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title: "Top 10 Quick Service Restaurant Franchises for 2023"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/10fca853-237c-4b92-9239-8686660b54be
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/top-10-quick-service-restaurant-franchises-for-2023-2720720
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
published: 2022-12-28T17:12:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:09:22.058Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c87c79a093d9d375fc0d9ce0673ecdd3106.jpg
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# Top 10 Quick Service Restaurant Franchises for 2023

**TL;DR:** The food industry dominates the franchise world, with quick-service restaurants (QSR) being a particularly profitable segment. QSR brands often top profit rankings and account for about 20% of Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 top-ranked companies.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-12-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/top-10-quick-service-restaurant-franchises-for-2023-2720720).*

## Story

The food industry has long dominated the franchise world. With a vast pool of opportunities, this segment of hospitality is one where the entrepreneurial business model shines. And within the restaurant category is what some would argue is the golden nugget of franchising: the QSR industry.

Quick-service restaurants and large-scale food chains are often the first segments people envision when they think of franchising, and for good reason: QSR brands often top profit rankings and account for about 20% of Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 top-ranked companies.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- qsr industry (topic)
- franchise rankings (topic)
- food industry (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/top-10-quick-service-restaurant-franchises-for-2023-2720720). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/10fca853-237c-4b92-9239-8686660b54be).