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 |
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