2016 Multi-Brand 50

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Featured in: Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine: Issue 2, 2016

FRANdata has been alongside us supplying data on multi-brand franchising for 9 years now. In this issue you will find their list of the 50 largest multi-brand franchisees in the U.S., as well as a list of their 25 most popular brands. Restaurant brands continue to predominate, with some of the most popular this year being Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Burger King, and Hardee's.

1	NPC INTERNATIONAL	1,499
	PIZZA HUT	1,277
	WENDY'S	220
	TACO BELL	2
2	TARGET CORP	1,197
		1,195
	COLD STONE CREAMERY	2
3	FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP	725
	APPLEBEE'S	480
	TACO BELL	200
	PANERA BREAD	45
4	SUN HOLDINGS	639
	BURGER KING	290
	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	110
	T-MOBILE	89
	ARBY'S	75
	CICIS	36
	GOLDEN CORRAL	24
	KRISPY KREME	15
	AIRPORTS (MISC. BRANDS)	10
5	DHANANI GROUP	594
	BURGER KING	469
	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	125
6	ARAMARK	553
	CHICK-FIL-A	114
	EINSTEIN BROS.	110
	SUBWAY	59
	PAPA JOHN'S	39
	PIZZA HUT	34
	PANDA EXPRESS	31
	QUIZNOS	21
	JAMBA JUICE	19
	TACO BELL	17
	MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL	14
	TIM HORTONS	10
	FRESHII	7
	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	6
	CHILI'S	6
	QDOBA MEXICAN GRILL	6
	RAISING CANE'S	5
	WHICH WICH	5
	SBARRO	5
	MOOYAH	4
	EXTREME PITA	4
	ERBERT & GERBERT'S	4
	MCALISTER'S DELI	4
	WENDY'S	4
	KFC	3
	WAHOO'S FISH TACO	2
	DUNKIN' DONUTS	2
	PINKBERRY	2
	BLIMPIE	2
	QUAKER STEAK & LUBE	2
	COSI	2
	DENNY'S	2
	IHOP	2
	JACK IN THE BOX	2
	RISING ROLL	2
	STEAK 'N SHAKE	2
7	MUY BRANDS	513
	PIZZA HUT	305
	WENDY'S	88
	TACO BELL	75
	LONG JOHN SILVER'S	45
8	ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICES	489
	BURGER KING	126
	SUBWAY	104
	CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS	85
	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	50
	TACO BELL	41
	EINSTEIN BROS.	18
	ARBY'S	15
	TACO JOHN'S	10
	WING ZONE	9
	BLIMPIE	8
	PIZZA HUT	7
	CHURCH'S CHICKEN	6
	CINNABON	4
	DOMINO'S	3
	GODFATHER'S PIZZA	3
9	PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS	479
	SUBWAY	203
	CINNABON	112
	WENDY'S	84
	ARBY'S	40
	TACO BELL	16
	PIZZA HUT	7
	DQ TREAT	7
	MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL	3
	HOT STUFF PIZZA	3
	KFC	2
	CARVEL ICE CREAM SHOPPE	2
10	HARMAN MANAGEMENT CORP	400
	KFC	260
	A&W	117
	LONG JOHN SILVER'S	20
	PIZZA HUT	3
11	HMSHOST	396
	BURGER KING	69
	NATHAN'S FAMOUS	51
	QUIZNOS	35
	SBARRO	34
	CHILI'S	27
	PIZZA HUT	24
	GREAT AMERICAN BAGEL	23
	ROY ROGERS	19
	CINNABON	17
	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	15
	FAMOUS FAMIGLIA	9
	CHICK-FIL-A	7
	KFC	6
	GREAT STEAK & POTATO COMPANY	5
	MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL	4
	RUBY'S DINER	4
	DUNKIN' DONUTS	3
	STEAK 'N SHAKE	3
	MAX & ERMA'S	3
	EINSTEIN BROS.	3
	TCBY	3
	JAMBA JUICE	2
	A&W	2
	BAJA FRESH	2
	BLIMPIE	2
	COLD STONE CREAMERY	2
	DUNN BROTHERS COFFEE	2
	MANCHU WOK	2
	MIAMI SUBS GRILL	2
	PINKBERRY	2
	SALSARITA'S	2
	SMASHBURGER	2
	SONNY BRYAN'S SMOKEHOUSE	2
	YEUNG'S LOTUS EXPRESS	2
	SUBWAY	2
	GODFATHER'S PIZZA	2
	KELLY'S CAJUN GRILL	2
12	SODEXO	389
	A&W	3
	BAJA FRESH	7
	BLIMPIE	4
	BURGER KING	10
	CARL'S JR	2
	CHICK-FIL-A	56
	DENNY'S	1
	DQ TREAT	2
	EINSTEIN BROS.	73
	ERBERT & GERBERT'S	10
	GODFATHER'S PIZZA	2
	JAMBA JUICE	29
	MCALISTER'S DELI	3
	MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL	5
	MRS. FIELDS	1
	PAPA JOHN'S	10
	PIZZA HUT	46
	PLANET SUB	3
	QUAKER STEAK & LUBE	2
	QUIZNOS	6
	SUBWAY	23
	TACO BELL	19
	TIM HORTONS	8
	UFOOD GRILL	11
	WOW CAFE & WINGERY	53
13	SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP	381
	IHOP	262
	APPLEBEE'S	119
14	MANNA/ERJ DINING/MILLENNIAL RESTAURANT GROUP	378
	WENDY'S	240
	CHILI'S	125
	BLAZE PIZZA	13
15	JIB MANAGEMENT	375
	JACK IN THE BOX	225
	DENNY'S	71
	TGI FRIDAYS	64
	EL POLLO LOCO	6
	CORNER BAKERY	5
	SIZZLER	4
16	TACALA	372
	TACO BELL	307
	SONIC DRIVE-IN	65
17	UNITED STATES BEEF CORP	329
	ARBY'S	323
	TACO BUENO	6
18	LUND BROWN ENTERPRISES	315
	HARDEE'S	300
	CARL'S JR	10
	DUNKIN' DONUTS	3
	TACO BELL	1
	PIZZA HUT	1
19	STRATEGIC RESTAURANTS ACQUISITION COMPANY	313
	BURGER KING	287
	TGI FRIDAYS	26
20	ADF COMPANIES	306
	PIZZA HUT	290
	PANERA BREAD	16
21	KBP FOODS	301
	KFC	252
	TACO BELL	49
22	WILCOHESS	280
	DUNKIN' DONUTS	234
	WENDY'S	29
	SUBWAY	11
	ARBY'S	4
	GODFATHER'S PIZZA	2
23	K-MAC ENTERPRISES	276
	TACO BELL	231
	KFC	45
24	THE COVELLI FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	268
	PANERA BREAD	259
	DQ GRILL & CHILL	9
25	FUGATE ENTERPRISES	244
	PIZZA HUT	172
	TACO BELL	72
26	TA OPERATING	243
	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	57
	SUBWAY	43
	TACO BELL	38
	PIZZA HUT	33
	GODFATHER'S PIZZA	31
	BURGER KING	28
	WENDY'S	3
	NOBLE ROMAN'S PIZZA	2
	KNIGHTS INN	2
	HOT STUFF PIZZA	2
	QUIZNOS	2
	TIM HORTONS	2
27	HESS CORP	224
	GODFATHER'S PIZZA	112
	QUIZNOS	109
	BURGER KING	3
28	LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES	216
	ARBY'S	50
	GODFATHER'S PIZZA	13
29	QUALITY DINING	212
	BURGER KING	164
	CHILI'S	48
30	FALCON HOLDINGS	210
	CHURCH'S CHICKEN	165
	LONG JOHN SILVER'S	45
31	APEX RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT	206
	KFC	89
	LONG JOHN SILVER'S	69
	A&W	30
	TACO BELL	18
32	MARLU INVESTMENT GROUP	202
	ARBY'S	47
	CHURCH'S CHICKEN	42
	SEARS OUTLET & APPLIANCE STORES	33
	LITTLE CAESARS	27
	TGI FRIDAYS	22
	JACK IN THE BOX	21
	SIZZLER	5
	CAPTAIN D'S	5
33	DESERT DE ORO FOODS	191
	PIZZA HUT	23
	TACO BELL	168
34	THE PANTRY	187
	SUBWAY	150
	LITTLE CAESARS	20
	DQ TREAT	8
	DQ GRILL & CHILL	5
	NOBLE ROMAN'S PIZZA	2
	CHURCH'S CHICKEN	2
35	FRANCHISE MANAGEMENT	187
	PIZZA HUT	139
	KFC	48
36	COMPASS GROUP USA	186
	PAPA JOHN'S	65
	EINSTEIN BROS.	28
	SUBWAY	23
	QUIZNOS	12
	JAMBA JUICE	8
	PIZZA HUT	8
	TACO BELL	5
	TIM HORTONS	4
	WENDY'S	4
	MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL	4
	PINKBERRY	3
	BURGER KING	3
	WHICH WICH	3
	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	2
	BOJANGLES'	2
	DENNY'S	2
	JASON'S DELI	2
	KFC	2
	SMASHBURGER	2
	JOHNNY ROCKETS	2
	UNO DUE GO	2
37	SIZZLING PLATTER	180
	LITTLE CAESARS	162
	SIZZLER	18
38	CHARTER FOODS	177
	TACO BELL	85
	LONG JOHN SILVER'S	75
	A&W	17
39	CELEBRATION RESTAURANT GROUP	175
	PIZZA HUT	134
	TACO BELL	41
40	JRN	170
	KFC	169
	PIZZA HUT	1
41	INTERFOODS OF AMERICA (SAILORMEN)	168
	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	150
	BURGER KING	18
42	SERVUS!	163
	LONG JOHN SILVER'S	103
	WENDY'S	31
	DENNY'S	20
	GRANDY'S	9
43	DOHERTY ENTERPRISES	160
	APPLEBEE'S	107
	PANERA BREAD	42
	NOODLES AND COMPANY	5
	QUAKER STEAK & LUBE	3
	CHEVYS FRESH MEX	2
	IHOP	1
44	SUNDANCE	159
	TACO BELL	157
	KFC	2
45	RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF WICHITA	154
	PIZZA HUT	138
	LONG JOHN SILVER'S	16
46	VKC GROUP	151
	SUBWAY	121
	PRETZELMAKER	8
	MOOYAH	4
	GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES	18
	PIZZA HUT	134
	TACO BELL	41
47	APPLE GOLD	139
	APPLEBEE'S	133
	BURGER KING	6
47	APPLE INVESTORS GROUP	139
	BURGER KING	85
	APPLEBEE'S	54
49	VALENTI MANAGEMENT	138
	WENDY'S	122
	CHILI'S	16
50	SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP	131
	PIZZA HUT	116
	LONG JOHN SILVER'S	15

Top 25 Brands of the 2016 Multi-Brand 50

1	PIZZA HUT	4,087
2	TACO BELL	1,583
3	BURGER KING	1,558
4	APPLEBEE'S	893
5	KFC	878
6	WENDY'S	825
7	SUBWAY	739
8	ARBY'S	554
9	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	515
10	LONG JOHN SILVER'S	388
11	PANERA BREAD	362
12	HARDEE'S	300
13	IHOP	265
14	JACK IN THE BOX	248
15	DUNKIN' DONUTS	242
16	EINSTEIN BROS.	232
17	CHILI'S	222
18	CHURCH'S CHICKEN	215
19	LITTLE CAESARS	209
20	QUIZNOS	185
21	CHICK-FIL-A	177
22	A&W	169
23	GODFATHER'S PIZZA	165
24	CINNABON	133
25	PAPA JOHN'S	114