Contents:

Executive Summary and Methodology Introduction Industry Overview The Top 500 Chain Restaurants Top 100 Companies Implications and Outlook About Technomic Breath of Coverage Methodology Company Contact Executive Report Industry Overview Total Restaurant Industry Sales Growth by Menu Category Exhibit 1: Technomic Top 500 Share of Industry Sales by Menu Category Exhibit 2: Technomic Top 500 Share of Industry Units by Menu Category Unit Growth by Menu Category Exhibit 3: Top 100 Chain Restaurants Sales Performance of the Top 10 Chains Exhibit 4: 10 Largest Chain Restaurants Top 500 Performance Top 500 Sales and Unit Trends Exhibit 5: Top 500 3-Year U.S. Systemwide Trends Top 250 vs. Second 250 Performance Exhibit 6: Top 250 vs. Second 250 Top 500 Growth Comparison Exhibit 7: Top 500 Chain Comparison Growth vs. Decline Fastest-Growing Chains—Limited Service Exhibit 8: Fastest Growing LSR Chains >$200 Million Ranked by % Change in Sales and Units Exhibit 9: Fastest Growing LSR Chains $200 Million Ranked by % Change in Sales and Units Exhibit 11: Fastest Growing FSR Chains <$200 Million Ranked by % Changes in Sales and Units Chains on the Fast Track New Entrants to the Top 500 Dropouts from the Top 500 Full Service vs. Limited Service Comparison Exhibit 12: Top 500 Full Service vs. Limited Service Breakdown Exhibit 13: Top 500 Full Service vs. Limited Service Performance Comparison Limited-Service Sub-Segment Performance Exhibit 14: Top 500 Limited-Service Composition by Sub-Segment Exhibit 15: Top 500 Limited-Service—Quick-Service vs. Fast-Casual Performance Comparison Limited-Service Sub-Segment Breakdown Exhibit 16: Top 500 Limited-Service Segmentation, Composition and AUV Full-Service Sub-Segment Performance Exhibit 17: Top 500 Full-Service Composition by Sub-Segment Exhibit 18: Top 500 Full-Service—Casual Dining vs. Midscale Performance Comparison Full-Service Sub-Segment Breakdown Exhibit 19: Top 500 Full-Service Segmentation, Composition and AUV Top 500 Menu Category Performance Limited-Service Cluster Growth Exhibit 20: Limited-Service Top 500 Menu Category Sales and Unit Growth Full-Service Cluster Growth Exhibit 21: Full-Service Top 500 Menu Category Sales and Unit Growth Limited-Service Menu Category Analysis Exhibit 22: LSR Hamburger Share of Sales Exhibit 23: LSR Pizza Share of Sales Exhibit 24: LSR Other Sandwich Share of Sales Exhibit 25: LSR Chicken Share of Sales Exhibit 26: LSR Beverage Share of Sales Exhibit 27: LSR Mexican Share of Sales Exhibit 28: LSR Donut Share of Sales Exhibit 29: LSR Frozen Desserts Share of Sales Exhibit 30: LSR Bakery Café Share of Sales Exhibit 31: LSR Family Steak Share of Sales Exhibit 32: LSR Cafeteria/Buffet Share of Sales Full-Service Menu Category Analysis Exhibit 33: FSR Varied Menu Share of Sales Exhibit 34: FSR Family Style Share of Sales Exhibit 35: FSR Italian Share of Sales Exhibit 36: FSR Asian Share of Sales Exhibit 37: FSR Steak Share of Sales Exhibit 38: FSR Seafood Share of Sales Exhibit 39: FSR Mexican Share of Sales Leading Upscale-Casual Chains Exhibit 40: Leading Upscale-Casual Chains Ranked by 2008 U.S. Sales Takeout International Expansion Top 500 Chains with International Operations Exhibit 41: Chains with International Operations International Growth versus Domestic Growth Exhibit 42: International Sales and Unit Growth vs. Domestic Counterpart Key Players in the Global Marketplace Exhibit 43: 2008 Top 10 International Chains Ranked by Sales International Chains in the Top 500 Exhibit 44: 2008 Top 500 Internationally-Based Chains International Developments Franchise Developments Franchise Models of the Top 100 Chains The Role of Franchisees in LSR and FSR Exhibit 45: Technomic Top 100 Share of Franchised Sales and Units by Segment in 2008 Franchise Representation of Top Restaurant Chains Exhibit 46: Top 5 Chains Ranked by Franchised and Company-Owned Units Mergers and Acquisitions Top 100 Company Performance Exhibit 47: Technomic Top 100 Restaurant Companies Sales Growth Exhibit 48: Technomic Top 100 Restaurant Companies Unit Growth Exhibit 49: Total Industry vs. Technomic Top 100 Restaurant Companies Growth Exhibit 50: Technomic Top 100 Restaurant Companies Share of Industry in 2008 Exhibit 51: 10-Year Comparison of Restaurant Company Concentration Longer-Term Trends within the Top 100 Companies Exhibit 52: Technomic Top 100 Restaurant Company U.S. Sales Trends Exhibit 53: Technomic Top 100 Company U.S. Unit Trends Forecasted Growth Exhibit 54: Total Restaurant Industry 5-Year Forecast by Menu Category Implications and Outlook Key Trends of 2008 Outlook for the Future Limited Service Full Service Restaurants in a Changing World Appendices Appendix A: Alpha Listing of Technomic Top 500 Chains Appendix B: Technomic Top 500 Chains—Ranking by U.S. Systemwide Sales Appendix C-1: Technomic Top 500 Chains—U.S. Unit Data—by Alpha Listing Appendix C-2: Technomic Top 500 Chains—U.S. Unit Data—by Total Units Appendix D: Technomic Top 500 Chains—Limited-Service Chain Share by Menu Category Appendix E: Technomic Top 500 Chains—Full-Service Chain Share by Menu Category Appendix F-1: Technomic Top 500 Chains—2008 International Sales and Units—by Alpha Listing Appendix F-2: Technomic Top 500 Chains—2008 International Sales and Units—by Sales Appendix G: Technomic Top 500 Chains—Takeout Sales for Selected Chains Reported Appendix H: Technomic Top 500 Chains—Ranked by U.S. Systemwide Sales Appendix I: Technomic Top 100 Companies—Sales Concentration Historical Trends Appendix J: Technomic Top 100 Companies—Unit Concentration Historical Trends Appendix K: Technomic Top 500 Chains—Alpha Index Chain, Parent Company, Segment Appendix L: Technomic Top 500 Companies—Public Company Index Parent and Chain Listing