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The 2022 Multi-Brand 50 list, compiled by FRANdata and Franchise Update Media, ranks the top 50 companies with the most units across multiple brands. HART Restaurant Mgmt and Celebration Restaurant Group/CFL Pizza/Bravo Foods top the list.
RANK COMPANY BRANDS UNITS 1 FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP 2,353 PIZZA HUT 937 APPLEBEE’S 441 ARBY’S 368 TACO BELL 285 WENDY’S 192 PANERA BREAD 130 2 SUN HOLDINGS 1,347 T-MOBILE 228 ARBY’S 195 POPEYES 169 PAPA JOHN’S 159 BURGER KING 141 TACO BUENO 139 APPLEBEE’S 131 MCALISTER’S DELI 64 GNC LIVE WELL 55 IHOP 36 OTHER BRANDS 30 3 CARROLS GROUP 1,074 BURGER KING 1,009 POPEYES 65 4 FQSR (KBP FOODS) 1,024 KFC 816 ARBY’S 120 TACO BELL 88 5 DHANANI GROUP 824 BURGER KING 503 POPEYES 284 LA MADELEINE 37 6 MUY COMPANIES 762 PIZZA HUT 361 WENDY’S 320 TACO BELL 81 7 PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS 624 SUBWAY 192 CINNABON 158 DUNKIN’ 84 WENDY’S 82 ARBY’S 48 TACO BELL 20 DQ TREAT 15 AUNTIE ANNE’S 11 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 6 PIZZA HUT 6 IHOP 1 LITTLE CAESARS 1 8 ARAMARK 550 CHICK-FIL-A 119 EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS 98 PANDA EXPRESS 44 OATH PIZZA 39 WHICH WICH 24 DUNKIN’ 22 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 21 STEAK ‘N SHAKE 19 PAPA JOHN’S 18 PIZZA HUT 16 SUBWAY 15 FRESHII 14 QDOBA MEXICAN EATS 13 JAMBA 11 AUNTIE ANNE’S 5 MOOYAH 5 PANERA BREAD 5 QUAKER STEAK & LUBE 5 TACO BELL 5 TIM HORTONS 5 BURGERFI 4 CHILI’S 4 ERBERT & GERBERT’S SANDWICH SHOP 4 MCALISTER’S DELI 4 WAHOO’S FISH TACO 4 CARIBOU COFFEE 3 PJ’S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS 3 QUIZNOS 3 WENDY’S 3 KFC 2 PACIUGO GELATO CAFFE 2 LA MADELEINE 2 VILLAGE JUICE KITCHEN 2 DENNY’S 1 DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE 1 FIREHOUSE SUBS 1 JERSEY MIKE’S 1 SMASHBURGER 1 EXTREME PITA 1 WING ZONE 1 9 LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES 515 SUBWAY 235 GODFATHER’S PIZZA 133 CHESTER’S 130 TACO JOHN’S 7 DUNKIN’ 3 ARBY’S 2 BOJANGLES 2 DQ TREAT 2 NAF NAF MIDDLE EASTERN GRILL 1 10 ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICES 484 SUBWAY 123 BURGER KING 105 CHARLEYS 81 POPEYES 58 ARBY’S 30 TACO BELL 28 QDOBA MEXICAN EATS 22 EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS 19 BASKIN-ROBBINS 6 DUNKIN’ 5 RICE KING 3 WING ZONE 2 PIZZA HUT 1 SLIM CHICKENS 1 11 GPS HOSPITALITY 476 BURGER KING 394 PIZZA HUT 63 POPEYES 19 12 SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP 436 IHOP 262 APPLEBEE’S 113 WENDY’S 61 13 SIZZLING PLATTER 418 LITTLE CAESARS 327 WING-STOP 71 PIZZA HUT 20 14 JIB MANAGEMENT (YADAV ENTERPRISES) 392 JACK IN THE BOX 213 DENNY’S 126 TGI FRIDAYS 53 15 WKS RESTAURANT GROUP 385 WENDY’S 141 DENNY’S 123 EL POLLO LOCO 68 KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS 43 BLAZE PIZZA 10 16 HARMAN MANAGEMENT 353 KFC 244 A&W 109 17 CHARTER FOODS 340 TACO BELL 268 LONG JOHN SILVER’S 42 KFC 24 A&W 6 18 TACALA 322 TACO BELL 320 KFC 2 19 AMPEX BRANDS 317 KFC 147 PIZZA HUT 113 LONG JOHN SILVER’S 32 TACO BELL 14 A&W 11 20 K-MAC ENTERPRISES 315 TACO BELL 306 KFC 9 21 EYM GROUP 310 PIZZA HUT 163 DENNY’S 59 KFC 39 BURGER KING 27 PANERA BREAD 19 TACO BELL 3 21 PACIFIC BELLS 310 TACO BELL 241 BUFFALO WILD WINGS 67 KFC 2 23 HART RESTAURANT MGMT (HAZA BELL OF NEBRASKA) 301 WENDY’S 250 TACO BELL 51 24 THE COVELLI FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP 294 PANERA BREAD 282 DQ GRILL & CHILL 6 O’CHARLEY’S 5 DQ TREAT 1 25 SODEXO 290 CHICK-FIL-A 74 EINSTEIN BROS.
BAGELS 65 DUNKIN’ 21 SUBWAY 21 PIZZA HUT 20 JAMBA 10 QDOBA MEXICAN EATS 9 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 7 STEAK ‘N SHAKE 7 TACO BELL 6 ERBERT & GERBERT’S SANDWICH SHOP 5 GARBANZO MEDITERRANEAN FRESH 5 PAPA JOHN’S 5 FRESHII 4 AUNTIE ANNE’S 3 MCALISTER’S DELI 3 PANERA BREAD 3 PJ’S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS 3 BAJA FRESH 2 BASKIN-ROBBINS 2 BURGER KING 2 DENNY’S 2 DQ TREAT 2 FIREHOUSE SUBS 2 GODFATHER’S PIZZA 2 THE HABIT BURGER GRILL 2 WHICH WICH 2 BLAZE PIZZA 1 26 QUALITY RESTAURANT GROUP 270 PIZZA HUT 176 ARBY’S 27 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 67 27 TA OPERATING 255 POPEYES 68 TACO BELL 38 BURGER KING 34 SUBWAY 32 PIZZA HUT 29 DUNKIN’ 20 ARBY’S 7 CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS 5 A&W 3 BLACK BEAR DINER 3 FAZOLI’S 3 WENDY’S 3 BASKIN-ROBBINS 2 CARL’S JR. 1 IHOP 1 JAMBA 1 KFC 1 SUPER 8 BY WYNDHAM 1 TACOTIME 1 TIM HORTONS 1 DQ TREAT 1 28 PALO ALTO 247 TACO BELL 202 PIZZA HUT 32 KFC 13 29 HMSHOST 245 BURGER KING 58 AUNTIE ANNE’S 47 SBARRO 24 ROY ROGERS 15 CHILI’S 14 QUIZNOS 14 CHICK-FIL-A 13 NATHAN’S FAMOUS 13 CINNABON 12 PIZZA HUT 9 DUNKIN’ 4 FIREHOUSE SUBS 4 STEAK ‘N SHAKE 3 TCBY 3 KELLY’S CAJUN GRILL 2 KFC 2 PANDA EXPRESS 2 BAJA FRESH 1 BLIMPIE 1 BURGERFI 1 ON THE BORDER 1 THE COUNTER 1 MAGGIANO’S LITTLE ITALY 1 30 VISION GROWTH PARTNERS/SUPER C GROUP 244 SUPERCUTS 137 COST CUTTERS FAMILY HAIR SALON 107 31 FUGATE ENTERPRISES 239 PIZZA HUT 165 TACO BELL 74 32 FOURTEEN FOODS 237 DQ GRILL & CHILL 232 DQ TREAT 5 33 MITRA QSR 233 KFC 195 TACO BELL 38 34 DIVERSIFIED RESTAURANT GROUP 232 TACO BELL 216 ARBY’S 16 35 TASTY HUTS/TASTY KING 228 PIZZA HUT 161 BURGER KING 67 36 DESERT DE ORO FOODS 224 TACO BELL 135 PIZZA HUT 89 37 AMPLER 223 BURGER KING 120 LITTLE CAESARS 103 38 MANNA 222 WENDY’S 139 FAZOLI’S 83 39 BORDER FOODS 220 TACO BELL 206 CHURCH’S CHICKEN 14 40 APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT 218 HILTON GARDEN INN 41 HAMPTON INN BY HILTON 39 COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT 33 HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON 33 RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT 29 HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON 10 FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT 9 TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT 9 SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT 8 EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON 2 HYATT PLACE 2 MARRIOTT HOTELS 2 HYATT HOUSE 1 41 COTTI FOODS 202 WENDY’S 111 TACO BELL 86 PIEOLOGY PIZZERIA 5 42 CIRCLE K STORES 196 SUBWAY 158 BLIMPIE 10 CHURCH’S CHICKEN 8 HARDEE’S 6 DQ TREAT 5 DQ GRILL & CHILL 4 NOBLE ROMAN’S 3 HUDDLE HOUSE 2 42 QUALITY DINING 196 BURGER KING 158 CHILI’S 38 44 LUIHN VANTEDGE PARTNERS 189 TACO BELL 157 KFC 30 PIZZA HUT 2 45 PREMIER KINGS 184 BURGER KING 158 POPEYES 26 46 WENDYS OF COLORADO SPRINGS 183 WENDY’S 181 GOLDEN CORRAL 2 47 COMPASS GROUP USA 176 PAPA JOHN’S 27 PANDA EXPRESS 24 DUNKIN’ 21 SUBWAY 15 PIZZA HUT 12 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 10 JAMBA 8 PJ’S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS 7 STEAK ‘N SHAKE 6 WENDY’S 5 CARIBOU COFFEE 4 CHILI’S 3 TACO BELL 3 TIM HORTONS 3 AUNTIE ANNE’S 2 FIREHOUSE SUBS 2 FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS 2 FRESHII 2 KFC 2 QDOBA MEXICAN EATS 2 SBARRO 2 SLIM CHICKENS 2 BASKIN-ROBBINS 1 BLIMPIE 1 BOJANGLES 1 BURGER KING 1 ILLY CAFFE 1 PANERA BREAD 1 PITA PIT 1 PLANET SMOOTHIE 1 POPEYES 1 QUIZNOS 1 WHICH WICH 1 THE HABIT BURGER GRILL 1 47 SUNDANCE (TEAM LYDERS) 176 TACO BELL 173 ARBY’S 3 49 HAMRA ENTERPRISES 168 WENDY’S 92 PANERA BREAD 67 NOODLES & COMPANY 8 HOLIDAY INN 1 50 CELEBRATION RESTAURANT GROUP/CFL PIZZA/BRAVO FOODS 167 PIZZA HUT 127 TACO BELL 40 TOP 25 BRANDS OF THE 2022 MULTI-BRAND 50 RANK BRAND UNITS 1 TACO BELL 3,084 2 BURGER KING 2,777 3 PIZZA HUT 2,502 4 WENDY’S 1,580 5 KFC 1,528 6 ARBY’S 816 7 SUBWAY 791 8 POPEYES 690 9 APPLEBEE’S 685 10 PANERA BREAD 507 11 LITTLE CAESARS 431 12 DUNKIN’ 380 13 DENNY’S 311 14 IHOP 300 15 DQ GRILL & CHILL 242 16 PAPA JOHN’S 229 17 T-MOBILE 228 18 JACK IN THE BOX 213 19 CHICK-FIL-A 206 20 EINSTEIN BROS.
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This story was originally published by Multi-Unit Franchisee in Franchising.com on June 10, 2022. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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