There's been no shortage of highs and lows for restaurant stocks over the last decade. While the industry has faced challenges, including rising labor costs, oversaturation, and a "restaurant recession" earlier in the decade, there have also been tailwinds, including the fast-casual boom, the rise of third-party delivery apps, and an active market for deals that has seen both publicly traded restaurant stocks merge and others get snatched up by private equity firms.
In the end, there were a number of restaurant stocks that generated market-beating returns in the decade, though you might be surprised by some of the names on this list. Let's take a look below at the five best restaurant stocks of the decade.
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