2020 Multi-Brand 50

The 2020 Multi-Brand 50 ranking highlights the largest franchisees in the U.S. and their 25 favorite brands.

RANK COMPANY BRANDS UNITS 1 NPC INTERNATIONAL 1,610 PIZZA HUT 1,225 WENDY’S 385 2 FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP 1,245 APPLEBEE’S 460 ARBY’S 369 TACO BELL 282 PANERA BREAD 134 3 CARROLS GROUP 1,087 BURGER KING 1,027 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 60 4 SUN HOLDINGS 1,005 BURGER KING 291 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 161 T-MOBILE 159 TACO BUENO 145 ARBY’S 99 GNC 78 CICIS 31 GOLDEN CORRAL 20 KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS 18 AIRPORTS 3 5 DHANANI GROUP 838 BURGER KING 551 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 287 6 KBP FOODS 831 KFC 714 TACO BELL 115 PIZZA HUT 2 7 MUY COMPANIES 769 PIZZA HUT 373 WENDY’S 316 TACO BELL 80 8 ARAMARK 628 CHICK-FIL-A 120 EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS 109 SUBWAY 64 PANDA EXPRESS 45 OATH PIZZA 39 WHICH WICH 29 DUNKIN’ 24 PAPA JOHN’S 22 PIZZA HUT 22 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 21 STEAK ‘N SHAKE 16 FRESHII 14 JAMBA 13 QDOBA MEXICAN EATS 12 TACO BELL 12 CHILI’S 7 TIM HORTONS 6 ERBERT & GERBERT’S 4 MCALISTER’S DELI 4 MOOYAH 4 QUAKER STEAK & LUBE 4 QUIZNOS 4 WENDY’S 4 CARIBOU COFFEE 3 KFC 3 PJ’S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS 3 BURGERFI 2 COSI 2 DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE 2 PANERA BREAD 2 THE EXTREME PITA 2 BEEF ‘O’ BRADY’S 1 DENNY’S 1 FIREHOUSE SUBS 1 IHOP 1 LA MADELEINE FRENCH BAKERY & CAFE 1 NATHAN’S FAMOUS 1 PINKBERRY 1 THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF 1 WAHOO’S FISH TACO 1 WINGSTOP 1 9 PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS 620 SUBWAY 200 CINNABON 165 WENDY’S 78 DUNKIN’ 61 ARBY’S 55 DQ TREAT 19 TACO BELL 19 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 9 PIZZA HUT 8 HOT STUFF PIZZA 2 KFC 2 CARVEL 1 IHOP 1 10 ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE 530 SUBWAY 133 BURGER KING 114 CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS 83 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 54 TACO BELL 41 ARBY’S 27 EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS 20 QDOBA MEXICAN EATS 12 MANCHU WOK 10 BASKIN-ROBBINS 7 DUNKIN’ 7 BLIMPIE 6 WING ZONE 6 PIZZA HUT 5 TACO JOHN’S 3 DENNY’S 1 SLIM CHICKENS 1 11 SPEEDWAY 497 DUNKIN’ 466 SUBWAY 15 WENDY’S 11 BOJANGLES’ 5 12 GPS HOSPITALITY 487 BURGER KING 399 PIZZA HUT 69 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 19 13 LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES 478 SUBWAY 212 CHESTER’S 107 GODFATHER’S PIZZA 90 HARDEE’S 50 IHOP 9 DUNKIN’ 3 TACO JOHN’S 3 ARBY’S 2 DQ TREAT 2 14 AMPEX BRANDS 409 KFC 141 PIZZA HUT 128 LONG JOHN SILVER’S 53 TIM HORTONS 47 A&W 26 TACO BELL 14 15 HARMAN MANAGEMENT 393 KFC 261 A&W 115 LONG JOHN SILVER’S 17 16 SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP 388 IHOP 268 APPLEBEE’S 119 17 SIZZLING PLATTER 357 LITTLE CAESARS 259 WINGSTOP 50 DUNKIN’ 27 SIZZLER 14 RED ROBIN 6 BASKIN-ROBBINS 1 18 JIB MANAGEMENT/YADAV ENTERPRISES 343 JACK IN THE BOX 224 DENNY’S 45 TGI FRIDAYS 70 SIZZLER 4 19 THE COVELLI FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP 301 PANERA BREAD 292 DQ GRILL & CHILL 5 DQ TREAT 4 19 K-MAC ENTERPRISES 301 TACO BELL 290 KFC 11 21 COMPASS GROUP USA 296 EINSTEIN BROS.

BAGELS 46 SUBWAY 40 BLIMPIE 35 PAPA JOHN’S 30 PANDA EXPRESS 21 DUNKIN’ 20 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 12 PIZZA HUT 10 JAMBA 9 SALSARITA’S FRESH MEXICAN GRILL 6 SMASHBURGER 5 STEAK ‘N SHAKE 5 TACO BELL 5 CARIBOU COFFEE 4 PJ’S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS 4 WENDY’S 4 WHICH WICH 4 QUIZNOS 3 TIM HORTONS 3 BURGER KING 2 CHILI’S 2 ERBERT & GERBERT’S 2 FRESHII 2 ILLY 2 MARCO’S PIZZA 2 NATHAN’S FAMOUS 2 SBARRO 2 BASKIN-ROBBINS 1 BEN & JERRY’S 1 BOJANGLES’ 1 CALIFORNIA TORTILLA 1 DENNY’S 1 FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS 1 IHOP 1 JASON’S DELI 1 JOHNNY ROCKETS 1 KFC 1 PITA PIT 1 PLANET SMOOTHIE 1 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 1 SLIM CHICKENS 1 22 PACIFIC BELLS 291 TACO BELL 223 BUFFALO WILD WINGS 67 KFC 1 23 TA OPERATING 283 EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS 68 CHICK-FIL-A 66 SUBWAY 26 PIZZA HUT 23 DUNKIN’ 17 JAMBA 10 ERBERT & GERBERT’S 6 QDOBA MEXICAN EATS 6 TACO BELL 6 PAPA JOHN’S 5 STEAK ‘N SHAKE 5 BURGER KING 4 GARBANZO MEDITERRANEAN FRESH 4 MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL 4 BAJA FRESH 3 HOT STUFF PIZZA 3 MCALISTER’S DELI 3 TIM HORTONS 3 BASKIN-ROBBINS 2 COSI 2 GODFATHER’S PIZZA 2 SMOOTHIE KING 2 THE HABIT BURGER GRILL 2 BLAZE PIZZA 1 CARIBOU COFFEE 1 CHESTER’S 1 DENNY’S 1 DQ TREAT 1 MOOYAH 1 PANERA BREAD 1 QUIZNOS 1 SBARRO 1 THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF 1 WHICH WICH 1 24 SODEXO 281 EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS 66 CHICK-FIL-A 60 WOW CAFE & WINGERY 48 SUBWAY 39 PIZZA HUT 28 UFOOD GRILL 13 JAMBA 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 25 G & M OIL 278 CHEVRON (BRANDED) 150 EXTRAMILE (CHEVRON) 120 TEXACO 8 26 CAFUA MANAGEMENT 271 DUNKIN’ 264 BASKIN-ROBBINS 7 27 DESERT DE ORO FOODS 265 TACO BELL 176 PIZZA HUT 89 28 EYM GROUP 261 PIZZA HUT 168 BURGER KING 92 DENNY’S 1 28 ADF COMPANIES 261 PIZZA HUT 246 PANERA BREAD 15 30 CIRCLE K STORES 249 SUBWAY 168 BLIMPIE 37 HOT STUFF PIZZA 14 CHURCH’S CHICKEN 9 HARDEE’S 6 DQ TREAT 5 DQ GRILL & CHILL 4 HUDDLE HOUSE 2 NOBLE ROMAN’S 2 CHEVRON 1 TEXACO 1 31 MITRA QSR 247 KFC 201 TACO BELL 46 32 FUGATE ENTERPRISES 244 PIZZA HUT 169 TACO BELL 75 32 HMSHOST 244 BURGER KING 60 SBARRO 22 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 20 QUIZNOS 15 CHILI’S 14 ROY ROGERS 14 NATHAN’S FAMOUS 13 PIZZA HUT 13 CHICK-FIL-A 10 FAMOUS FAMIGLIA PIZZERIA 9 GREAT STEAK 5 SMASHBURGER 5 MANCHU WOK 4 PANDA EXPRESS 4 JOHNNY ROCKETS 3 LA MADELEINE FRENCH BAKERY & CAFE 3 PINKBERRY 3 A&W 2 BLAZE PIZZA 2 BLIMPIE 2 BURGERFI 2 CARL’S JR.

2 EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS 2 FIREHOUSE SUBS 2 GODFATHER’S PIZZA 2 THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF 2 THE COUNTER 2 UNA MAS MEXICAN GRILL 2 BAJA FRESH 1 BURGER 21 1 KELLY’S CAJUN GRILL 1 PACIUGO GELATO & CAFFE 1 YEUNG’S LOTUS EXPRESS 1 34 FOURTEEN FOODS 218 DQ GRILL & CHILL 213 DQ TREAT 5 35 APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT 214 HILTON GARDEN INN 38 COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT 37 HAMPTON INN BY HILTON 37 HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON 34 RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT 29 SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT 11 FAIRFIELD BY MARRIOTT 9 TOWNEPLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT 9 HOME2 SUITES BY HILTON 6 EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON 2 MARRIOTT HOTELS 2 36 QUALITY DINING 212 BURGER KING 171 CHILI’S 41 36 PALO ALTO 212 TACO BELL 180 PIZZA HUT 32 38 CHARTER FOODS 209 TACO BELL 150 LONG JOHN SILVER’S 56 KFC 3 39 COTTI FOODS 198 WENDY’S 104 TACO BELL 84 PIEOLOGY 10 40 FALCON HOLDINGS 195 CHURCH’S CHICKEN 150 LONG JOHN SILVER’S 45 41 BORDER FOODS 186 TACO BELL 172 CHURCH’S CHICKEN 14 41 NORTHWEST RESTAURANTS 186 TACO BELL 115 KFC 44 A&W 12 PIZZA HUT 8 LONG JOHN SILVER’S 7 43 SUNDANCE 171 TACO BELL 164 KFC 7 44 CELEBRATION RESTAURANT GROUP 170 PIZZA HUT 133 TACO BELL 37 45 BRIAD RESTAURANT GROUP 165 WENDY’S 116 TGI FRIDAYS 49 46 JRN 159 KFC 158 PIZZA HUT 1 47 GHAI MANAGEMENT SERVICES 158 BURGER KING 123 TACO BELL 35 48 HAMRA ENTERPRISES 157 WENDY’S 91 PANERA BREAD 57 NOODLES & COMPANY 9 49 BURGERBUSTERS 153 TACO BELL 131 PIZZA HUT 10 STEAK ‘N SHAKE 7 KFC 3 LONG JOHN SILVER’S 2 50 DOHERTY ENTERPRISES 142 APPLEBEE’S 100 PANERA BREAD 41 NOODLES & COMPANY 1 Top 25 Brands of the 2020 Multi-Brand 50 RANK BRAND UNITS 1 BURGER KING 2,839 2 PIZZA HUT 2,750 3 TACO BELL 2,461 4 KFC 1,550 5 WENDY’S 1,110 6 SUBWAY 897 7 DUNKIN’ 891 8 APPLEBEE’S 679 9 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 602 10 ARBY’S 552 11 PANERA BREAD 542 12 EINSTEIN BROS.