Surging annual profit at Nestle has helped the water and chocolate giant take back the title of the's world's largest food company—a title it held for a decade before Anheuser-Busch InBev temporarily dethroned it last year. I also cover beauty and personal care. Best of the Best 165 Ocedon sold most of the Burger King locations it operated, and No.

As in any industry, when certain segments falter, others prosper.Some large chains and independent restaurant groups, such as Landry’s, Union Square Hospitality, and Darden thrived amid the uncertainty. The Denny’s and Del Taco operator sold all of its 94 Denny’s locations to WKS Restaurant Group (No. I head up the 30 Under 30 Food and Drink list, as well as Forbes' 25 Most Innovative Ag Tech Startups list. It owns a stable of eateries globally and domestically, in London, Singapore, Toronto and Montreal, and domestically in New York, Miami, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Palm Beach, Florida. What are the largest restaurant groups in Nashville? The top 25 companies in the sector generated $1.1 trillion in revenue last year, up from $749 billion, while profits for the sector dropped to $83 billion from $137 billion last year. White Castle is one such restaurant company to keep your eye on.By providing health insurance and charging a 2% kitchen appreciation fee — and by saying "thank you" every day — Ming Tsai shows his staff he cares.Trade is part of the Trade Restaurant Group (which also includes A restaurant training manual makes it easier for you to lead and for your staff to succeed.Karen is Toast's PR person. Sage, which is based in Denver, operates high-end restaurants, coffee shops, bars and in cities such as Denver, Cleveland and Philadelphia.Even some of their names, Hello Betty Fish House, Urban Farmer Steakhouse, and Mercat a la Planxa are idiosyncratic and offbeat.Brent Berkowitz, COO of Sage Restaurant Group, says, “Just like having a diversified portfolio is a smart investment strategy, the same is true for us and our wide breadth of restaurant offerings.” When there’s an economic downturn that reduces fine-dining, its mid-priced eateries see a lift, he adds. In fact, the next 190 restaurant operators grew even faster.The percentage of sales in the top 10 accounted for 27 percent of the overall sales in the group of $42 billion, down slightly from 28 percent last year. 5 from the No. All rights reserved. There was also plenty of growth beyond the top 10. The Dallas-based company run by Guillermo Perales already has 290 Burger Kings, so taking on a new concept, complex or not, starts to make sense.WKS Restaurant Group added $169 million in sales, much of that from its Denny’s acquisition, along with six Krispy Kremes and five El Pollo Loco restaurants. It’s headquartered in Washington, D.C, where some of its powerhouse restaurants include Oyamel, Zaytinya, and China Chilcano.Headquartered in New York City, the Dinex Group, previously called the Maison Boulud Group, is spearheaded by Michelin-rated chef Daniel Boulud. Nestle's profit last year topped $10.3 billion, an increase of 42%. No. But it was a down year for the California-based restaurant giant. The Salt Lake City-based operator behind the expansion of Kneaders and also a major Little Caesars franchisee now invests in fledgling restaurant and food-retail concepts with an aim to scale under the name Savory.Others on the list of sellouts or near sellouts were McEssy Investment Co., which sold many of its 23 McDonald’s locations.

She comes from a family of Italian-American restaurateurs. I gravitate towards the intersection of food and mass manufacturing. As long as its consumers see “quality and a ‘bang-for-the-buck” perception,” its restaurants maintain steady traffic, Berkowitz says.Moreover, Sage eateries appeal to a “large cross-section of guests, from millennials and hipsters to more seasoned diners and traditionalists,” he says.In 2020, Berkowitz says, the company expects to, “be on the lookout for new locations, including independent, non-hotel affiliated restaurants that will mark a departure from our regular operations.” A dining room and a level of service that suit the quality of what’s on the plate. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the brand expanding in the future.Run by the New York-based investment boutique firm Invest Hospitality, this group operates a variety of restaurants with different culinary themes, including French, Italian, and Mediterranean.