Mix It Up
Multiconcept operators extend their presence in catering, retail, museums and more as new tactics push growth.
By Allison Perlik, Senior Editor -- Restaurants & Institutions, November 1, 2005
| R&I Top 75 Multiconcept Operators | |||||
| ’05 | ’04 | Company, Headquarters |
2004 sales (millions) |
No. of concepts | No. of restaurants |
|
1 |
1 | Restaurant Associates/Patina Group, New York City | $485.0**A |
40 | 44 |
| 2 | 2 | Levy Restaurants, Chicago | $470.0A | 22 | 21 |
| 3 | 3 | Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Chicago | $250.0** | 29 | 49 |
| 4 | 4 | Restaurants Unlimited, Seattle | $156.0** | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | 5 | Back Bay Restaurant Group, Boston | $133.2 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | 13 | The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, New York City | $123.1A | 6 | 16 |
| 7 | 7 | Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, San Francisco | $123.0** | 37 | 38 |
| 8 | 9 | B.R. Guest Inc., New York City | $120.0 | 10 | 18 |
| 9 | 14 | China Grill Management, New York City | $120.0** | 14 | 24 |
| 10 | 6 | Ark Restaurant Corp., New York City | $115.7A | 21 | 29 |
| 11 | 20 | Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, Columbus, Ohio | $112.9 | 9 | 26 |
| 12 | 8 | Specialty Restaurants Corp., Anaheim, Calif. | $108.0 | 22 | 32 |
| 13 | 12 | Emeril’s Homebase, New Orleans | $102.0** | 6 | 9 |
| 14 | 11 | Landry’s Restaurants Inc., Houston | $101.0** | 23 | 31 |
| 15 | 16 | RAM International, Lakewood, Wash. | $92.0** | 5 | 26 |
| 16 | 10 | Restaurants America, Glenview, Ill. | $90.0 | 8 | 37 |
| 17 | 22 | Pacific Coast Restaurants, Portland, Ore. | $88.5 | 6 | 24 |
| 18 | 15 | TS Restaurants, Lahaina, Hawaii | $83.0** | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | 17 | Myriad Restaurant Group, New York City | $80.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 20 | 18 | Clyde’s Restaurant Group, Washington, D.C. | $74.0 | 6 | 11 |
| 21 | 21 | McMenamins Pubs & Breweries, Portland, Ore. | $70.0** | 34 | 48 |
| 22 | 59 | Starr Restaurant Organization, Philadelphia | $65.0** | 12 | 12 |
| 23 | 24 | The Olive Group, Charlestown, Mass. | $63.0** | 9 | 17 |
| 24 | 28 | Great American Restaurants, Falls Church, Va. | $62.5 | 8 | 10 |
| 25 | 38 | The Fireman Hospitality Group, New York City | $61.4 | 6 | 6 |
| 26 | 41 | King’s Seafood Co. Costa Mesa, Calif. | $60.0 | 6 | 13 |
| 27 | 23 | Tavistock Restaurants LLC, Emeryville, Calif. | $60.0 | 7 | 18 |
| 28 | 19 | Haddad Restaurant Group, Kansas City, Mo. | $60.0** | 11 | 24 |
| 29 | 27 | Jean-Georges Enterprises, New York City | $60.0** | 15 | 17 |
| 30 | 43 | Gibsons Restaurant Group, Chicago | $56.4A | 3 | 5 |
| 31 | 36 | Union Square Hospitality Group, New York City | $55.0** | 10 | 10 |
| 32 | 30 | Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, Atlanta | $54.0 | 12 | 12 |
| 33 | 25 | Ala Carte Entertainment Inc., Chicago | $54.0** | 21 | 28 |
| 34 | 26 | Consolidated Restaurant Operations, Dallas | $52.7 | 5 | 21 |
| 35 | 33 | Anthony’s Restaurants, Bellevue, Wash. | $52.0** | 9 | 18 |
| 36 | 32 | CentraArchy Restaurant Management Co., Charleston, S.C. | $52.0** | 10 | 17 |
| 37 | 29 | M Crowd/Restaurant Life, Dallas | $52.0** | 6 | 23 |
| 38 | 39 | D’Amico & Partners, Minneapolis | $50.0 | 5 | 19 |
| 39 | 31 | Select Restaurants Inc., Cleveland | $50.0 | 6 | 14 |
| 40 | 34 | Phil Stefani Signature Restaurants, Chicago | $49.0 | 14 | 24 |
| 41 | 50 | Charlie Palmer Group, New York City | $48.5 | 7 | 12 |
| 42 | 42 | Phillips Seafood Restaurants, Baltimore | $46.0 | 9 | 10 |
| 43 | -- | Pappas Restaurants Inc., Houston | $46.0** | 4 | 17 |
| 44 | 46 | The Glazier Group, New York City | $45.0 | 6 | 9 |
| 45 | 40 | Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining, Beverly Hills, Calif. | $45.0** | 8 | 12 |
| 46 | -- | E Brands Restaurants, Orlando | $43.9 | 4 | 13 |
| 47 | 45 | Cornerstone Management, Chicago | $43.0** | 6 | 7 |
| 48 | 35 | Max’s World, South San Francisco, Calif. | $42.4** | 8 | 12 |
| 49 | 47 | Lark Creek Restaurant Group, San Francisco | $41.1 | 7 | 9 |
| 50 | -- | Innovative Dining Group, Los Angeles | $40.0 | 3 | 8 |
| 51 | 48 | Schelde Enterprises Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. | $37.0** | 14 | 17 |
| 52 | -- | CB5 Restaurant Group, Greenwich, Conn. | $36.5 | 11 | 11 |
| 53 | 60 | Copper Cellar Corp., Knoxville, Tenn. | $35.0** | 7 | 15 |
| 54 | -- | N9NE Group, Las Vegas | $35.0** | 4 | 7 |
| 55 | 37 | Valls Management Group, Miami | $35.0** | 5 | 17 |
| 56 | 63 | Matt Prentice Restaurant Group, Bingham Farms, Mich. | $34.0 | 10 | 11 |
| 57 | 56 | Capital Restaurant Concepts Ltd., Washington, D.C. | $33.0 | 7 | 11 |
| 58 | 51 | Flatiron Restaurant Group, New York City | $33.0** | 8 | 10 |
| 59 | 54 | Commander’s Palace Family of Restaurants, New Orleans | $32.5** | 4 | 5 |
| 60 | 52 | Pat Kuleto Restaurants, San Francisco | $32.5** | 4 | 4 |
| 61 | -- | Francesca’s Restaurants, Chicago | $32.0 | 3 | 16 |
| 62 | 49 | Rosebud Restaurants Inc., Chicago | $32.0 | 2 | 7 |
| 63 | 53 | Real Restaurants Sausalito, Calif. | $31.0** | 9 | 9 |
| 64 | 57 | Anthony’s Seafood Group, San Diego | $30.0** | 4 | 6 |
| 65 | 58 | Gastronomy Inc., Salt Lake City | $29.3 | 5 | 6 |
| 66 | 66 | HC Restaurant Group, Chicago | $28.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 67 | 67 | Mackay Restaurants Group, Seattle | $28.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 68 | -- | Michael Mina Group, San Francisco | $28.0** | 4 | 5 |
| 69 | 61 | Parasole Restaurant Holdings Inc., Minneapolis | $28.0** | 5 | 6 |
| 70 | 65 | Consolidated Restaurants Inc., Mercer Island, Wash. | $27.0** | 6 | 8 |
| 71 | 71 | PB&J Restaurants Kansas City, Mo. | $25.5** | 4 | 8 |
| 72 | 62 | Southern Restaurant Group, Destin, Fla. | $25.0 | 7 | 9 |
| 73 | 73 | Cohn Restaurant Group, San Diego | $25.0** | 11 | 11 |
| 74 | 74 | Culinary Adventures, Newport Beach, Calif. | $24.0** | 7 | 7 |
| 75 | 69 | Schwartz Brothers Restaurants, Bellevue, Wash. | $23.1** | 3 | 5 |
Return to main story How MCOs Are Ranked For purposes of this ranking, Restaurants & Institutions defines a multiconcept operator as a company with more than one distinct restaurant concept but excludes major chain operations (more than 20 units). Companies that have substantial contract-management or catering operations, such as Restaurant Associates, were considered only if they also operate stand-alone restaurant concepts. Sales figures are for the year ended Dec. 31, 2004; concept and restaurant counts are as of Oct. 1, 2005. Sales figures are provided by companies or are estimates (**) made by R&I. Where ties occurred in sales rankings, precedence was given to companies providing actual sales numbers; after that, companies with like sales are ranked alphabetically. Companies that believe they should be considered for next year’s MCO ranking should send information to R&I MCO Survey, 2000 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook, Ill. 60523-8809. |
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