2017 Multi-Brand 50

Each spring, Franchise Update Media publishes its multi-brand 50 ranking of the largest U.S. franchisees that operate more than one brand.

To create the list, FRANdata combs through its extensive database to find the country's biggest multi-brand operators (by number of units). In addition, Franchise Update's editorial staff provides follow-up research to ensure that the list is as current as possible. The "MB50" also includes the top 25 brands these franchisees operate.

1 NPC International 1,478 Pizza Hut 1,254 Wendy's 220 KFC 2 Taco Bell 2 2 Target 1,170 Pizza Hut 1,168 Cold Stone Creamery 2 3 Flynn Restaurant Group 854 Applebee's 485 Taco Bell 273 Panera Bread 96 4 Sun Holdings 724 Burger King 290 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 110 T-Mobile 89 GNC 85 Arby's 75 Cicis 36 Golden Corral 24 Krispy Kreme 15 Airports (Misc. Brands) 10 5 Dhanani Group 669 Burger King 490 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 179 6 Muy Brands 607 Pizza Hut 316 Wendy's 173 Taco Bell 76 Long John Silver's 42 7 Aramark 556 Einstein Bros. Bagels 123 Chick-Fil-A 115 Subway 68 Papa John's 41 Panda Express 35 Pizza Hut 30 Quiznos 21 Taco Bell 18 Freshii 18 Moe's Southwest Grill 16 Qdoba 9 Tim Hortons 9 Which Wich 8 Chili's 6 Raising Cane's 5 Erbert & Gerbert's 4 Sbarro 4 The Extreme Pita 3 KFC 3 Steak 'N Shake 3 Quaker Steak & Lube 2 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 2 Wahoo's Fish Taco 2 Rita's Italian Ice 2 Dunkin' Donuts 2 COSI 2 Mooyah 2 LA Madeleine Country French Cafe 1 Pinkberry 1 Denny's 1 8 Pilot Travel Centers 547 Subway 198 Cinnabon 148 Wendy's 111 Arby's 45 Taco Bell 17 DQ Treat 7 Moe's Southwest Grill 7 Pizza Hut 7 Carvel Ice Cream Shoppe 2 Chester's 2 KFC 2 Hot Stuff Pizza 1 9 Army & Air Force Exchange Services 497 Burger King 124 Subway 107 Charleys Philly Steaks 84 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 50 Taco Bell 44 Arby's 19 Einstein Bros.

Bagels 18 Wing Zone 10 Blimpie 8 Pizza Hut 8 Taco John's 7 Church's Chicken 6 Captain D's 3 Cinnabon 3 Denny's 3 Domino's 2 Godfather's Pizza 1 10 KBP Foods 452 KFC 282 KFC/Taco Bell 147 KFC/Long John Silver's 15 KFC/Pizza Hut Express 3 KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut 3 KFC/A&W 2 11 Harman Management 394 KFC 257 A&W 116 Long John Silver's 18 Pizza Hut 3 12 Sodexo 393 Einstein Bros. Bagels 75 Chick-Fil-A 57 Pizza Hut 39 Subway 36 Taco Bell 16 Jamba Juice 12 Erbert & Gerbert's 12 Papa John's 10 Ufood Grill 10 Burger King 9 Quiznos 6 Moe's Southwest Grill 6 Mcalister's Deli 4 Tim Hortons 4 Blimpie 4 Hot Stuff Pizza 4 Qdoba 3 Chester's 3 DQ Treat 2 Mrs. Fields 2 Nathan's Famous 2 Quaker Steak & Lube 2 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 2 Tony Lukes 2 A&W 2 Godfather's Pizza 2 Sbarro 2 13 HMS Host 373 Burger King 61 Nathan's Famous 51 Quiznos 35 Pizza Hut 22 The Great American Bagel 20 Cinnabon 16 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 14 Famous Famiglia Pizzeria 9 Chick-Fil-A 7 KFC 6 Pinkberry 5 Ruby's Diner 4 TCBY 3 LA Madeleine Country French Cafe 3 Steak 'N Shake 3 Miami Grill 2 Atlanta Bread Company 2 A&W 2 Manchu Wok 2 Baja Fresh 2 Blimpie 2 Godfather's Pizza 1 Yeung's Lotus Express 1 Panda Express 1 14 JIB Management (Yadav Enterprises) 343 Jack In The Box 218 Denny's 36 TGI Fridays 72 Sizzler 9 Corner Bakery Cafe 6 El Pollo Loco 2 15 Tacala 338 Taco Bell 270 Sonic Drive-In 66 KFC 2 16 United States Beef Corp 337 Arby's 331 Taco Bueno 6 17 ADF Companies 299 Pizza Hut 283 Panera Bread 15 KFC 1 18 The Covelli Family Limited Partnership 295 Panera Bread 280 DQ Grill & Chill/Texas DQ 9 O'Charley's 6 19 K-MAC Enterprises 294 Taco Bell 271 KFC 17 Golden Corral 6 20 Sizzling Platter 291 Little Caesars 246 Dunkin' Donuts 27 Sizzler 18 21 Lund Brown Group 286 Hardee's 274 Carl's Jr 10 Dunkin' Donuts 1 Taco Bell 1 22 TA Operating 267 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 62 Subway 48 Godfather's Pizza 38 Taco Bell 38 Pizza Hut 32 Burger King 29 Hot Stuff Pizza 5 Wendy's 3 Quiznos 2 DQ Grill & Chill/Texas DQ 2 Noble Roman's Pizza 2 Rita's Italian Ice- 2 Super 8 2 Tim Hortons 2 23 Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores 266 Subway 163 Chester's 73 Hardee's 27 DQ Treat 2 Taco John's 1 24 Ampex Brands 246 KFC 188 Long John Silver's 58 25 Fugate Enterprises 242 Pizza Hut 175 Taco Bell 67 26 Compass Group USA 237 Papa John's 54 Einstein Bros.

Bagels 40 Quiznos 12 Panda Express 10 Salsarita's Fresh Cantina 7 Jamba Juice 6 Moe's Southwest Grill 6 Nathan's Famous 6 Taco Bell 5 Denny's 4 Tim Hortons 4 Wendy's 4 Burger King 3 Pinkberry 3 Sbarro 3 Bojangles' 2 Chili's 2 COSI 2 IHOP 2 Illy 2 Jason's Deli 2 Smashburger 2 Tossed 2 UNO Due Go 2 27 Charter Foods 209 Taco Bell 129 Long John Silver's 66 A&W 12 KFC 2 28 Quality Dining 208 Burger King 162 Chili's 46 29 Falcon Holdings 184 Church's Chicken 140 Long John Silver's 44 29 Marlu Investment Group 184 Arby's 47 Church's Chicken 40 Little Caesars 29 TGI Fridays 22 Jack In The Box 21 Sears Outlet & Appliance Stores 20 Sizzler 5 31 Celebration Restaurant Group/CFL Pizza/Bravo Foods 174 Pizza Hut 130 Taco Bell 44 32 DESERT DE ORO FOODS 170 Taco Bell 112 Pizza Hut 58 33 THE PANTRY 168 Subway 131 Little Caesars 20 DQ Treat 6 DQ Grill & Chill/Texas DQ 5 Church's Chicken 3 Noble Roman's Pizza 2 Hot Stuff Pizza 1 34 JRN 165 KFC 155 Pizza Hut 10 35 SUNDANCE 154 Taco Bell 139 KFC 9 Pizza Hut 4 A&W 2 36 NATIONAL FOOD SERVICES 150 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 131 Burger King 19 36 VKC GROUP 150 Subway 123 Great American Cookies 14 Pretzelmaker 6 Mooyah 3 Twisters 3 TCBY 1 38 DOHERTY ENTERPRISES 149 Applebee's 107 Panera Bread 42 39 RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT CO. 148 Pizza Hut 135 Long John Silver's 13 40 BRIAD RESTAURANT GROUP 147 Wendy's 86 TGI Fridays 61 41 INTERFOODS OF AMERICA (SAILORMEN) 144 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 130 Burger King 14 42 APPLE INVESTORS GROUP 141 Burger King 87 Wendy's 54 42 PACIFIC BELLS/WORLD WIDE WINGS 141 Taco Bell 112 Buffalo Wild Wings 29 44 APPLE GOLD 138 Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar 134 Burger King 4 44 VALENTI MANAGEMENT 138 Wendy's 120 Chili's 18 46 PALO ALTO 135 Taco Bell 83 Pizza Hut 36 KFC 16 47 COTTI FOODS 134 Taco Bell 89 Wendy's 89 Pizza Hut 2 48 SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP 130 Pizza Hut 117 Long John Silver's 13 49 STAR PARTNER ENTERPRISES 127 KFC 104 A&W 13 Pizza Hut 5 Taco Bell 5 50 SERVUS! 123 Long John Silver's 88 Wendy's 35 TOP 25 Brands of the 2017 Multi-Brand 50 1 Pizza Hut 3,840 2 Taco Bell 1,958 3 Burger King 1,292 4 KFC 1,046 5 Wendy's 895 6 Subway 874 7 Applebee's 726 8 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 676 9 Arby's 517 10 Panera Bread 433 11 Long John Silver's 357 12 Hardee's 301 13 Little Caesars 295 14 Einstein Bros.