2016 Multi-Brand 50
FRANdata has been alongside us supplying data on multi-brand franchising for 9 years now. In this issue you will find their list of the 50 largest multi-brand franchisees in the U.S., as well as a list of their 25 most popular brands. Restaurant brands continue to predominate, with some of the most popular this year being Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Burger King, and Hardee's.
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1 |
NPC INTERNATIONAL |
1,499 |
|---|---|---|
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PIZZA HUT |
1,277 |
|
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WENDY'S |
220 |
|
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TACO BELL |
2 |
|
2 |
TARGET CORP |
1,197 |
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|
|
1,195 |
|
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COLD STONE CREAMERY |
2 |
|
3 |
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
725 |
|
|
APPLEBEE'S |
480 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
200 |
|
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PANERA BREAD |
45 |
|
4 |
SUN HOLDINGS |
639 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
290 |
|
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POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
110 |
|
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T-MOBILE |
89 |
|
|
ARBY'S |
75 |
|
|
CICIS |
36 |
|
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GOLDEN CORRAL |
24 |
|
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KRISPY KREME |
15 |
|
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AIRPORTS (MISC. BRANDS) |
10 |
|
5 |
DHANANI GROUP |
594 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
469 |
|
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POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
125 |
|
6 |
ARAMARK |
553 |
|
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CHICK-FIL-A |
114 |
|
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EINSTEIN BROS. |
110 |
|
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SUBWAY |
59 |
|
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PAPA JOHN'S |
39 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
34 |
|
|
PANDA EXPRESS |
31 |
|
|
QUIZNOS |
21 |
|
|
JAMBA JUICE |
19 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
17 |
|
|
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL |
14 |
|
|
TIM HORTONS |
10 |
|
|
FRESHII |
7 |
|
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POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
6 |
|
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CHILI'S |
6 |
|
|
QDOBA MEXICAN GRILL |
6 |
|
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RAISING CANE'S |
5 |
|
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WHICH WICH |
5 |
|
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SBARRO |
5 |
|
|
MOOYAH |
4 |
|
|
EXTREME PITA |
4 |
|
|
ERBERT & GERBERT'S |
4 |
|
|
MCALISTER'S DELI |
4 |
|
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WENDY'S |
4 |
|
|
KFC |
3 |
|
|
WAHOO'S FISH TACO |
2 |
|
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DUNKIN' DONUTS |
2 |
|
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PINKBERRY |
2 |
|
|
BLIMPIE |
2 |
|
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QUAKER STEAK & LUBE |
2 |
|
|
COSI |
2 |
|
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DENNY'S |
2 |
|
|
IHOP |
2 |
|
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JACK IN THE BOX |
2 |
|
|
RISING ROLL |
2 |
|
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STEAK 'N SHAKE |
2 |
|
7 |
MUY BRANDS |
513 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
305 |
|
|
WENDY'S |
88 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
75 |
|
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
45 |
|
8 |
ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICES |
489 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
126 |
|
|
SUBWAY |
104 |
|
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CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS |
85 |
|
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POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
50 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
41 |
|
|
EINSTEIN BROS. |
18 |
|
|
ARBY'S |
15 |
|
|
TACO JOHN'S |
10 |
|
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WING ZONE |
9 |
|
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BLIMPIE |
8 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
7 |
|
|
CHURCH'S CHICKEN |
6 |
|
|
CINNABON |
4 |
|
|
DOMINO'S |
3 |
|
|
GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
3 |
|
9 |
PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS |
479 |
|
|
SUBWAY |
203 |
|
|
CINNABON |
112 |
|
|
WENDY'S |
84 |
|
|
ARBY'S |
40 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
16 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
7 |
|
|
DQ TREAT |
7 |
|
|
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL |
3 |
|
|
HOT STUFF PIZZA |
3 |
|
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KFC |
2 |
|
|
CARVEL ICE CREAM SHOPPE |
2 |
|
10 |
HARMAN MANAGEMENT CORP |
400 |
|
|
KFC |
260 |
|
|
A&W |
117 |
|
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LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
20 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
3 |
|
11 |
HMSHOST |
396 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
69 |
|
|
NATHAN'S FAMOUS |
51 |
|
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QUIZNOS |
35 |
|
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SBARRO |
34 |
|
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CHILI'S |
27 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
24 |
|
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GREAT AMERICAN BAGEL |
23 |
|
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ROY ROGERS |
19 |
|
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CINNABON |
17 |
|
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POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
15 |
|
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FAMOUS FAMIGLIA |
9 |
|
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CHICK-FIL-A |
7 |
|
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KFC |
6 |
|
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GREAT STEAK & POTATO COMPANY |
5 |
|
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MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL |
4 |
|
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RUBY'S DINER |
4 |
|
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DUNKIN' DONUTS |
3 |
|
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STEAK 'N SHAKE |
3 |
|
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MAX & ERMA'S |
3 |
|
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EINSTEIN BROS. |
3 |
|
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TCBY |
3 |
|
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JAMBA JUICE |
2 |
|
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A&W |
2 |
|
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BAJA FRESH |
2 |
|
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BLIMPIE |
2 |
|
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COLD STONE CREAMERY |
2 |
|
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DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE |
2 |
|
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MANCHU WOK |
2 |
|
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MIAMI SUBS GRILL |
2 |
|
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PINKBERRY |
2 |
|
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SALSARITA'S |
2 |
|
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SMASHBURGER |
2 |
|
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SONNY BRYAN'S SMOKEHOUSE |
2 |
|
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YEUNG'S LOTUS EXPRESS |
2 |
|
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SUBWAY |
2 |
|
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GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
2 |
|
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KELLY'S CAJUN GRILL |
2 |
|
12 |
SODEXO |
389 |
|
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A&W |
3 |
|
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BAJA FRESH |
7 |
|
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BLIMPIE |
4 |
|
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BURGER KING |
10 |
|
|
CARL'S JR |
2 |
|
|
CHICK-FIL-A |
56 |
|
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DENNY'S |
1 |
|
|
DQ TREAT |
2 |
|
|
EINSTEIN BROS. |
73 |
|
|
ERBERT & GERBERT'S |
10 |
|
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GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
2 |
|
|
JAMBA JUICE |
29 |
|
|
MCALISTER'S DELI |
3 |
|
|
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL |
5 |
|
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MRS. FIELDS |
1 |
|
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PAPA JOHN'S |
10 |
|
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PIZZA HUT |
46 |
|
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PLANET SUB |
3 |
|
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QUAKER STEAK & LUBE |
2 |
|
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QUIZNOS |
6 |
|
|
SUBWAY |
23 |
|
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TACO BELL |
19 |
|
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TIM HORTONS |
8 |
|
|
UFOOD GRILL |
11 |
|
|
WOW CAFE & WINGERY |
53 |
|
13 |
SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP |
381 |
|
|
IHOP |
262 |
|
|
APPLEBEE'S |
119 |
|
14 |
MANNA/ERJ DINING/MILLENNIAL RESTAURANT GROUP |
378 |
|
|
WENDY'S |
240 |
|
|
CHILI'S |
125 |
|
|
BLAZE PIZZA |
13 |
|
15 |
JIB MANAGEMENT |
375 |
|
|
JACK IN THE BOX |
225 |
|
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DENNY'S |
71 |
|
|
TGI FRIDAYS |
64 |
|
|
EL POLLO LOCO |
6 |
|
|
CORNER BAKERY |
5 |
|
|
SIZZLER |
4 |
|
16 |
TACALA |
372 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
307 |
|
|
SONIC DRIVE-IN |
65 |
|
17 |
UNITED STATES BEEF CORP |
329 |
|
|
ARBY'S |
323 |
|
|
TACO BUENO |
6 |
|
18 |
LUND BROWN ENTERPRISES |
315 |
|
|
HARDEE'S |
300 |
|
|
CARL'S JR |
10 |
|
|
DUNKIN' DONUTS |
3 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
1 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
1 |
|
19 |
STRATEGIC RESTAURANTS ACQUISITION COMPANY |
313 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
287 |
|
|
TGI FRIDAYS |
26 |
|
20 |
ADF COMPANIES |
306 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
290 |
|
|
PANERA BREAD |
16 |
|
21 |
KBP FOODS |
301 |
|
|
KFC |
252 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
49 |
|
22 |
WILCOHESS |
280 |
|
|
DUNKIN' DONUTS |
234 |
|
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WENDY'S |
29 |
|
|
SUBWAY |
11 |
|
|
ARBY'S |
4 |
|
|
GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
2 |
|
23 |
K-MAC ENTERPRISES |
276 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
231 |
|
|
KFC |
45 |
|
24 |
THE COVELLI FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
268 |
|
|
PANERA BREAD |
259 |
|
|
DQ GRILL & CHILL |
9 |
|
25 |
FUGATE ENTERPRISES |
244 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
172 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
72 |
|
26 |
TA OPERATING |
243 |
|
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
57 |
|
|
SUBWAY |
43 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
38 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
33 |
|
|
GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
31 |
|
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BURGER KING |
28 |
|
|
WENDY'S |
3 |
|
|
NOBLE ROMAN'S PIZZA |
2 |
|
|
KNIGHTS INN |
2 |
|
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HOT STUFF PIZZA |
2 |
|
|
QUIZNOS |
2 |
|
|
TIM HORTONS |
2 |
|
27 |
HESS CORP |
224 |
|
|
GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
112 |
|
|
QUIZNOS |
109 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
3 |
|
28 |
LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES |
216 |
|
|
ARBY'S |
50 |
|
|
GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
13 |
|
29 |
QUALITY DINING |
212 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
164 |
|
|
CHILI'S |
48 |
|
30 |
FALCON HOLDINGS |
210 |
|
|
CHURCH'S CHICKEN |
165 |
|
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
45 |
|
31 |
APEX RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT |
206 |
|
|
KFC |
89 |
|
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
69 |
|
|
A&W |
30 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
18 |
|
32 |
MARLU INVESTMENT GROUP |
202 |
|
|
ARBY'S |
47 |
|
|
CHURCH'S CHICKEN |
42 |
|
|
SEARS OUTLET & APPLIANCE STORES |
33 |
|
|
LITTLE CAESARS |
27 |
|
|
TGI FRIDAYS |
22 |
|
|
JACK IN THE BOX |
21 |
|
|
SIZZLER |
5 |
|
|
CAPTAIN D'S |
5 |
|
33 |
DESERT DE ORO FOODS |
191 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
23 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
168 |
|
34 |
THE PANTRY |
187 |
|
|
SUBWAY |
150 |
|
|
LITTLE CAESARS |
20 |
|
|
DQ TREAT |
8 |
|
|
DQ GRILL & CHILL |
5 |
|
|
NOBLE ROMAN'S PIZZA |
2 |
|
|
CHURCH'S CHICKEN |
2 |
|
35 |
FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT |
187 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
139 |
|
|
KFC |
48 |
|
36 |
COMPASS GROUP USA |
186 |
|
|
PAPA JOHN'S |
65 |
|
|
EINSTEIN BROS. |
28 |
|
|
SUBWAY |
23 |
|
|
QUIZNOS |
12 |
|
|
JAMBA JUICE |
8 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
8 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
5 |
|
|
TIM HORTONS |
4 |
|
|
WENDY'S |
4 |
|
|
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL |
4 |
|
|
PINKBERRY |
3 |
|
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BURGER KING |
3 |
|
|
WHICH WICH |
3 |
|
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
2 |
|
|
BOJANGLES' |
2 |
|
|
DENNY'S |
2 |
|
|
JASON'S DELI |
2 |
|
|
KFC |
2 |
|
|
SMASHBURGER |
2 |
|
|
JOHNNY ROCKETS |
2 |
|
|
UNO DUE GO |
2 |
|
37 |
SIZZLING PLATTER |
180 |
|
|
LITTLE CAESARS |
162 |
|
|
SIZZLER |
18 |
|
38 |
CHARTER FOODS |
177 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
85 |
|
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
75 |
|
|
A&W |
17 |
|
39 |
CELEBRATION RESTAURANT GROUP |
175 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
134 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
41 |
|
40 |
JRN |
170 |
|
|
KFC |
169 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
1 |
|
41 |
INTERFOODS OF AMERICA (SAILORMEN) |
168 |
|
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
150 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
18 |
|
42 |
SERVUS! |
163 |
|
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
103 |
|
|
WENDY'S |
31 |
|
|
DENNY'S |
20 |
|
|
GRANDY'S |
9 |
|
43 |
DOHERTY ENTERPRISES |
160 |
|
|
APPLEBEE'S |
107 |
|
|
PANERA BREAD |
42 |
|
|
NOODLES AND COMPANY |
5 |
|
|
QUAKER STEAK & LUBE |
3 |
|
|
CHEVYS FRESH MEX |
2 |
|
|
IHOP |
1 |
|
44 |
SUNDANCE |
159 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
157 |
|
|
KFC |
2 |
|
45 |
RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF WICHITA |
154 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
138 |
|
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
16 |
|
46 |
VKC GROUP |
151 |
|
|
SUBWAY |
121 |
|
|
PRETZELMAKER |
8 |
|
|
MOOYAH |
4 |
|
|
GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES |
18 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
134 |
|
|
TACO BELL |
41 |
|
47 |
APPLE GOLD |
139 |
|
|
APPLEBEE'S |
133 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
6 |
|
47 |
APPLE INVESTORS GROUP |
139 |
|
|
BURGER KING |
85 |
|
|
APPLEBEE'S |
54 |
|
49 |
VALENTI MANAGEMENT |
138 |
|
|
WENDY'S |
122 |
|
|
CHILI'S |
16 |
|
50 |
SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP |
131 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
116 |
|
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
15 |
Top 25 Brands of the 2016 Multi-Brand 50
|
1 |
PIZZA HUT |
4,087 |
|
2 |
TACO BELL |
1,583 |
|
3 |
BURGER KING |
1,558 |
|
4 |
APPLEBEE'S |
893 |
|
5 |
KFC |
878 |
|
6 |
WENDY'S |
825 |
|
7 |
SUBWAY |
739 |
|
8 |
ARBY'S |
554 |
|
9 |
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
515 |
|
10 |
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
388 |
|
11 |
PANERA BREAD |
362 |
|
12 |
HARDEE'S |
300 |
|
13 |
IHOP |
265 |
|
14 |
JACK IN THE BOX |
248 |
|
15 |
DUNKIN' DONUTS |
242 |
|
16 |
EINSTEIN BROS. |
232 |
|
17 |
CHILI'S |
222 |
|
18 |
CHURCH'S CHICKEN |
215 |
|
19 |
LITTLE CAESARS |
209 |
|
20 |
QUIZNOS |
185 |
|
21 |
CHICK-FIL-A |
177 |
|
22 |
A&W |
169 |
|
23 |
GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
165 |
|
24 |
CINNABON |
133 |
|
25 |
PAPA JOHN'S |
114 |
Source: FRANdata
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