Chick-fil-A hit a milestone in 2023, with systemwide sales reaching $21.6 billion, beating 2022’s total of $18.8 billion.

The fast-food chicken sandwich chain’s sales are nearly $10 billion higher than five years ago, when the brand had an estimated $12.6 billion in 2019. The systemwide sales for 2023 closes some distance between Chick-fil-A and the next brand on the Franchise Times Top 400.

In last year’s rankings, Chick-fil-A came in at No. 6, behind the next QSR on the list, No. 4 Burger King, which had $25.5 billion in systemwide sales. The latest systemwide sales tally for Chick-fil-A still trails behind the largest chicken concept, No. 3 KFC, which recorded $31.1 billion.

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