDonald’s Corp.
McDonald’s
$89,124.70
2014 saw two really major shake-ups in the quick-service and casual dining restaurant world, both of which are sure to reverberate in the real estate sector either directly or indirectly. First we heard the news that #8 operator Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) agreed to the sale of Red Lobster restaurant chain to West Coast private equity group Golden Gate Capital for $2.1 billion, with Nicholas Schorsh‘s former retail REIT American Realty Capital Properties (NASDAQ: ARCP) picking up the real estate in a sale-leaseback arrangement that coincided with the deal.