The fast casual, celebrating its 20th anniversary in August, has gone from zero to 450 restaurants in two decades.

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The brand is the 12th-largest burger chain in America in terms of footprint and the 14th-biggest in sales, according to the QSR 50.

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Freddy's wants to open 800 locations by 2026. The fast casual is about 350 stores away from its goal.

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In 2021, Freddy’s increased its system by 32 locations. The only burger concepts to open more were Culver’s, Wendy’s, and Shake Shack.

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The fast casual, celebrating its 20th anniversary in August, has gone from zero to 450 restaurants in two decades.

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The 450-unit concept will be close to a unit development record this year. In 2023, it's expected to be broken by a wide margin.

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The chain is in the process of building two, slimmer double-drive thru prototypes—one 2,800 square feet and the other 2,500 square feet.

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Freddy’s reported a 17.8 percent increase in systemwide sales in 2021, and franchisees experienced a 13.7 percent lift in AUV.

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