America’s favorite restaurant chains for chicken, beverages, pizza, and more

How did consumers’ preferences break down by cuisine in 2024? We know from Technomic’s 2024 America’s Favorite Chains data that Americans love steak, snacks, and dessert. But of course, they still eat plenty of burgers, chicken, pizza, and other cuisines. So who are the winners of those various categories? And why? In some cases, the results are straight forward. America’s largest chicken chain is also its favorite. The “varied menu” category features the same three brands as it did last year.   Want to dig deeper into America’s Favorite Chains? Follow the below links. Why steaks, snacks, and sandwiches dominate America’s Favorite Chains America’s Favorite Chains: The 10 most beloved restaurants These were Gen Z’s favorite restaurant chains in 2024 These were millennials’ favorite restaurant chains in 2024 But some categories may surprise you. All of the top three burger chains are regional favorites, with national chains not making the cut. The number one beverage/snack chain was nowhere to be found last year, and now it’s everyone’s top choice. The above gallery explores consumers’ top three choices for different cuisines: burgers, chicken, beverage/snack, family style, Italian/pizza (full service), pizza (limited service), Mexican, sandwich, steak, and “varied menu.” Each restaurant company has an overall score presented as a percentage. Percentages represent a composite top-box rating, indicating the share of recent guests who gave the brand the highest possible overall score. Technomic’s America’s Favorite Chains is produced using data from Technomic Ignite Consumer. For more information and detailed data from Technomic, please visit technomic.com/ignite-consumer. Culver's-Burger.png Type Image Caption Credits Courtesy of Culver’s Gating level anonymous user DataTable subpages Media Image Gallery Slide description: Runners up: In-N-Out Burger, 54.1% Whataburger, 51.3%   Image Alt Text: Culver's-Burger.pngGallery Slide Headline: Burger: Culver’s, 56.5%Published:  Chick-fil-A-chicken.png Type Image Caption Credits Courtesy of Chick-fil-A Gating level anonymous user DataTable subpages Media Image Gallery Slide description: Runners up: Raising Cane’s, 54.2% Pollo Campero, 50.5%   Image Alt Text: Chick-fil-A-chicken.pngGallery Slide Headline: Chicken: Chick-fil-A, 56.3%Published:  Nothing-Bundt-Cakes_1.png Type Image Caption Credits Courtesy of Nothing Bundt Cakes Gating level anonymous user DataTable subpages Media Image Gallery Slide description: Runners up: Tropical Smoothie Cafe, 59.5% Smoothie King, 58.3%   Image Alt Text: Nothing-Bundt-Cakes.pngGallery Slide Headline: Beverage/snack: Nothing Bundt Cakes, 68.7%Published:  First-Watch-food.png Type Image Caption Credits Courtesy of First Watch Gating level anonymous user DataTable subpages Media Image Gallery Slide description: Runners up: Cracker Barrel, 55.6% Sizzler, 51.8%   Image Alt Text: First-Watch-food.pngGallery Slide Headline: Family style: First Watch, 55.9%Published:  Maggiano's-food.png Type Image Caption Credits Courtesy of Maggiano’s Little Italy Gating level anonymous user DataTable subpages Media Image Gallery Slide description: Runner up: Olive Garden, 51.9% No other qualifying brands based on sales/unit contraction in 2024       Image Alt Text: Maggiano's-food.pngGallery Slide Headline: Italian/pizza (FSR): Maggiano’s Little Italy, 55.0%Published:  Marco's-Pizza.png Type Image Caption Credits Courtesy of Marco’s Pizza Gating level anonymous user DataTable subpages Media Image Gallery Slide description: Runners up: Jet’s Pizza, 49.8% Donatos Pizza, 49.6%   Image Alt Text: Marco's-Pizza.pngGallery Slide Headline: Pizza (LSR): Marco’s Pizza, 53.4%Published:  On-the-Border-food.png Type Image Caption Credits Courtesy of On the Border Gating level anonymous user DataTable su