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 EINSTEIN BROS.