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Top 25 Restaurant and food service companies based in the United States

Name: Restaurant and food service companies based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 4,010 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 4,010 restaurant and food service companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 332,946 professional contacts across them, including 37,178 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers restaurant and food service companies 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

4,010Companies

332,946Contacts tracked

37,178Verified emails

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The 25 largest restaurant and food service companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 4,010 restaurant and food service companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to restaurant and food service companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Aramark	Indirect evidence	Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	41,295 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves the world’s leading educational institutions, Fortune 500 companies, world champion sports teams, prominent healthcare providers, iconic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	SYSCO	Partial evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	26,405 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Chili's	Indirect evidence	Dallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	19,478 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chili's opened as a fun Dallas burger joint with a loyalty to happy hour and blue jeans.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Waffle House, INC	Strong evidence	Norcross, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	18,141 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Waffle House restaurants have been serving Good Food Fast® since 1955.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Denny's	Indirect evidence	Spartanburg, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	17,175 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're America's Diner and we love to feed people - body, mind and soul.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	KFC US	Indirect evidence	Plano, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	13,864 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “KFC Corporation, based in Plano, Texas, is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich, 60-year history of success and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Restaurant Associates	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	10,367 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Restaurant Associates is a chef-driven hospitality company known for elevating culinary and brand experiences for our clients and guests across the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Levy Restaurants	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	9,477 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Discover the Levy Difference Passion is a great gift, and we have a lot of gifted people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Gordon Food Service	Partial evidence	Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	9,445 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We’ve grown to become the largest family-operated broadline food service distributor in North America by upholding the same business approach since 1897-being passionately…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Darden	Partial evidence	Orlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	9,308 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Darden’s family of restaurants features some of the most recognizable and successful brands in full-service dining, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth's Chris…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Golden Corral Corporation	Indirect evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	4,374 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The right place.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	BON Appétit Management Company	Strong evidence	Redwood City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	2,859 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Bon Appétit Management Company is an on-site restaurant company offering full food-service management to corporations, universities, and specialty venues.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	AVI Foodsystems	Indirect evidence	Warren, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,619 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AVI Foodsystems, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Miller's ALE House Restaurants	Partial evidence	Orlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,094 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The first Miller’s Ale House opened in 1988 in Jupiter, FL, based on a ‘come as you are’ environment that quickly became known for its freshly-made food, unmatched value…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Ventura Foods	Partial evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,044 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ventura Foods is a leading foodservice company that excels in providing food solutions that exceed customers’ expectations for great-tasting flavors and high-quality ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Canteen North America	Indirect evidence	Charlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,042 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Canteen brings breaktime to everyone.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Pappas Restaurants, INC	Strong evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	1,863 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Pappas Restaurants is one of the largest family-owned and operated restaurant groups in the country, serving thoughtful, high-quality food across beloved concepts such as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	Webstaurantstore	Indirect evidence	Lititz, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,850 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since WebstaurantStore's start in 2004, we have worked hard to build an innovative, easy-to-use website that meets the purchasing needs of foodservice professionals throughout the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Golden State Foods	Partial evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	1,574 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Golden State Foods, we’re proud to be one of the largest diversified suppliers in the foodservice industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	BEN E. Keith Foods	Indirect evidence	Fort Worth, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,474 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ben E.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Nation's Restaurant News	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	1,375 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nation's Restaurant News is the #1 source of business intelligence for the foodservice industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Flynn Group	Indirect evidence	Independence, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	1,332 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded by Greg Flynn in Flynn Group has grown from a small Applebee's operator and developer in Washington State into the world's largest franchise operator and one of the 20…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	The Sygma Network	Partial evidence	Dublin, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,273 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The SYGMA Network is dedicated to helping our customers succeed by exclusively offering our products and services to chain restaurants across the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Luby's Restaurant Company	Partial evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,255 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Luby's Restaurant Corporation” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Unidine	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	1,250 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2001, Unidine exclusively provides food and dining management services across the country for senior living facilities, community hospitals, behavioral health clients…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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: restaurant and food service companies. 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 restaurant and food service companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of restaurant and food service companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name restaurant and food service companies. 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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Restaurant and food service companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

11.2%Verified-email coverage

83.0Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

3.6%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,418

11-50

1,498

51-200

486

201-500

253

501-1,000

119

1,001-5,000

125

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 4,010 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 restaurant and food service companies, 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 “restaurant and food service companies”. 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 restaurant and food service companies), 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 restaurant and food service companies, 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, 37,178 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.

Restaurant and food service companies by metro

Restaurant and food service companies in New York145
Restaurant and food service companies in Chicago81
Restaurant and food service companies in Houston62
Restaurant and food service companies in Atlanta51
Restaurant and food service companies in Los Angeles48
Restaurant and food service companies in San Francisco34
Restaurant and food service companies in Miami32
Restaurant and food service companies in Dallas29
Restaurant and food service companies in Philadelphia29
Restaurant and food service companies in Charlotte27
Restaurant and food service companies in Las Vegas27
Restaurant and food service companies in Austin26

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 restaurant and food service companies, 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 restaurant and food service companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 4,010 restaurant and food service companies 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?

Aramark, headquartered in Philadelphia, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most restaurant and food service companies?

New York leads with 145 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (81) and Houston (62).

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 37,178 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 4,010 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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About this data

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.