The QSR 50

These 50 brands are setting the pace in the quick-service and fast-casual restaurant industries.

These 50 brands are setting the pace in the quick-service industry.

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QSR 50 Rank	Company/Chain Name	2011 U.S. Systemwide Sales (millions)	2011 U.S. Average Sales per Unit (thousands)	Number of Total Units in 2011	Total Change in Units from 2010
26	Quiznos^*	$921.6	$345.0	2,503	-334
3	Starbucks^*¹	$9,750.0	$1,140.0	10,821	-310
9	KFC	$4,500.0	$940.0	4,780	-275
14	Arby’s	$3,021.9	$854.0	3,437	-86
49	Sbarro	$420.0	$690.0	611	-70
45	Baskin-Robbins^*	$495.9	$200.0	2,457	-43
5	Burger King^*	$8,400.0	$1,248.0	7,231	-33
28	Church’s Chicken	$864.3	$698.6	1,212	-33
35	Long John Silver’s^*	$635.0	$670.0	932	-32
16	Dairy Queen^*	$2,660.0	$545.0	6,187	-26
12	Domino’s Pizza^*	$3,437.9	$679.0	4,907	-22
43	CiCi’s Pizza	$516.0	$895.4	573	-21
34	Checkers/Rally’s	$669.0	$852.0	780	-18
38	El Pollo Loco^*	$545.0	$1,425.0	394	-18
48	Captain D’s	$433.3	$832.0	519	-12
11	Sonic Drive-In	$3,692.8	$1,037.0	3,561	-11
40	Boston Market	$532.0	$1,102.0	481	-10
50	Krystal^*	$404.9	$1,121.0	357	-7
36	White Castle	$631.7	$1,250.3	410	-5
19	Hardee’s	$2,100.0	$1,100.0	1,921	3
30	Steak ‘n Shake^*	$823.9	$1,650.0	491	4
41	Krispy Kreme^*	$531.7	$2,290.0	234	5
37	Del Taco	$590.7	$1,100.0	532	10
24	Whataburger	$1,311.2	$1,801.0	728	11
39	Jason’s Deli	$534.1	$2,200.0	233	12
44	In-N-Out Burger^*	$498.5	$1,925.0	266	14
15	Jack in the Box	$2,946.3	$1,331.0	2,221	15
4	Wendy’s^*	$8,500.0	$1,456.0	6,594	18
32	Culver’s	$747.1	$1,712.9	444	20
31	Bojangles’	$767.4	$1,600.1	506	21
29	Zaxby’s	$840.0	$1,597.2	540	26
6	Taco Bell	$7,000.0	$1,284.0	5,670	36
47	Einstein Bros. Bagels	$439.0	$884.0	534	40
33	Papa Murphy’s	$695.9	$559.5	1,283	42
20	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen^*	$1,720.0	$1,133.8	1,627	58
42	Qdoba Mexican Grill	$528.7	$961.0	583	58
8	Pizza Hut	$5,500.0	$875.0	7,600	58
22	Carl’s Jr.	$1,500.0	$1,400.0	1,116	64
10	Chick-fil-A	$4,051.0	$2,893.5	1,606	69
1	McDonald’s	$34,172.0	$2,500.0	14,098	71
13	Panera Bread	$3,400.0	$2,304.3	1,541	88
21	Panda Express	$1,570.8	$1,157.0	1,420	97
46	Tim Hortons	$473.0	$1,069.0	714	112
7	Dunkin’ Donuts^*	$6,500.0	$850.0	7,015	115
18	Papa John’s	$2,213.6	$786.0	3,001	130
17	Chipotle Mexican Grill²	$2,270.0	$2,013.0	1,225	150
25	Five Guys Burgers & Fries	$950.6	$1,156.0	918	182
27	Jimmy John’s^*	$895.0	$821.8	1,329	199
23	Little Caesars^*	$1,480.0	$465.0	3,518	305
2	Subway^*	$11,400.0	$469.0	24,722	872