May 22, 2013
Special Report | August 2012 | By QSR 50
The QSR 50 Unit Breakdown
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Company/Chain Name | 2011 U.S. Average Sales per Unit (thousands) | 2011 U.S. Systemwide Sales (millions) | Number of Franchised Units in 2011 | Number of Company Units in 2011 | Number of Total Units in 2011 |
| Arby’s | $854.0 | $3,021.9 | 2,308 | 1,129 | 3,437 |
| Baskin-Robbins* | $200.0 | $495.9 | 2,457 | 0 | 2,457 |
| Bojangles’ | $1,600.1 | $767.4 | 310 | 196 | 506 |
| Boston Market | $1,102.0 | $532.0 | 0 | 481 | 481 |
| Burger King* | $1,248.0 | $8,400.0 | 6,395 | 836 | 7,231 |
| Captain D’s | $832.0 | $433.3 | 244 | 275 | 519 |
| Carl’s Jr. | $1,400.0 | $1,500.0 | 693 | 423 | 1,116 |
| Checkers/Rally’s | $852.0 | $669.0 | 485 | 295 | 780 |
| Chick-fil-A | $2,893.5 | $4,051.0 | 1,550 | 56 | 1,606 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill2 | $2,013.0 | $2,270.0 | 0 | 1,225 | 1,225 |
| Church’s Chicken | $698.6 | $864.3 | 956 | 256 | 1,212 |
| CiCi’s Pizza | $895.4 | $516.0 | 562 | 11 | 573 |
| Culver’s | $1,712.9 | $747.1 | 435 | 9 | 444 |
| Dairy Queen* | $545.0 | $2,660.0 | 6,184 | 3 | 6,187 |
| Del Taco | $1,100.0 | $590.7 | 245 | 287 | 532 |
| Domino’s Pizza* | $679.0 | $3,437.9 | 4,513 | 394 | 4,907 |
| Dunkin’ Donuts* | $850.0 | $6,500.0 | 7,015 | 0 | 7,015 |
| Einstein Bros. Bagels | $884.0 | $439.0 | 94 | 440 | 534 |
| El Pollo Loco* | $1,425.0 | $545.0 | 229 | 165 | 394 |
| Five Guys Burgers & Fries | $1,156.0 | $950.6 | 756 | 162 | 918 |
| Hardee’s | $1,100.0 | $2,100.0 | 1,452 | 469 | 1,921 |
| In-N-Out Burger* | $1,925.0 | $498.5 | 0 | 266 | 266 |
| Jack in the Box | $1,331.0 | $2,946.3 | 1,592 | 629 | 2,221 |
| Jason’s Deli | $2,200.0 | $534.1 | 102 | 131 | 233 |
| Jimmy John’s* | $821.8 | $895.0 | 1,303 | 26 | 1,329 |
| KFC | $940.0 | $4,500.0 | 4,321 | 459 | 4,780 |
| Krispy Kreme* | $2,290.0 | $531.7 | 142 | 92 | 234 |
| Krystal* | $1,121.0 | $404.9 | 216 | 141 | 357 |
| Little Caesars* | $465.0 | $1,480.0 | 2,988 | 530 | 3,518 |
| Long John Silver’s* | $670.0 | $635.0 | 932 | 0 | 932 |
| McDonald’s | $2,500.0 | $34,172.0 | 12,546 | 1,552 | 14,098 |
| Panda Express | $1,157.0 | $1,570.8 | 37 | 1,383 | 1,420 |
| Panera Bread | $2,304.3 | $3,400.0 | 801 | 740 | 1,541 |
| Papa John’s | $786.0 | $2,213.6 | 2,403 | 598 | 3,001 |
| Papa Murphy’s | $559.5 | $695.9 | 1,232 | 51 | 1,283 |
| Pizza Hut | $875.0 | $5,500.0 | 7,121 | 479 | 7,600 |
| Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen* | $1,133.8 | $1,720.0 | 1,587 | 40 | 1,627 |
| Qdoba Mexican Grill | $961.0 | $528.7 | 338 | 245 | 583 |
| Quiznos* | $345.0 | $921.6 | 2,500 | 3 | 2,503 |
| Sbarro | $690.0 | $420.0 | 185 | 426 | 611 |
| Sonic Drive-In | $1,037.0 | $3,692.8 | 3,115 | 446 | 3,561 |
| Starbucks*1 | $1,140.0 | $9,750.0 | 4,118 | 6,703 | 10,821 |
| Steak ‘n Shake* | $1,650.0 | $823.9 | 78 | 413 | 491 |
| Subway* | $469.0 | $11,400.0 | 24,722 | 0 | 24,722 |
| Taco Bell | $1,284.0 | $7,000.0 | 4,469 | 1,201 | 5,670 |
| Tim Hortons | $1,069.0 | $473.0 | 714 | 0 | 714 |
| Wendy’s* | $1,456.0 | $8,500.0 | 5,177 | 1,417 | 6,594 |
| Whataburger | $1,801.0 | $1,311.2 | 117 | 611 | 728 |
| White Castle | $1,250.3 | $631.7 | 0 | 410 | 410 |
| Zaxby’s | $1,597.2 | $840.0 | 451 | 89 | 540 |
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