2017 Multi-Brand 50

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Featured in: Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine: Issue 2, 2017

Each spring, Franchise Update Media publishes its multi-brand 50 ranking of the largest U.S. franchisees that operate more than one brand. To create the list, FRANdata combs through its extensive database to find the country's biggest multi-brand operators (by number of units). In addition, Franchise Update's editorial staff provides follow-up research to ensure that the list is as current as possible. The "MB50" also includes the top 25 brands these franchisees operate.

1	NPC International	1,478
	Pizza Hut	1,254
	Wendy's	220
	KFC	2
	Taco Bell	2
2	Target	1,170
	Pizza Hut	1,168
	Cold Stone Creamery	2
3	Flynn Restaurant Group	854
	Applebee's	485
	Taco Bell	273
	Panera Bread	96
4	Sun Holdings	724
	Burger King	290
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	110
	T-Mobile	89
	GNC	85
	Arby's	75
	Cicis	36
	Golden Corral	24
	Krispy Kreme	15
	Airports (Misc. Brands)	10
5	Dhanani Group	669
	Burger King	490
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	179
6	Muy Brands	607
	Pizza Hut	316
	Wendy's	173
	Taco Bell	76
	Long John Silver's	42
7	Aramark	556
	Einstein Bros. Bagels	123
	Chick-Fil-A	115
	Subway	68
	Papa John's	41
	Panda Express	35
	Pizza Hut	30
	Quiznos	21
	Taco Bell	18
	Freshii	18
	Moe's Southwest Grill	16
	Qdoba	9
	Tim Hortons	9
	Which Wich	8
	Chili's	6
	Raising Cane's	5
	Erbert & Gerbert's	4
	Sbarro	4
	The Extreme Pita	3
	KFC	3
	Steak 'N Shake	3
	Quaker Steak & Lube	2
	The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf	2
	Wahoo's Fish Taco	2
	Rita's Italian Ice	2
	Dunkin' Donuts	2
	COSI	2
	Mooyah	2
	LA Madeleine Country French Cafe	1
	Pinkberry	1
	Denny's	1
8	Pilot Travel Centers	547
	Subway	198
	Cinnabon	148
	Wendy's	111
	Arby's	45
	Taco Bell	17
	DQ Treat	7
	Moe's Southwest Grill	7
	Pizza Hut	7
	Carvel Ice Cream Shoppe	2
	Chester's	2
	KFC	2
	Hot Stuff Pizza	1
9	Army & Air Force Exchange Services	497
	Burger King	124
	Subway	107
	Charleys Philly Steaks	84
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	50
	Taco Bell	44
	Arby's	19
	Einstein Bros. Bagels	18
	Wing Zone	10
	Blimpie	8
	Pizza Hut	8
	Taco John's	7
	Church's Chicken	6
	Captain D's	3
	Cinnabon	3
	Denny's	3
	Domino's	2
	Godfather's Pizza	1
10	KBP Foods	452
	KFC	282
	KFC/Taco Bell	147
	KFC/Long John Silver's	15
	KFC/Pizza Hut Express	3
	KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut	3
	KFC/A&W	2
11	Harman Management	394
	KFC	257
	A&W	116
	Long John Silver's	18
	Pizza Hut	3
12	Sodexo	393
	Einstein Bros. Bagels	75
	Chick-Fil-A	57
	Pizza Hut	39
	Subway	36
	Taco Bell	16
	Jamba Juice	12
	Erbert & Gerbert's	12
	Papa John's	10
	Ufood Grill	10
	Burger King	9
	Quiznos	6
	Moe's Southwest Grill	6
	Mcalister's Deli	4
	Tim Hortons	4
	Blimpie	4
	Hot Stuff Pizza	4
	Qdoba	3
	Chester's	3
	DQ Treat	2
	Mrs. Fields	2
	Nathan's Famous	2
	Quaker Steak & Lube	2
	The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf	2
	Tony Lukes	2
	A&W	2
	Godfather's Pizza	2
	Sbarro	2
13	HMS Host	373
	Burger King	61
	Nathan's Famous	51
	Quiznos	35
	Pizza Hut	22
	The Great American Bagel	20
	Cinnabon	16
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	14
	Famous Famiglia Pizzeria	9
	Chick-Fil-A	7
	KFC	6
	Pinkberry	5
	Ruby's Diner	4
	TCBY	3
	LA Madeleine Country French Cafe	3
	Steak 'N Shake	3
	Miami Grill	2
	Atlanta Bread Company	2
	A&W	2
	Manchu Wok	2
	Baja Fresh	2
	Blimpie	2
	Godfather's Pizza	1
	Yeung's Lotus Express	1
	Panda Express	1
14	JIB Management (Yadav Enterprises)	343
	Jack In The Box	218
	Denny's	36
	TGI Fridays	72
	Sizzler	9
	Corner Bakery Cafe	6
	El Pollo Loco	2
15	Tacala	338
	Taco Bell	270
	Sonic Drive-In	66
	KFC	2
16	United States Beef Corp	337
	Arby's	331
	Taco Bueno	6
17	ADF Companies	299
	Pizza Hut	283
	Panera Bread	15
	KFC	1
18	The Covelli Family Limited Partnership	295
	Panera Bread	280
	DQ Grill & Chill/Texas DQ	9
	O'Charley's	6
19	K-MAC Enterprises	294
	Taco Bell	271
	KFC	17
	Golden Corral	6
20	Sizzling Platter	291
	Little Caesars	246
	Dunkin' Donuts	27
	Sizzler	18
21	Lund Brown Group	286
	Hardee's	274
	Carl's Jr	10
	Dunkin' Donuts	1
	Taco Bell	1
22	TA Operating	267
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	62
	Subway	48
	Godfather's Pizza	38
	Taco Bell	38
	Pizza Hut	32
	Burger King	29
	Hot Stuff Pizza	5
	Wendy's	3
	Quiznos	2
	DQ Grill & Chill/Texas DQ	2
	Noble Roman's Pizza	2
	Rita's Italian Ice-	2
	Super 8	2
	Tim Hortons	2
23	Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores	266
	Subway	163
	Chester's	73
	Hardee's	27
	DQ Treat	2
	Taco John's	1
24	Ampex Brands	246
	KFC	188
	Long John Silver's	58
25	Fugate Enterprises	242
	Pizza Hut	175
	Taco Bell	67
26	Compass Group USA	237
	Papa John's	54
	Einstein Bros. Bagels	40
	Quiznos	12
	Panda Express	10
	Salsarita's Fresh Cantina	7
	Jamba Juice	6
	Moe's Southwest Grill	6
	Nathan's Famous	6
	Taco Bell	5
	Denny's	4
	Tim Hortons	4
	Wendy's	4
	Burger King	3
	Pinkberry	3
	Sbarro	3
	Bojangles'	2
	Chili's	2
	COSI	2
	IHOP	2
	Illy	2
	Jason's Deli	2
	Smashburger	2
	Tossed	2
	UNO Due Go	2
27	Charter Foods	209
	Taco Bell	129
	Long John Silver's	66
	A&W	12
	KFC	2
28	Quality Dining	208
	Burger King	162
	Chili's	46
29	Falcon Holdings	184
	Church's Chicken	140
	Long John Silver's	44
29	Marlu Investment Group	184
	Arby's	47
	Church's Chicken	40
	Little Caesars	29
	TGI Fridays	22
	Jack In The Box	21
	Sears Outlet & Appliance Stores	20
	Sizzler	5
31	Celebration Restaurant Group/CFL Pizza/Bravo Foods	174
	Pizza Hut	130
	Taco Bell	44
32	DESERT DE ORO FOODS	170
	Taco Bell	112
	Pizza Hut	58
33	THE PANTRY	168
	Subway	131
	Little Caesars	20
	DQ Treat	6
	DQ Grill & Chill/Texas DQ	5
	Church's Chicken	3
	Noble Roman's Pizza	2
	Hot Stuff Pizza	1
34	JRN	165
	KFC	155
	Pizza Hut	10
35	SUNDANCE	154
	Taco Bell	139
	KFC	9
	Pizza Hut	4
	A&W	2
36	NATIONAL FOOD SERVICES	150
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	131
	Burger King	19
36	VKC GROUP	150
	Subway	123
	Great American Cookies	14
	Pretzelmaker	6
	Mooyah	3
	Twisters	3
	TCBY	1
38	DOHERTY ENTERPRISES	149
	Applebee's	107
	Panera Bread	42
39	RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT CO.	148
	Pizza Hut	135
	Long John Silver's	13
40	BRIAD RESTAURANT GROUP	147
	Wendy's	86
	TGI Fridays	61
41	INTERFOODS OF AMERICA (SAILORMEN)	144
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	130
	Burger King	14
42	APPLE INVESTORS GROUP	141
	Burger King	87
	Wendy's	54
42	PACIFIC BELLS/WORLD WIDE WINGS	141
	Taco Bell	112
	Buffalo Wild Wings	29
44	APPLE GOLD	138
	Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar	134
	Burger King	4
44	VALENTI MANAGEMENT	138
	Wendy's	120
	Chili's	18
46	PALO ALTO	135
	Taco Bell	83
	Pizza Hut	36
	KFC	16
47	COTTI FOODS	134
	Taco Bell	89
	Wendy's	89
	Pizza Hut	2
48	SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP	130
	Pizza Hut	117
	Long John Silver's	13
49	STAR PARTNER ENTERPRISES	127
	KFC	104
	A&W	13
	Pizza Hut	5
	Taco Bell	5
50	SERVUS!	123
	Long John Silver's	88
	Wendy's	35

TOP 25 Brands of the 2017 Multi-Brand 50

1	Pizza Hut	3,840
2	Taco Bell	1,958
3	Burger King	1,292
4	KFC	1,046
5	Wendy's	895
6	Subway	874
7	Applebee's	726
8	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	676
9	Arby's	517
10	Panera Bread	433
11	Long John Silver's	357
12	Hardee's	301
13	Little Caesars	295
14	Einstein Bros. Bagels	256
15	Jack In The Box	239
16	Church's Chicken	189
17	Chick-Fil-A	179
18	Papa John's	105
19	Cinnabon	167
20	TGI Fridays	155
21	A&W	149
22	GNC	85
23	Charleys Philly Steaks	84
24	Chester's	78
25	Quiznos	76