2021 Multi-Brand 50

The 2021 Multi-Brand 50 ranking highlights the largest franchisees in the U.S. and their 25 favorite brands.
|
RANK |
COMPANY |
BRANDS |
UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
2,355 |
|
|
PIZZA HUT |
937 |
||
|
APPLEBEE’S |
444 |
||
|
ARBY’S |
367 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
280 |
||
|
WENDY’S |
194 |
||
|
PANERA BREAD |
133 |
||
|
2 |
CARROLS GROUP |
|
1,075 |
|
BURGER KING |
1,010 |
||
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
65 |
||
|
3 |
SUN HOLDINGS |
|
1,045 |
|
BURGER KING |
293 |
||
|
T-MOBILE |
160 |
||
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
150 |
||
|
TACO BUENO |
148 |
||
|
ARBY’S |
94 |
||
|
GNC LIVE WELL |
80 |
||
|
IHOP |
41 |
||
|
CICIS |
31 |
||
|
GOLDEN CORRAL |
20 |
||
|
KRISPY KREME |
18 |
||
|
AIRPORT RESTAURANTS |
10 |
||
|
4 |
KBP FOODS |
|
895 |
|
KFC |
767 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
128 |
||
|
5 |
DHANANI GROUP |
|
824 |
|
BURGER KING |
503 |
||
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
284 |
||
|
LA MADELEINE FRENCH BAKERY & CAFE |
37 |
||
|
6 |
PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS |
|
790 |
|
SUBWAY |
235 |
||
|
CINNABON |
160 |
||
|
DENNY’S |
120 |
||
|
WENDY’S |
86 |
||
|
MCDONALD’S |
62 |
||
|
ARBY’S |
58 |
||
|
DQ TREAT |
22 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
18 |
||
|
AUNTIE ANNE’S |
11 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
7 |
||
|
MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL |
6 |
||
|
BURGER KING |
3 |
||
|
IHOP |
1 |
||
|
CHESTER’S |
1 |
||
|
7 |
MUY BRANDS |
|
768 |
|
PIZZA HUT |
371 |
||
|
WENDY’S |
317 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
80 |
||
|
8 |
ARAMARK |
|
637 |
|
CHICK-FIL-A |
122 |
||
|
EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS |
108 |
||
|
SUBWAY |
56 |
||
|
PANDA EXPRESS |
45 |
||
|
OATH PIZZA |
39 |
||
|
WHICH WICH |
34 |
||
|
PAPA JOHN’S |
26 |
||
|
MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL |
22 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
21 |
||
|
DUNKIN’ |
21 |
||
|
STEAK 'N SHAKE |
19 |
||
|
FRESHII |
14 |
||
|
JAMBA |
11 |
||
|
QDOBA MEXICAN EATS |
10 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
9 |
||
|
RAISING CANE'S |
7 |
||
|
CHILI'S |
6 |
||
|
TIM HORTONS |
6 |
||
|
MOOYAH |
5 |
||
|
QUAKER STEAK & LUBE |
4 |
||
|
ERBERT & GERBERT'S SANDWICH SHOP |
4 |
||
|
QUIZNOS |
4 |
||
|
WENDY'S |
4 |
||
|
MCALISTER'S DELI |
4 |
||
|
PJ'S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS |
3 |
||
|
CARIBOU COFFEE |
3 |
||
|
KFC |
3 |
||
|
BURGERFI |
2 |
||
|
COSI |
2 |
||
|
DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE |
2 |
||
|
PANERA BREAD |
2 |
||
|
VILLAGE JUICE CO. |
2 |
||
|
BEEF 'O' BRADY'S |
2 |
||
|
PINKBERRY |
2 |
||
|
WAHOO'S FISH TACO |
2 |
||
|
NATHAN'S FAMOUS |
2 |
||
|
FIREHOUSE SUBS |
2 |
||
|
EXTREME PITA |
2 |
||
|
IHOP |
2 |
||
|
LA MADELEINE FRENCH BAKERY & CAFE |
2 |
||
|
DENNY'S |
1 |
||
|
9 |
LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES |
|
534 |
|
SUBWAY |
229 |
||
|
GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
122 |
||
|
CHESTER'S |
119 |
||
|
HARDEE'S |
50 |
||
|
TACO JOHN'S |
4 |
||
|
IHOP |
3 |
||
|
DUNKIN' |
3 |
||
|
ARBY'S |
2 |
||
|
DQ TREAT |
2 |
||
|
9 |
ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICES |
|
534 |
|
SUBWAY |
137 |
||
|
BURGER KING |
109 |
||
|
CHARLEYS |
82 |
||
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
56 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
40 |
||
|
ARBY'S |
29 |
||
|
EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS |
20 |
||
|
QDOBA MEXICAN EATS |
17 |
||
|
MANCHU WOK |
10 |
||
|
DUNKIN' |
7 |
||
|
WINGZONE |
6 |
||
|
BASKIN-ROBBINS |
6 |
||
|
BLIMPIE |
6 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
5 |
||
|
TACO JOHN'S |
2 |
||
|
SLIM CHICKENS |
2 |
||
|
11 |
GPS HOSPITALITY |
|
480 |
|
BURGER KING |
394 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
67 |
||
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
19 |
||
|
12 |
SPEEDWAY |
|
477 |
|
DUNKIN' |
450 |
||
|
SUBWAY |
16 |
||
|
WENDY'S |
11 |
||
|
13 |
SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP |
|
390 |
|
IHOP |
271 |
||
|
APPLEBEE'S |
119 |
||
|
14 |
AMPEX BRANDS |
|
382 |
|
KFC |
202 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
141 |
||
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
39 |
||
|
15 |
HARMAN MANAGEMENT |
|
374 |
|
KFC |
256 |
||
|
A&W |
113 |
||
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
5 |
||
|
16 |
SIZZLING PLATTER |
|
368 |
|
LITTLE CAESARS |
258 |
||
|
WINGSTOP |
62 |
||
|
DUNKIN' |
27 |
||
|
SIZZLER |
15 |
||
|
RED ROBIN |
6 |
||
|
16 |
JIB MANAGEMENT/YADAV ENTERPRISES |
|
368 |
|
JACK IN THE BOX |
221 |
||
|
DENNY'S |
81 |
||
|
TGI FRIDAYS |
66 |
||
|
18 |
CHARTER FOODS |
|
340 |
|
TACO BELL |
258 |
||
|
LONG JOHN SILVER'S |
50 |
||
|
KFC |
24 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
8 |
||
|
19 |
COMPASS GROUP USA |
|
323 |
|
EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS |
54 |
||
|
SUBWAY |
43 |
||
|
BLIMPIE |
35 |
||
|
DUNKIN' |
23 |
||
|
PAPA JOHN'S |
22 |
||
|
PANDA EXPRESS |
21 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
14 |
||
|
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL |
11 |
||
|
JAMBA |
10 |
||
|
SALSARITA'S FRESH MEXICAN GRILL |
6 |
||
|
STEAK 'N SHAKE |
6 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
5 |
||
|
SMASHBURGER |
5 |
||
|
WENDY'S |
5 |
||
|
PJ'S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS |
4 |
||
|
CARIBOU COFFEE |
4 |
||
|
TIM HORTONS |
3 |
||
|
CHILI'S |
3 |
||
|
QUIZNOS |
3 |
||
|
WHICH WICH |
3 |
||
|
FIREHOUSE SUBS |
2 |
||
|
FREDDY'S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS |
2 |
||
|
MARCO'S PIZZA |
2 |
||
|
SBARRO |
2 |
||
|
FRESHII |
2 |
||
|
ERBERT & GERBERT'S SANDWICH SHOP |
2 |
||
|
BASKIN-ROBBINS |
2 |
||
|
ILLY |
2 |
||
|
JOHNNY ROCKETS |
2 |
||
|
PLANET SMOOTHIE |
2 |
||
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
2 |
||
|
BEN & JERRY'S |
2 |
||
|
PITA PIT |
2 |
||
|
QDOBA MEXICAN EATS |
2 |
||
|
BURGER KING |
2 |
||
|
KFC |
2 |
||
|
IHOP |
2 |
||
|
SLIM CHICKENS |
2 |
||
|
JASON'S DELI |
2 |
||
|
NATHAN'S FAMOUS |
2 |
||
|
CALIFORNIA TORTILLA |
1 |
||
|
DENNY'S |
1 |
||
|
BOJANGLES' |
1 |
||
|
19 |
SODEXO |
|
323 |
|
CHICK-FIL-A |
74 |
||
|
EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS |
69 |
||
|
SUBWAY |
38 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
23 |
||
|
DUNKIN' |
21 |
||
|
JAMBA |
11 |
||
|
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL |
8 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
8 |
||
|
QDOBA MEXICAN EATS |
7 |
||
|
STEAK 'N SHAKE |
7 |
||
|
PAPA JOHN'S |
6 |
||
|
ERBERT & GERBERT'S SANDWICH SHOP |
6 |
||
|
GARBANZO MEDITERRANEAN FRESH |
5 |
||
|
BAJA FRESH |
5 |
||
|
THE HABIT BURGER GRILL |
3 |
||
|
BURGER KING |
3 |
||
|
HOT STUFF PIZZA |
3 |
||
|
MCALISTER'S DELI |
3 |
||
|
CARIBOU COFFEE |
2 |
||
|
BASKIN-ROBBINS |
2 |
||
|
GODFATHER'S PIZZA |
2 |
||
|
COSI |
2 |
||
|
QUIZNOS |
2 |
||
|
SBARRO |
2 |
||
|
PANERA BREAD |
2 |
||
|
BLAZE PIZZA |
2 |
||
|
DQ TREAT |
2 |
||
|
TIM HORTONS |
2 |
||
|
MOOYAH |
2 |
||
|
DENNY'S |
1 |
||
|
21 |
WKS RESTAURANT GROUP |
|
322 |
|
DENNY'S |
126 |
||
|
WENDY'S |
86 |
||
|
EL POLLO LOCO |
66 |
||
|
KRISPY KREME |
34 |
||
|
BLAZE PIZZA |
10 |
||
|
22 |
THE COVELLI FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP |
|
316 |
|
PANERA BREAD |
303 |
||
|
DQ GRILL & CHILL/DQ TREAT |
8 |
||
|
O'CHARLEY'S |
5 |
||
|
23 |
PACIFIC BELLS |
|
307 |
|
TACO BELL |
240 |
||
|
KFC |
67 |
||
|
24 |
K-MAC ENTERPRISES |
|
306 |
|
TACO BELL |
289 |
||
|
KFC |
11 |
||
|
GOLDEN CORRAL |
6 |
||
|
25 |
DESERT DE ORO FOODS |
|
297 |
|
TACO BELL |
209 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
88 |
||
|
26 |
G&M OIL CO |
|
296 |
|
CHEVRON |
157 |
||
|
EXTRAMILE |
131 |
||
|
TEXACO |
8 |
||
|
27 |
HAZA FOODS |
|
276 |
|
WENDY'S |
250 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
26 |
||
|
28 |
MANNA/BRIDGEMAN FOODS |
|
267 |
|
WENDY'S |
157 |
||
|
FAZOLI'S |
83 |
||
|
GOLDEN CORRAL |
27 |
||
|
29 |
TA OPERATING |
|
265 |
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
68 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
37 |
||
|
SUBWAY |
36 |
||
|
BURGER KING |
34 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
29 |
||
|
DUNKIN' |
19 |
||
|
ARBY'S |
7 |
||
|
FUDDRUCKERS |
4 |
||
|
CHARLEYS |
4 |
||
|
FAZOLI'S |
3 |
||
|
A&W |
3 |
||
|
WENDY'S |
3 |
||
|
BLACK BEAR DINER |
2 |
||
|
KFC |
2 |
||
|
CARL'S JR. |
2 |
||
|
TACOTIME |
2 |
||
|
HOT STUFF PIZZA |
2 |
||
|
IHOP |
2 |
||
|
BASKIN-ROBBINS |
2 |
||
|
SUPER 8 BY WYNDHAM |
2 |
||
|
NOBLE ROMAN'S |
2 |
||
|
30 |
CIRCLE K STORES |
|
253 |
|
SUBWAY |
165 |
||
|
BLIMPIE |
37 |
||
|
HOT STUFF PIZZA |
18 |
||
|
CHURCH'S CHICKEN |
9 |
||
|
HARDEE'S |
6 |
||
|
DQ TREAT |
5 |
||
|
DQ GRILL & CHILL |
4 |
||
|
NOBLE ROMAN'S |
3 |
||
|
HUDDLE HOUSE |
2 |
||
|
CHEVRON |
2 |
||
|
TEXACO |
2 |
||
|
31 |
MITRA QSR |
|
248 |
|
KFC |
205 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
43 |
||
|
32 |
FUGATE ENTERPRISES |
|
243 |
|
PIZZA HUT |
168 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
75 |
||
|
33 |
HMSHOST |
|
237 |
|
BURGER KING |
60 |
||
|
SBARRO |
22 |
||
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
19 |
||
|
QUIZNOS |
15 |
||
|
CHILI'S |
15 |
||
|
ROY ROGERS |
14 |
||
|
CHICK-FIL-A |
12 |
||
|
NATHAN'S FAMOUS |
12 |
||
|
SMASHBURGER |
5 |
||
|
GREAT STEAK |
5 |
||
|
PANDA EXPRESS |
4 |
||
|
KFC |
4 |
||
|
MANCHU WOK |
4 |
||
|
FIREHOUSE SUBS |
4 |
||
|
LA MADELEINE FRENCH BAKERY & CAFE |
3 |
||
|
JOHNNY ROCKETS |
3 |
||
|
STEAK 'N SHAKE |
3 |
||
|
PINKBERRY |
3 |
||
|
CARL'S JR. |
2 |
||
|
BURGERFI |
2 |
||
|
BLAZE PIZZA |
2 |
||
|
BURGER 21 |
2 |
||
|
YEUNG'S LOTUS EXPRESS |
2 |
||
|
KELLY'S CAJUN GRILL |
2 |
||
|
BLIMPIE |
2 |
||
|
THE COUNTER |
2 |
||
|
COLD STONE CREAMERY |
2 |
||
|
PACIUGO GELATO & CAFFE |
2 |
||
|
UNA MAS |
2 |
||
|
A&W |
2 |
||
|
BAJA FRESH |
2 |
||
|
COUSINS SUBS |
2 |
||
|
WINGSTOP |
2 |
||
|
34 |
APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT |
|
235 |
|
HILTON GARDEN INN |
45 |
||
|
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT |
39 |
||
|
HAMPTON INN BY HILTON |
39 |
||
|
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON |
36 |
||
|
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT |
34 |
||
|
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT |
13 |
||
|
FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT |
9 |
||
|
TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT |
9 |
||
|
HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON |
6 |
||
|
EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON |
3 |
||
|
MARRIOTT HOTELS |
2 |
||
|
35 |
ADF COMPANIES |
|
233 |
|
PIZZA HUT |
218 |
||
|
PANERA BREAD |
15 |
||
|
36 |
ALVARADO CONCEPTS/PALO ALTO |
|
232 |
|
TACO BELL |
200 |
||
|
KFC |
32 |
||
|
37 |
DIVERSIFIED RESTAURANT GROUP |
|
230 |
|
TACO BELL |
214 |
||
|
ARBY'S |
16 |
||
|
38 |
QUALITY DINING |
|
228 |
|
BURGER KING |
189 |
||
|
CHILI'S |
39 |
||
|
39 |
MARLU INVESTMENT GROUP |
|
224 |
|
ARBY'S |
115 |
||
|
LITTLE CAESARS |
40 |
||
|
CHURCH'S CHICKEN |
27 |
||
|
JACK IN THE BOX |
20 |
||
|
TGI FRIDAYS |
22 |
||
|
40 |
PREMIER KINGS |
|
220 |
|
BURGER KING |
198 |
||
|
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
22 |
||
|
41 |
QUALITY HUTS MIDWEST |
|
219 |
|
PIZZA HUT |
192 |
||
|
ARBY'S |
27 |
||
|
42 |
TASTY RESTAURANT GROUP |
|
216 |
|
PIZZA HUT |
153 |
||
|
BURGER KING |
63 |
||
|
43 |
BORDER FOODS |
|
204 |
|
TACO BELL |
190 |
||
|
CHURCH'S CHICKEN |
14 |
||
|
43 |
EYM GROUP |
|
204 |
|
PIZZA HUT |
174 |
||
|
BURGER KING |
30 |
||
|
45 |
COTTI FOODS |
|
196 |
|
WENDY'S |
106 |
||
|
TACO BELL |
85 |
||
|
PIEOLOGY PIZZERIA |
5 |
||
|
46 |
WENDY'S OF COLORADO SPRINGS |
|
189 |
|
WENDY'S |
181 |
||
|
GOLDEN CORRAL |
8 |
||
|
47 |
FEAST ENTERPRISES |
|
185 |
|
JACK IN THE BOX |
132 |
||
|
DENNY'S |
35 |
||
|
CORNER BAKERY CAFE |
18 |
||
|
48 |
NORTHWEST RESTAURANTS |
|
181 |
|
TACO BELL |
117 |
||
|
KFC |
52 |
||
|
A&W |
12 |
||
|
49 |
TEAM LYDERS |
|
175 |
|
TACO BELL |
162 |
||
|
KFC |
7 |
||
|
PIZZA HUT |
3 |
||
|
ARBY'S |
3 |
||
|
50 |
HAMRA ENTERPRISES |
|
170 |
|
WENDY'S |
91 |
||
|
PANERA BREAD |
70 |
||
|
NOODLES & COMPANY |
8 |
||
|
HOLIDAY INN |
1 |
TOP 25 BRANDS OF THE 2020 MULTI-BRAND 50
|
RANK |
BRAND |
UNITS |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
BURGER KING |
2,904 |
|
2 |
TACO BELL |
2,713 |
|
3 |
PIZZA HUT |
2,619 |
|
4 |
KFC |
1,634 |
|
5 |
WENDY'S |
1,491 |
|
6 |
SUBWAY |
955 |
|
7 |
ARBY'S |
718 |
|
8 |
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
682 |
|
9 |
DUNKIN' |
571 |
|
10 |
APPLEBEE'S |
563 |
|
11 |
PANERA BREAD |
525 |
|
12 |
JACK IN THE BOX |
373 |
|
13 |
DENNY'S |
365 |
|
14 |
IHOP |
322 |
|
15 |
LITTLE CAESARS |
298 |
|
16 |
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251 |
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17 |
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208 |
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18 |
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160 |
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160 |
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159 |
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148 |
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131 |
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130 |
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24 |
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124 |
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25 |
CHESTER'S |
120 |
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