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title: "Fast Casual Names its Top 100 Movers & Shakers"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2fe2aa05-db8e-4862-8dad-4d51d5e848f6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-names-its-top-100-movers-shakers-4725
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2016-05-25T15:10:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:13:07.381Z
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# Fast Casual Names its Top 100 Movers & Shakers

**TL;DR:** Fast Casual released its annual list of top 100 movers and shakers in the fast casual segment, recognizing brands and executives for growth and innovation. The list includes 75 brands and 25 fast casual executives.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-05-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-names-its-top-100-movers-shakers-4725).*

## Story

The fast casual industry is building momentum across the U.S. The segment is more popular among American consumers than ever before, allowing more emerging concepts to enter the ever-growing industry. Now Fast Casual is honoring the brands who manage to stand out in such a competitive field.

The publication released its annual list of the top “Movers & Shakers” in the fast casual segment. Brands were able to nominate themselves and explain why their model and growth potential deserved to make the list. A panel of judges then narrowed down the list to 75 brands and 25 fast casual executives. While the brands are ranked, the leaders aren’t listed in any particular order.

**Brands:**

#24: Which Wich

#30: Mama Fu’s Asian House

#38: MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes

#50: Saladworks

#63: Cafe Rio Mexican Grill

**Executives:**

Michael Mabry: COO of MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes

Jeff Sinelli: Founder and CEO of Which Wich

Laura Rea Dickey: CIO of Dickey’s Barbeque Pit

Geoff Alexander: EVP and managing partner of Lettuce Entertain You and CEO of Wow Bao

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- fast casual (topic)
- MOOYAH (company)
- FastCasual (publication)
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit (company)
- Saladworks (company)
- Laura Rea Dickey (person)
- Michael Mabry (person)
- Which Wich (company)
- industry awards (topic)
- Cafe Rio (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-names-its-top-100-movers-shakers-4725). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2fe2aa05-db8e-4862-8dad-4d51d5e848f6).