date:Mar 26, 2014
, the largest US chain, saw a small bump of 0.7 percent.
Another sub-segment in limited-service showing above-average growth was chicken chains, which grew 5.1 percent in 2013, led by Chick-fil-A (9.3 percent), surpassing KFC in the category.
On the whole, the limited-service segment had a 3.9 percent increase in annual sales, while full-service restaurants registered 2.4 percent growth, which dipped slightly from 2.9 percent in 2012. With an increase in sales of 6.2 percent, the full-service