2020 Multi-Brand 50

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Featured in: Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine: Issue 2, 2020

2020 Multi-Brand 50

The 2020 Multi-Brand 50 ranking highlights the largest franchisees in the U.S. and their 25 favorite brands.

RANK	COMPANY	BRANDS	UNITS
1	NPC INTERNATIONAL		1,610
		PIZZA HUT	1,225
		WENDY’S	385
2	FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP		1,245
		APPLEBEE’S	460
		ARBY’S	369
		TACO BELL	282
		PANERA BREAD	134
3	CARROLS GROUP		1,087
		BURGER KING	1,027
		POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	60
4	SUN HOLDINGS		1,005
		BURGER KING	291
		POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	161
		T-MOBILE	159
		TACO BUENO	145
		ARBY’S	99
		GNC	78
		CICIS	31
		GOLDEN CORRAL	20
		KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS	18
		AIRPORTS	3
5	DHANANI GROUP		838
		BURGER KING	551
		POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	287
6	KBP FOODS		831
		KFC	714
		TACO BELL	115
		PIZZA HUT	2
7	MUY COMPANIES		769
		PIZZA HUT	373
		WENDY’S	316
		TACO BELL	80
8	ARAMARK		628
		CHICK-FIL-A	120
		EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS	109
		SUBWAY	64
		PANDA EXPRESS	45
		OATH PIZZA	39
		WHICH WICH	29
		DUNKIN’	24
		PAPA JOHN’S	22
		PIZZA HUT	22
		MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL	21
		STEAK ‘N SHAKE	16
		FRESHII	14
		JAMBA	13
		QDOBA MEXICAN EATS	12
		TACO BELL	12
		CHILI’S	7
		TIM HORTONS	6
		ERBERT & GERBERT’S	4
		MCALISTER’S DELI	4
		MOOYAH	4
		QUAKER STEAK & LUBE	4
		QUIZNOS	4
		WENDY’S	4
		CARIBOU COFFEE	3
		KFC	3
		PJ’S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS	3
		BURGERFI	2
		COSI	2
		DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE	2
		PANERA BREAD	2
		THE EXTREME PITA	2
		BEEF ‘O’ BRADY’S	1
		DENNY’S	1
		FIREHOUSE SUBS	1
		IHOP	1
		LA MADELEINE FRENCH BAKERY & CAFE	1
		NATHAN’S FAMOUS	1
		PINKBERRY	1
		THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF	1
		WAHOO’S FISH TACO	1
		WINGSTOP	1
9	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS		620
		SUBWAY	200
		CINNABON	165
		WENDY’S	78
		DUNKIN’	61
		ARBY’S	55
		DQ TREAT	19
		TACO BELL	19
		MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL	9
		PIZZA HUT	8
		HOT STUFF PIZZA	2
		KFC	2
		CARVEL	1
		IHOP	1
10	ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE		530
		SUBWAY	133
		BURGER KING	114
		CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS	83
		POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	54
		TACO BELL	41
		ARBY’S	27
		EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS	20
		QDOBA MEXICAN EATS	12
		MANCHU WOK	10
		BASKIN-ROBBINS	7
		DUNKIN’	7
		BLIMPIE	6
		WING ZONE	6
		PIZZA HUT	5
		TACO JOHN’S	3
		DENNY’S	1
		SLIM CHICKENS	1
11	SPEEDWAY		497
		DUNKIN’	466
		SUBWAY	15
		WENDY’S	11
		BOJANGLES’	5
12	GPS HOSPITALITY		487
		BURGER KING	399
		PIZZA HUT	69
		POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	19
13	LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES		478
		SUBWAY	212
		CHESTER’S	107
		GODFATHER’S PIZZA	90
		HARDEE’S	50
		IHOP	9
		DUNKIN’	3
		TACO JOHN’S	3
		ARBY’S	2
		DQ TREAT	2
14	AMPEX BRANDS		409
		KFC	141
		PIZZA HUT	128
		LONG JOHN SILVER’S	53
		TIM HORTONS	47
		A&W	26
		TACO BELL	14
15	HARMAN MANAGEMENT		393
		KFC	261
		A&W	115
		LONG JOHN SILVER’S	17
16	SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP		388
		IHOP	268
		APPLEBEE’S	119
17	SIZZLING PLATTER		357
		LITTLE CAESARS	259
		WINGSTOP	50
		DUNKIN’	27
		SIZZLER	14
		RED ROBIN	6
		BASKIN-ROBBINS	1
18	JIB MANAGEMENT/YADAV ENTERPRISES		343
		JACK IN THE BOX	224
		DENNY’S	45
		TGI FRIDAYS	70
		SIZZLER	4
19	THE COVELLI FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP		301
		PANERA BREAD	292
		DQ GRILL & CHILL	5
		DQ TREAT	4
19	K-MAC ENTERPRISES		301
		TACO BELL	290
		KFC	11
21	COMPASS GROUP USA		296
		EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS	46
		SUBWAY	40
		BLIMPIE	35
		PAPA JOHN’S	30
		PANDA EXPRESS	21
		DUNKIN’	20
		MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL	12
		PIZZA HUT	10
		JAMBA	9
		SALSARITA’S FRESH MEXICAN GRILL	6
		SMASHBURGER	5
		STEAK ‘N SHAKE	5
		TACO BELL	5
		CARIBOU COFFEE	4
		PJ’S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS	4
		WENDY’S	4
		WHICH WICH	4
		QUIZNOS	3
		TIM HORTONS	3
		BURGER KING	2
		CHILI’S	2
		ERBERT & GERBERT’S	2
		FRESHII	2
		ILLY	2
		MARCO’S PIZZA	2
		NATHAN’S FAMOUS	2
		SBARRO	2
		BASKIN-ROBBINS	1
		BEN & JERRY’S	1
		BOJANGLES’	1
		CALIFORNIA TORTILLA	1
		DENNY’S	1
		FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS	1
		IHOP	1
		JASON’S DELI	1
		JOHNNY ROCKETS	1
		KFC	1
		PITA PIT	1
		PLANET SMOOTHIE	1
		POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	1
		SLIM CHICKENS	1
22	PACIFIC BELLS		291
		TACO BELL	223
		BUFFALO WILD WINGS	67
		KFC	1
23	TA OPERATING		283
		EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS	68
		CHICK-FIL-A	66
		SUBWAY	26
		PIZZA HUT	23
		DUNKIN’	17
		JAMBA	10
		ERBERT & GERBERT’S	6
		QDOBA MEXICAN EATS	6
		TACO BELL	6
		PAPA JOHN’S	5
		STEAK ‘N SHAKE	5
		BURGER KING	4
		GARBANZO MEDITERRANEAN FRESH	4
		MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL	4
		BAJA FRESH	3
		HOT STUFF PIZZA	3
		MCALISTER’S DELI	3
		TIM HORTONS	3
		BASKIN-ROBBINS	2
		COSI	2
		GODFATHER’S PIZZA	2
		SMOOTHIE KING	2
		THE HABIT BURGER GRILL	2
		BLAZE PIZZA	1
		CARIBOU COFFEE	1
		CHESTER’S	1
		DENNY’S	1
		DQ TREAT	1
		MOOYAH	1
		PANERA BREAD	1
		QUIZNOS	1
		SBARRO	1
		THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF	1
		WHICH WICH	1
24	SODEXO		281
		EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS	66
		CHICK-FIL-A	60
		WOW CAFE & WINGERY	48
		SUBWAY	39
		PIZZA HUT	28
		UFOOD GRILL	13
		JAMBA	10
		TACO BELL	9
		PAPA JOHN’S	8
		BAJA FRESH	7
		ERBERT & GERBERT’S	7
		BURGER KING	5
		MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL	4
		QDOBA MEXICAN EATS	4
		QUIZNOS	4
		STEAK ‘N SHAKE	4
		TIM HORTONS	4
		AU BON PAIN	3
		DENNY’S	3
		GARBANZO MEDITERRANEAN FRESH	3
		HOT STUFF PIZZA	3
		MCALISTER’S DELI	3
		CHESTER’S	2
		GODFATHER’S PIZZA	2
		NRGIZE LIFESTYLE CAFE	2
		SBARRO	2
		THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF	2
		FRESHII	1
		MOOYAH	1
25	G & M OIL		278
		CHEVRON (BRANDED)	150
		EXTRAMILE (CHEVRON)	120
		TEXACO	8
26	CAFUA MANAGEMENT		271
		DUNKIN’	264
		BASKIN-ROBBINS	7
27	DESERT DE ORO FOODS		265
		TACO BELL	176
		PIZZA HUT	89
28	EYM GROUP		261
		PIZZA HUT	168
		BURGER KING	92
		DENNY’S	1
28	ADF COMPANIES		261
		PIZZA HUT	246
		PANERA BREAD	15
30	CIRCLE K STORES		249
		SUBWAY	168
		BLIMPIE	37
		HOT STUFF PIZZA	14
		CHURCH’S CHICKEN	9
		HARDEE’S	6
		DQ TREAT	5
		DQ GRILL & CHILL	4
		HUDDLE HOUSE	2
		NOBLE ROMAN’S	2
		CHEVRON	1
		TEXACO	1
31	MITRA QSR		247
		KFC	201
		TACO BELL	46
32	FUGATE ENTERPRISES		244
		PIZZA HUT	169
		TACO BELL	75
32	HMSHOST		244
		BURGER KING	60
		SBARRO	22
		POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	20
		QUIZNOS	15
		CHILI’S	14
		ROY ROGERS	14
		NATHAN’S FAMOUS	13
		PIZZA HUT	13
		CHICK-FIL-A	10
		FAMOUS FAMIGLIA PIZZERIA	9
		GREAT STEAK	5
		SMASHBURGER	5
		MANCHU WOK	4
		PANDA EXPRESS	4
		JOHNNY ROCKETS	3
		LA MADELEINE FRENCH BAKERY & CAFE	3
		PINKBERRY	3
		A&W	2
		BLAZE PIZZA	2
		BLIMPIE	2
		BURGERFI	2
		CARL’S JR.	2
		EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS	2
		FIREHOUSE SUBS	2
		GODFATHER’S PIZZA	2
		THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF	2
		THE COUNTER	2
		UNA MAS MEXICAN GRILL	2
		BAJA FRESH	1
		BURGER 21	1
		KELLY’S CAJUN GRILL	1
		PACIUGO GELATO & CAFFE	1
		YEUNG’S LOTUS EXPRESS	1
34	FOURTEEN FOODS		218
		DQ GRILL & CHILL	213
		DQ TREAT	5
35	APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT		214
		HILTON GARDEN INN	38
		COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT	37
		HAMPTON INN BY HILTON	37
		HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON	34
		RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT	29
		SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT	11
		FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT	9
		TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT	9
		HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON	6
		EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON	2
		MARRIOTT HOTELS	2
36	QUALITY DINING		212
		BURGER KING	171
		CHILI’S	41
36	PALO ALTO		212
		TACO BELL	180
		PIZZA HUT	32
38	CHARTER FOODS		209
		TACO BELL	150
		LONG JOHN SILVER’S	56
		KFC	3
39	COTTI FOODS		198
		WENDY’S	104
		TACO BELL	84
		PIEOLOGY	10
40	FALCON HOLDINGS		195
		CHURCH’S CHICKEN	150
		LONG JOHN SILVER’S	45
41	BORDER FOODS		186
		TACO BELL	172
		CHURCH’S CHICKEN	14
41	NORTHWEST RESTAURANTS		186
		TACO BELL	115
		KFC	44
		A&W	12
		PIZZA HUT	8
		LONG JOHN SILVER’S	7
43	SUNDANCE		171
		TACO BELL	164
		KFC	7
44	CELEBRATION RESTAURANT GROUP		170
		PIZZA HUT	133
		TACO BELL	37
45	BRIAD RESTAURANT GROUP		165
		WENDY’S	116
		TGI FRIDAYS	49
46	JRN		159
		KFC	158
		PIZZA HUT	1
47	GHAI MANAGEMENT SERVICES		158
		BURGER KING	123
		TACO BELL	35
48	HAMRA ENTERPRISES		157
		WENDY’S	91
		PANERA BREAD	57
		NOODLES & COMPANY	9
49	BURGERBUSTERS		153
		TACO BELL	131
		PIZZA HUT	10
		STEAK ‘N SHAKE	7
		KFC	3
		LONG JOHN SILVER’S	2
50	DOHERTY ENTERPRISES		142
		APPLEBEE’S	100
		PANERA BREAD	41
		NOODLES & COMPANY	1

Top 25 Brands of the 2020 Multi-Brand 50

RANK	BRAND	UNITS
1	BURGER KING	2,839
2	PIZZA HUT	2,750
3	TACO BELL	2,461
4	KFC	1,550
5	WENDY’S	1,110
6	SUBWAY	897
7	DUNKIN’	891
8	APPLEBEE’S	679
9	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	602
10	ARBY’S	552
11	PANERA BREAD	542
12	EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS	311
13	IHOP	280
14	CHEVRON (BRANDED)/EXTRAMILE	270
15	LITTLE CAESARS	259
16	DQ GRILL & CHILL/DQ TREAT	258
17	CHICK-FIL-A	256
18	JACK IN THE BOX	224
19	LONG JOHN SILVER’S	180
20	CHURCH’S CHICKEN	173
21	CINNABON	165
22	T-MOBILE	159
23	A&W	155
24	TACO BUENO	145
25	GODFATHER’S	96