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title: "Technomic: Build-Your-Own Built to Lead Fast-Casual Growth"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b8b5a64d-5ab2-493a-b0ba-f30d7b04ceb4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/technomic-build-your-own-built-to-lead-fast-casual-growth-1723
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2015-06-03T13:08:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:21:05.596Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc9743.png
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# Technomic: Build-Your-Own Built to Lead Fast-Casual Growth

**TL;DR:** Restaurants with build-your-own formats increased sales twice as fast as made-to-order fast-casual brands in 2014, according to Technomic. Fast-casual as a whole made considerable gains over the past year, posting huge increases in annual sales and unit counts.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-06-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/technomic-build-your-own-built-to-lead-fast-casual-growth-1723).*

## Story

During 2014, restaurants featuring build-your-own formats increased sales twice as fast as made-to-order fast-casual brands, according to Technomic.

"Consumers certainly like the freshness, food quality and prices at made-to-order fast-casual brands, but there is something about the build-your-own format that they prefer significantly," Darren Tristano, executive vice president of Technomic, said in a statement. "More customers, especially Millennials, see the personalization and engagement that come in a build-your-own menu offering as the greatest differentiator in dining out. These trends are likely to lead fast casual's growth for years to come."

Fast-casual as a whole also made considerable gains over the past year, posting huge increases in annual sales and unit counts, especially when compared to the overall restaurant industry.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Technomic (company)
- menu trends (topic)
- fast casual growth (topic)
- made to order (topic)
- build your own format (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/technomic-build-your-own-built-to-lead-fast-casual-growth-1723). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b8b5a64d-5ab2-493a-b0ba-f30d7b04ceb4).