Dumpling Chain Earns Most Revenue per Restaurant of Any Chain in US

Customers are willing to wait in line to get their share of Din Tai Fung’s famous soup dumplings, according to a new report.
Dumpling Chain Earns Most Revenue per Restaurant of Any Chain in US
Taiwanese soup dumplings or xiao long bao. ARTRAN/Shutterstock
Jill McLaughlin
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A world-renowned Taiwanese soup dumpling restaurant chain with its U.S. headquarters in California was recognized by the industry on June 6 for earning the most revenue per restaurant of any chain in the United States.

Din Tai Fung—a family-owned restaurant chain known for its xiao long bao, also known as soup dumplings—earned $27.4 million last year for each of its 16 locations in the United States, according to Restaurant Business, the official magazine of the National Restaurant Association.
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