Ask most Americans to name their favorite fast-food burger, and they’ll likely have a strong opinion.

New locations are a major benchmark for chains to demonstrate their forward momentum and expand their customer base.

In addition to serving ahigh-quality product, these chains compete to be front of mind when hunger strikes.

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Not all growth looks the same.

The Kansas-based chain is on the fast track for significant expansion.

Freddy’s opened 62 new restaurants last year and announced plans to haveover 800 restaurantsin operation by 2026.

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From there, the sky is the limit.

That’s good for fourth place out of 50 top-growing retail brands.

This year alone, Smalls Sliders expects to open 40 locations, with hundreds more currently in development.

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“Probably never,” Snyder told the NBC morning program.

Some 40Odd Burgerrestaurants are now planned for the state of Florida.

Wayback Burgers

Business is booming at Wayback Burgers.

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Wayback is now riding that wave by expanding its footprint and opening new locations.

According toCoStar, new locations are in the works in Florida and Michigan.

Those are part of the brand’s current 91 signed development agreements.

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