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title: "WaBa Grill Joins Top-200 Largest Restaurant Chains In America In Nation’s Restaurant News Top 500 Report"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a0009f84-7c58-4e9e-8ac7-156a96c65e41
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220714_waba_grill_joins_top200_largest_restaurant_chains_in_america_in_nations_res.html
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
published: 2022-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:07:14.276Z
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# WaBa Grill Joins Top-200 Largest Restaurant Chains In America In Nation’s Restaurant News Top 500 Report

**TL;DR:** WaBa Grill debuts in the top 200 of Nation's Restaurant News Top 500 Report, recognizing its growth and sales benchmarks. The brand's president and CEO, Andrew Kim, and director of marketing, Vivian Mendoza, expressed pride and gratitude for the recognition.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-07-14. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220714_waba_grill_joins_top200_largest_restaurant_chains_in_america_in_nations_res.html).*

## Story

“We’re honored to debut as a top-200 brand in NRN’s Top 500 report, and we’re especially proud to see our growth recognized as we continue to establish new sales benchmarks and climb higher on this prestigious list," said Andrew Kim, President & CEO of WaBa Grill. “Last year was the best sales year in WaBa Grill’s 15-year history, and thanks to the hard work of so many individuals, including our dedicated franchisees.”

“This is an exciting time to be part of WaBa Grill as our organization continues to break records and grow at unprecedented rates,” said Vivian Mendoza, Director of Marketing at WaBa Grill. “On behalf of our many franchisees and their hardworking employees, and our corporate support center team that promotes our growing restaurant network in the West, we'd like to express our sincere gratitude to Nation's Restaurant News for recognizing WaBa Grill as a top 200 chain, further validating the effort and commitment demonstrated by everyone associated with our brand.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- sales growth (topic)
- WaBa Grill (company)
- top 500 report (topic)
- restaurant chain ranking (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220714_waba_grill_joins_top200_largest_restaurant_chains_in_america_in_nations_res.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a0009f84-7c58-4e9e-8ac7-156a96c65e41).