Fastcasual.com recently released its ranking of the top 100 “fast casual” restaurants. According to Fastcasual.com, the leading five companies are (1) Smashburger, (2) Zoes Kitchen, (3) Firehouse Subs, (4) Zoup, and (5) Freebirds World Burrito. “When Smashburger opened its first unit in 2007, the better burger category was just beginning to emerge. Five years later, Smashburger is an industry leader and has moved both the better burger and fast casual segments forward in major ways.”

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