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Top 25 Quick lunch spots based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 306 quick lunch spots headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 107,147 professional contacts across them, including 1,859 with verified work emails. Miami is the largest hub.
This list covers quick lunch spots headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest quick lunch spots based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79,096 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Subway is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant brands, serving freshly made-to-order sandwiches, wraps, salads and bowls to millions of guests, across over 100…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 13,854 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Jack in the Box has always been the place for those who live outside the box.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 3,603 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1989, McAlister’s Deli® is a fast casual restaurant chain known for its genuine hospitality, sandwiches, spuds, soups, salads, desserts and McAlister’s Famous Sweet…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,147 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our Driving Force: Food is Our Story Newk's is an express casual dining experience in a refreshing and stylish atmosphere with an emphasis on freshness and flavor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 1,144 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1978, Au Bon Pain (“from good bread”) has grown into an internationally recognized leader in the fast-casual restaurant category.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 777 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Cafe Zupas, we believe that real, whole food should always come first.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 635 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Mendocino Farms, we turn creative sandwiches, salads and more into your favorite food experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 566 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “It’s time to feel good about fast food!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 550 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 2001 by college friends Tony Shure and Colin McCabe, Chopt Creative Salad Company is the creator and leader of the premium salad segment, and has expanded from its…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 362 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Salata Salad Kitchen where you create your tossed-to-order fresh and healthy salad or wrap.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 347 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Part of the WOWorks Family of Brands Founded in 1986, Saladworks is the nation’s leading fast-casual create-your-own salad destination, with over 160 locations across 25 states…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 281 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 1972, Port of Subs has been making subs the right way, sliced fresh, made to order, and crafted with care.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 225 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The first Macado's restaurant was opened in 1978 by Richard Macher in downtown Roanoke, Virginia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 185 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “FRESHLY PREPARED.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 184 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “From its humble beginning in 1967 with its first store in Ballwin, Missouri, privately-held Lion’s Choice has grown to a chain of over 25 corporate and franchised quick-serve…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 176 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Hale and Hearty, New York City's premiere gourmet fast casual restaurant, operates 23 locations in the NYC, Brooklyn and Long Island regions along with a location in Boston.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 161 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For busy people seeking nutritious, flavorful food, Original ChopShop serves protein bowls, juices, salads, and sandwiches made from scratch.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 160 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Welcome to Pickleman's-the new standard for Elevated Fast Casual.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 138 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Deli Delicious started in Fresno, CA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 136 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in Colorado in 2004, MAD Greens is where flavor fuels adventure.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 97 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Join a trusted, proven brand in the fast-casual segment and build a profitable business with the support of an experienced team.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 83 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “28 years after our first restaurant opened in South Lakeland in 1989, Crispers is still the ultimate destination for a meal that’s… Fresh – We pair the finest ingredients to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Quality Food.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 60 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Chop Stop Salad Co.™ Chop Stop® an employee owned company, is a low-cost and growing chopped salad concept with fifteen years of sales history and tremendous regional brand…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: quick lunch spots. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names quick lunch spots.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of quick lunch spots, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name quick lunch spots. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Quick lunch spots based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 21, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 306 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among quick lunch spots, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “quick lunch spots”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names quick lunch spots), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among quick lunch spots, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,859 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names quick lunch spots, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many quick lunch spots are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 306 quick lunch spots headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Subway, headquartered in Miami, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most quick lunch spots?
Miami leads with 7 headquartered companies, followed by Dallas (6) and New York (6).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,859 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 306 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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