Starbucks Shakes Up U.S. Chain Rankings

Trumps Burger King and Wendy’s

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According to Technomic, the burger may no longer be king in the chain restaurant world. The food industry research and consulting firm’s 2011 Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report places Starbucks as the No. 3 chain in the U.S., behind McDonald’s and Subway and maybe more significantly, just ahead of Burger King and Wendy’s.

It wasn’t long ago that Starbucks was closing locations nationwide, but Technomic reports the caffeine powerhouse owns more than a 57 percent share in the coffee and other beverage category, overall moving up two spots from No.

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