While the quick-service restaurant industry's largest chains dominated much of the landscape in 2021, recovery has now given way to innovation. From legacy brands to upstarts, this group of 50 chains fell outside of this year's QSR 50, but will look to break through in the coming years.
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All information in this story, except for where * is indicated, was submitted directly to QSR magazine. The list is ranked by total systemwide sales from the pool of submissions. All data is year-end fiscal 2021.
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