2018 Multi-Brand 50

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Featured in: Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine: Issue 2, 2018

2018 Multi-Brand 50

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. The top 5 in 2018 were Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Burger King, KFC, and Wendy's. Only two of the top 15 were not food brands.

1	NPC International	1,530
	Pizza Hut	1,144
	Wendy's	386
2	Target	1,129
	Pizza Hut	1,127
	Cold Stone Creamery	2
3	Flynn Restaurant Group	885
	Applebee's	475
	Taco Bell	279
	Panera Bread	131
4	Sun Holdings	829
	Burger King	305
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	134
	T-Mobile	127
	GNC	87
	Arby's	91
	Cicis	32
	Golden Corral	22
	Krispy Kreme	21
	Airports (Misc.)	10
5	Dhanani Group	817
	Burger King	521
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	270
	La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe	26
6	Muy Brands	755
	Pizza Hut	366
	Wendy's	310
	Taco Bell	79
7	Aramark	591
	Chick-Fil-A	116
	Einstein Bros. Bagels	115
	Subway	61
	Papa John's	40
	Panda Express	39
	Freshii	31
	Pizza Hut	30
	Which Wich	21
	Moe's Southwest Grill	19
	Jamba Juice	17
	Taco Bell	14
	Quiznos	12
	Tim Hortons	9
	Qdoba Mexican Eats	8
	Steak 'N Shake	8
	Chili's	6
	Mcalister's Deli	5
	Mooyah	4
	Wahoo's Fish Taco	4
	Wendy's	4
	Cosi	3
	Erbert And Gerbert's	3
	KFC	3
	Blimpie	2
	Dunkin' Donuts	2
	Nathan's Famous	2
	Pinkberry	2
	PJ'S Coffee Of New Orleans	2
	The Extreme Pita	2
	Wingstop	2
	La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe	2
	The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf	2
	Quaker Steak & Lube	1
8	KBP Foods	576
	KFC	473
	Taco Bell	80
	Long John Silver's	21
9	Pilot Travel Centers	548
	Subway	216
	Cinnabon	161
	Wendy's	56
	Arby's	49
	DQ Treat	20
	Taco Bell	18
	Moe's Southwest Grill	9
	Pizza Hut	9
	Carvel	2
	Chester's Chicken	2
	Hot Stuff Pizza	2
	KFC	2
	Mama Deluca's	2
10	Army & Air Force Exchange Services	491
	Burger King	119
	Subway	112
	Charleys Philly Steaks	83
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	51
	Taco Bell	44
	Arby's	25
	Einstein Bros. Bagels	18
	Wing Zone	10
	Blimpie	8
	Pizza Hut	7
	Taco John's	4
	Church's Chicken	2
	Cinnabon	2
	Domino'S Pizza	2
	Godfather's Pizza	2
	Qdoba Mexican Eats	2
11	GPS Hospitality	401
	Burger King	380
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	21
12	Summit Restaurant Group	390
	IHOP	250
	Applebee's	140
13	Harman Management	388
	KFC	253
	A&W	115
	Long John Silver's	17
	Pizza Hut	3
14	United States Beef Corp	381
	Arby's	365
	Taco Bueno	15
15	Sodexo	378
	Einstein Bros. Bagels	70
	Chick-Fil-A	59
	WOW Cafe & Wingery	49
	Subway	37
	Pizza Hut	32
	Taco Bell	15
	Erbert And Gerbert's	12
	Jamba Juice	12
	UFood Grill	10
	Papa John's	9
	Burger King	6
	Baja Fresh	5
	Quiznos	5
	Moe's Southwest Grill	5
	Hot Stuff Pizza	4
	Denny's	4
	Tim Hortons	4
	Currito	3
	Cosi	3
	Mcalister's Deli	3
	Qdoba Mexican Eats	3
	Steak 'N Shake	2
	Blimpie	2
	Carl's Jr.	2
	A&W	2
	Phillips Seafood	2
	Godfather's Pizza	2
	DQ Treat	2
	Gold Star Chili	2
	The Habit Burger Grill	2
	Nrgize Lifestyle Cafe	2
	Chester's Chicken	2
	Sbarro	2
	The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf	1
	PJ's Coffee Of New Orleans	1
	Smoothie King	1
	Quaker Steak & Lube	1
16	Yadav Enterprises	374
	Jack In The Box	227
	TGI Fridays	75
	Denny's	39
	El Pollo Loco	12
	Corner Bakery Cafe	11
	Marco's Pizza	5
	Sizzler	5
17	Tacala	348
	Taco Bell	281
	Sonic	66
	KFC	1
18	Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores	337
	Subway	188
	Chester's Chicken	91
	Hardee's	34
	Godfather's Pizza	17
	Arby's	3
	Taco John's	2
	DQ Treat	2
19	TA Restaurant Group	331
	Popeyes	66
	Godfather's Pizza	52
	Subway	51
	Taco Bell	38
	Pizza Hut/Pizza Hut Slice Bar	35
	Burger King	32
	Dunkin' Donuts	19
	Arby's	8
	Charleys Philly Steaks	4
	Wendy's	3
	Chester's Chicken	3
	A&W	3
	Sbarro	3
	Fuddrucker's	3
	Dairy Queen	2
	Baskin-Robbins	2
	Black Bear Diner	2
	Champs Chicken	1
	Tim Hortons	1
	Taco Time	1
	Hot Stuff Pizza	1
	Noble Roman's Pizza	1
20	HMS Host	314
	Burger King	62
	Quiznos	25
	Sbarro	24
	Chili's	19
	Pizza Hut	19
	Cinnabon	17
	The Great American Bagel	16
	Roy Rogers	16
	Nathan's Famous	14
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	14
	Famous Famiglia Pizzeria	9
	Chick-Fil-A	8
	KFC	6
	Johnny Rockets	5
	Pinkberry	5
	Smashburger	5
	Shula Burger	5
	Great Steak	4
	La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe	4
	Phillips Seafood	4
	Einstein Bros. Bagels	3
	Ruby's Diner	3
	Steak 'N Shake	3
	A&W	2
	Blimpie	2
	Carl's Jr.	2
	Godfather's Pizza	2
	Kelly's Cajun Grill	2
	Manchu Wok	2
	Miami Grill	2
	Moe's Southwest Grill	2
	Wingstop	2
	Yeung's Lotus Express	2
	Pizza Bell Hop	2
	Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill	1
	Panda Express	1
21	Covelli Enterprises	298
	Panera Bread	284
	DQ Grill & Chill	7
	DQ Treat	7
22	Sizzling Platter	296
	Little Caesars	250
	Dunkin' Donuts	27
	Sizzler	19
23	K-MAC Enterprises	294
	Taco Bell	271
	KFC	17
	Golden Corral	6
24	ADF Restaurant Group	286
	Pizza Hut	271
	Panera Bread	15
25	Compass Group USA	252
	Papa John's	52
	Einstein Bros. Bagels	45
	Subway	32
	Pizza Hut	13
	Panda Express	12
	Moe's Southwest Grill	8
	Quiznos	8
	Denny's	6
	Jamba Juice	6
	PJ's Coffee Of New Orleans	5
	Blimpie	4
	Erbert And Gerbert's	4
	Nathan's Famous	4
	Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill	4
	Tim Hortons	4
	Wendy's	4
	Sbarro	3
	Smashburger	3
	Taco Bell	3
	Which Wich	3
	Bojangles'	2
	Burger King	2
	Cheeburger Cheeburger	2
	Chili's	2
	Cosi	2
	Illy	2
	Freshii	2
	Jason's Deli	2
	Johnny Rockets	2
	KFC	2
	Marco's Pizza	2
	Pita Pit	2
	Tossed	2
	California Tortilla	1
	Built Custom Burgers	1
	Slim Chickens	1
26	Fugate Enterprises	245
	Pizza Hut	170
	Taco Bell	75
27	Desert De Oro Foods	230
	Pizza Hut	219
	Taco Bell	11
28	Franchise Management Woodstock	227
	Pizza Hut	139
	KFC	88
29	Ampex Brands	215
	KFC	103
	Taco Bell	22
	Tim Hortons	47
	Pizza Hut	43
30	Charter Foods	214
	Taco Bell	137
	Long John Silver's	67
	A&W	8
	KFC	2
31	Circle K Stores	209
	Subway	170
	Blimpie	12
	Hot Stuff Pizza	9
	DQ Treat	6
	DQ Grill & Chill	3
	Noble Roman's Pizza	3
	Church's Chicken	2
	Huddle House	2
	Tuscano's Italian Style Subs	2
32	Quality Dining	206
	Burger King	161
	Chili's	45
33	Konstantino Skrivanos	197
	Dunkin' Donuts	151
	Baskin-Robbins	46
34	Pacific Bells	193
	Taco Bell	153
	Buffalo Wild Wings	39
	KFC	1
35	Mitra QSR	190
	KFC	146
	Taco Bell	44
36	Frauenshuh Hospitality Group	188
	DQ Grill & Chill	187
	DQ Treat	1
37	Border Foods	187
	Taco Bell	178
	Church's Chicken	4
	KFC	2
	Au Bon Pain	3
38	Cotti Foods	183
	Wendy's	92
	Taco Bell	82
	Pieology	9
39	Falcon Holdings	180
	Church's Chicken	74
	Long John Silver's	42
	Carl's Jr.	37
	Hardee's	27
40	Sundance	176
	Taco Bell	165
	KFC	8
	Pizza Hut	3
40	Apple Investors Group	176
	Applebee's	54
	Burger King	93
	IHOP	7
	Pizza Hut	18
	Stevi B's Pizza Buffet	4
42	Northwest Restaurants	171
	Taco Bell	88
	KFC	54
	A&W	12
	Pizza Hut	10
	Long John Silver's	7
43	WKS Restaurant Group	169
	El Pollo Loco	62
	Wendy's	52
	Krispy Kreme	29
	Denny's	26
44	Briad Restaurant Group	168
	Wendy's	111
	TGI Fridays	57
45	Celebration Restaurant Group/CFL Pizza/Bravo Foods	164
	Pizza Hut	131
	Taco Bell	33
46	Hamra Enterprises	157
	Wendy's	90
	Panera Bread	57
	Noodles & Company	9
	Holiday Inn Express	1
47	JRN	156
	KFC	154
	Pizza Hut	2
48	Doherty Enterprises	154
	Applebee's	106
	Panera Bread	43
	Noodles & Company	5
49	Servus! (BR Associates )/Sidal	146
	Long John Silver's	87
	Wendy's	33
	Denny's	21
	Grandy's	5
50	Interfoods Of America (Sailormen)	143
	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	128
	Burger King	15
50	Summit Restaurant Group	143
	Pizza Hut	130
	Long John Silver's	13

Top 25 Brands of the 2018 Multi-Brand 50

1	Pizza Hut	3,921
2	Taco Bell	2,010
3	Burger King	1,596
4	KFC	1,315
5	Wendy's	1,141
6	Subway	867
7	Applebee's	775
8	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	684
9	Arby's	541
10	Panera Bread	530
11	IHOP	257
12	Long John Silver's	254
13	Einstein Bros. Bagels	251
14	Little Caesars	250
15	DQ Grill & Chill, DQ Treat, Dairy Queen	235
16	Jack In The Box	227
17	Dunkin' Donuts	189
18	Chick-Fil-A	183
19	Cinnabon	180
20	A&W	142
21	TGI Fridays	132
22	T-Mobile	127
23	Papa John's	101
24	Chester's Chicken	98
25	Charleys Philly Steaks	87
25	GNC	87