2019 Multi-Brand 50 Rankings

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 1,599 Pizza Hut 1,213 Wendy's 386 2 Flynn Restaurant Group 1,244 Applebee's 458 Arby's 368 Taco Bell 283 Panera Bread 135 3 Sun Holdings 995 Burger King 294 T-Mobile 155 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 153 Taco Bueno 150 Arby's 94 GNC 80 Cicis 31 Golden Corral 20 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 18 4 Dhanani Group 820 Burger King 503 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 280 La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe 37 5 MUY Companies 762 Pizza Hut 367 Wendy's 315 Taco Bell 80 6 KBP Foods 693 KFC 607 Taco Bell 86 7 Aramark 601 Chick-Fil-A 119 Einstein Bros. Bagels 115 Subway 69 Panda Express 43 Papa John's 37 Pizza Hut 27 Which Wich 27 Moe's Southwest Grill 21 Jamba Juice 15 Freshii 14 Taco Bell 14 Steak ’N Shake 13 Qdoba Mexican Eats 11 Quiznos 8 Tim Hortons 8 Chili's 7 Mooyah 5 Erbert & Gerbert's 4 McAlister's Deli 4 Quaker Steak & Lube 4 Wahoo's Fish Taco 4 Wendy's 4 Denny's 3 KFC 3 The Extreme Pita 3 Au Bon Pain 2 Burgerfi 2 Caribou Coffee 2 IHOP 2 Pinkberry 2 PJ's Coffee Of New Orleans 2 Wingstop 2 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 2 Dunkin' 1 Nathan's Famous 1 La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe 1 8 Pilot Travel Centers 591 Subway 212 Cinnabon 167 Wendy's 56 Arby's 53 Dunkin' 41 DQ Treat 19 Taco Bell 18 Moe's Southwest Grill 9 Pizza Hut 9 Hot Stuff Pizza 2 KFC 2 Carvel 1 Chester's 1 IHOP 1 9 GPS Hospitality 495 Burger King 402 Pizza Hut 75 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 18 10 Army & Air Force Exchange Services 493 Subway 129 Burger King 120 Charleys Philly Steaks 82 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 47 Taco Bell 44 Arby's 27 Einstein Bros. Bagels 19 Wing Zone 10 Pizza Hut 6 Blimpie 4 Taco John's 3 Church's Chicken 1 Domino's Pizza 1 11 Loves Travel Stops & Country Stores 428 Subway 200 Chester's 98 Godfather's Pizza 77 Hardee's 39 IHOP 8 Arby's 2 Taco John's 2 DQ Treat 2 12 Harman Management 397 KFC 261 A&W 116 Long John Silver's 19 Pizza Hut 1 13 Ampex Brands 391 KFC 139 Pizza Hut 126 Long John Silver's 59 Tim Hortons 52 Taco Bell 15 14 Summit Restaurant Group 388 IHOP 266 Applebee's 122 15 Yadav Enterprises 358 Jack In The Box 213 Denny's 74 TGI Fridays 67 Sizzler 4 16 Tacala/Boom Foods 352 Taco Bell 288 Sonic 64 17 Sodexo 347 Einstein Bros.

Bagels 66 Chick-Fil-A 60 WOW Cafe & Wingery 48 Subway 39 Pizza Hut 28 UFood Grill 13 Jamba Juice 10 Taco Bell 9 Papa John's 8 Baja Fresh 7 Erbert & Gerbert's 7 Burger King 5 Moe's Southwest Grill 4 Qdoba Mexican Eats 4 Quiznos 4 Steak ’N Shake 4 Tim Hortons 4 Au Bon Pain 3 Denny's 3 Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh 3 Hot Stuff Pizza 3 McAlister's Deli 3 Chester's 2 Godfather's Pizza 2 NrGize Lifestyle Cafe 2 Sbarro 2 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 2 Freshii 1 Mooyah 1 18 Sizzling Platter 345 Little Caesars 254 Wingstop 41 Dunkin' 32 Sizzler 18 19 The Covelli Family Ltd Partnership 301 Panera Bread 286 O’Charley's 6 DQ Grill & Chill 5 DQ Treat 4 20 K-MAC Enterprises 298 Taco Bell 285 KFC 13 21 Pacific Bells 281 Taco Bell 215 Buffalo Wild Wings 66 22 ADF Companies 276 Pizza Hut 261 Panera Bread 15 23 HMSHost 271 Burger King 62 Sbarro 23 Cinnabon 17 Quiznos 17 Chili's 16 Roy Rogers 16 Pizza Hut 15 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 15 Nathan's Famous 13 Chick-Fil-A 9 Famous Famiglia Pizzeria 9 Smashburger 5 Shula Burger 5 Johnny Rockets 4 KFC 4 Pinkberry 4 Einstein Bros. Bagels 3 Steak ’N Shake 3 La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe 3 Firehouse Subs 2 Godfather's Pizza 2 Great Steak 2 Kelly's Cajun Grill 2 Moe's Southwest Grill 2 Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill 2 The Counter 2 Yeung's Lotus Express 2 Panda Express 2 Pizza Studio 2 Pizza Bell Hop 2 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 2 Blimpie 1 Burgerfi 1 Carl's Jr. 1 Blaze Pizza 1 24 Compass Group USA 259 Papa John's 51 Einstein Bros.

Bagels 46 Subway 32 Au Bon Pain 27 Moe's Southwest GrilL 10 Pizza Hut 10 Denny's 7 Jamba Juice 7 Quiznos 7 Smashburger 6 Blimpie 4 Caribou Coffee 4 PJ's Coffee Of New Orleans 4 Salsarita's Fresh Mexican Grill 4 Taco Bell 4 Wendy's 4 Tim Hortons 3 Which Wich 3 Bojangles' 2 Burger King 2 Chili's 2 Erbert & Gerbert's 2 Freshii 2 Marco's Pizza 2 Sbarro 2 Steak ’N Shake 2 Tossed 2 California Tortilla 1 Illy 1 IHOP 1 Johnny Rockets 1 KFC 1 Nathan's Famous 1 Pita Pit 1 Slim Chickens 1 25 G & M Oil Co 253 Chevron (Branded) 144 Extramile (Chevron) 109 26 TA Operating 251 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 68 Subway 43 Burger King 33 Taco Bell 28 Pizza Hut 17 Dunkin' 11 Starbucks 10 Taco Bell/Pizza Hut 10 Arby's 7 Fazoli's 4 Sbarro 3 A&W 3 Charleys Philly Steaks 3 Wendy's 3 Tim Hortons 1 Tacotime 1 Carl's Jr. 1 Chester's 1 DQ Grill & Chill 1 Boston Market 1 Baskin-Robbins 1 Quaker Steak & Lube Express 1 27 Mitra QSR 250 KFC 202 Taco Bell 48 28 CAFUA Management Company 247 Dunkin' 240 Baskin-Robbins 7 29 Fugate Enterprises 244 Pizza Hut 169 Taco Bell 75 30 Apple Hospitality Reit 241 Hilton Garden Inn 42 Courtyard By Marriott 40 Hampton Inn By Hilton 40 Homewood Suites By Hilton 34 Residence Inn By Marriott 34 Springhill Suites By Marriott 16 Towneplace Suites By Marriott 11 Fairfield Inn By Marriott 11 Home2 Suites By Hilton 8 Embassy Suites By Hilton 2 Marriott Hotels 2 Renaissance Hotels 1 31 Desert De Oro Foods 236 Taco Bell 170 Pizza Hut 66 32 Circle K Stores 220 Subway 166 Hot Stuff Pizza 14 Blimpie 11 Church'S Chicken 9 Hardee's 6 DQ Treat 5 DQ Grill & Chill 4 Noble Roman's 3 Huddle House 2 33 EYM Group 216 Burger King 93 Pizza Hut 64 Denny's 59 34 Charter Foods 215 Taco Bell 144 Long John Silver's 62 A&W 7 KFC 2 35 Fourteen Foods 210 DQ Grill & Chill 204 DQ Treat 6 36 Quality Dining 209 Burger King 164 Chili's 45 37 Konstantino Skrivanos 202 Dunkin' 153 Baskin-Robbins 49 38 Falcon Holdings 195 Long John Silver's 45 Church's Chicken 150 39 Cotti Foods Corporation 192 Wendy's 100 Taco Bell 82 Pieology 10 40 Briad Restaurant Group 183 Wendy's 111 TGI Fridays 57 Zinburger 15 41 Marwaha Group 176 Subway 173 Yogurtland 3 41 Apple Investors Group 176 Burger King 93 Applebee's 54 Pizza Hut 18 IHOP 7 Stevi B's Pizza 4 43 Palo Alto 175 Taco Bell 143 Pizza Hut 32 44 Celebration Restaurant Group 167 Pizza Hut 130 Taco Bell 34 KFC 3 45 Sundance 166 Taco Bell 155 KFC 8 Pizza Hut 3 46 Wendy's of Colorado Springs 156 Wendy's 148 Golden Corral 8 47 JRN 155 KFC 154 Pizza Hut 1 47 Interfoods OF America (Sailormen) 155 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 132 Burger King 23 47 Hamra Enterprises 155 Wendy's 90 Panera Bread 56 Noodles & Company 9 50 GHAI Management Services 154 Burger King 123 Taco Bell 31 Ranking Brand Units 1 Pizza Hut 2,643 2 Taco Bell 2,256 3 Burger King 1,917 4 KFC 1,399 5 Wendy's 1,217 6 Subway 1,063 7 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 713 8 Applebee's 634 9 Arby's 551 10 Panera Bread 492 11 Dunkin' 478 12 IHOP 285 13 Little Caesars 254 14 Einstein Bros.