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These 10 up-and-coming restaurant chains are taking over America

KATE TAYLOR Aug 17, 2016, 23:21 IST

Duffy's Sports GrillEveryone knows the names of the biggest restaurant chains in America - McDonald's, Burger King, Taco Bell. But there's a pack of up-and-comers ready to take their place.

On Tuesday, Nation's Restaurant News released its annual Next 20 list, ranking restaurants on the edge of breaking into - and potentially taking over - the restaurant industry. Chains are ranked in terms of US systemwide sales and make the list if they aren't among the 200 largest restaurant chains in America by systemwide sales, but are still brands that consumers need to know.

These 10 brands are on the cusp of a breakthrough: