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title: "Pancheros Mexican Grill Rolls Home Victory with New Ranking on Franchise Times Top 400 List"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6e235028-ecdc-4ad0-b603-4cd135fb961a
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211116_pancheros_mexican_grill_rolls_home_victory_with_new_ranking_on_franchise_ti.html
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:15:26.152Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1497366216548-37526070297c?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Pancheros Mexican Grill Rolls Home Victory with New Ranking on Franchise Times Top 400 List

**TL;DR:** Pancheros Mexican Grill has been ranked #317 in the 2021 Franchise Times' Top 400 list and #1 in the 'Top 3 Fastest Growers by Sales Percentage' in the 'Mexican Restaurants' category. The brand jumped 42 spots since last year's ranking.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-11-16. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211116_pancheros_mexican_grill_rolls_home_victory_with_new_ranking_on_franchise_ti.html).*

## Story

Pancheros Mexican Grill announced today that it has been named #317 in the 2021 Franchise Times’ Top 400 list. The brand was also #1 on the “Top 3 Fastest Growers by Sales Percentage” identified as a top performer in the “Mexican Restaurants” category.

The brand jumped an impressive 42 spots since last year’s ranking.

“We’re honored to have jumped up in the ranking of franchise brands and to be amongst the top three in sales performance this year. This recognition showcases our brand’s strength, despite all of the challenges of the past 18 months,” said Rodney Anderson, founder and CEO of Pancheros. “Pancheros is proud of our 42-spot jump, and we look forward to what the future may hold.”

Previously the Top 200+, Franchise Times renamed its annual ranking of the 400 largest U.S.- based franchise systems by global systemwide sales to better encompass the biggest brands in franchising, along with promising young concepts in growth mode. The rigorous approach to research remains the same, said Franchise Times Editor in Chief Laura Michaels. The project is the result of a five-month research and reporting effort that leads to the most credible and objective franchise ranking available.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- Multi-Unit (company)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- Pancheros Mexican Grill (company)
- Laura Michaels (person)
- Rodney Anderson (person)
- fastest growers (topic)
- mexican restaurants (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211116_pancheros_mexican_grill_rolls_home_victory_with_new_ranking_on_franchise_ti.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6e235028-ecdc-4ad0-b603-4cd135fb961a).