November 21, 2008
| QSR 50 Rank |
Chain | 2004 Sales per Unit (000s) |
2005 Sales per unit (000s) |
Change Sales per unit |
|
| 1 | 48 | Jason's Deli | $2,012.0 | $2,300.0 | 14.3% |
| 2 | 5 | Taco Bell | $1,069.0 | $1,168.0 | 9.3% |
| 3 | 15 | Chick-fil-A | $1,507.0 | $1,640.0 | 8.8% |
| 4 | 2 | Burger King | $1,002.0 | $1,090.0 | 8.8% |
| 5 | 25 | Panda Express | $981.0 | $1,059.0 | 8.0% |
| 6 | 38 | El Pollo Loco | $1,482.8 | $1,600.0 | 7.9% |
| 7 | 22 | Whataburger | $1,259.0 | $1,349.0 | 7.1% |
| 8 | 7 | Starbucks (1) | $937.0 | $1,000.0 | 6.7% |
| 9 | 8 | KFC | $896.0 | $954.0 | 6.5% |
| 10 | 18 | Panera Bread | $1,872.4 | $1,990.0 | 6.3% |
| 11 | 34 | Del Taco | $1,138.0 | $1,209.0 | 6.2% |
| 12 | 12 | Sonic Drive-In | $964.0 | $1,023.0 | 6.1% |
| 13 | 30 | Chipotle | $1,360.0 | $1,440.0 | 5.9% |
| 14 | 42 | Krystal | $950.4 | $1,006.1 | 5.9% |
| 15 | 31 | Checkers Drive-In | $760.0 | $803.0 | 5.7% |
| 16 | 16 | Papa John's Pizz | $673.0 | $711.0 | 5.6% |
| 17 | 49 | Blimpie Subs | $190.0 | $200.0 | 5.3% |
| 18 | 11 | Arby's | $850.0 | $894.5 | 5.2% |
| 19 | 10 | Domino's Pizza | $633.6 | $666.0 | 5.1% |
| 20 | 4 | Subway | $366.0 | $384.0 | 4.9% |
| 21 | 14 | Dairy Queen | $502.0 | $526.0 | 4.8% |
| 22 | 1 | McDonald's | $1,900.0 | $1,985.0 | 4.5% |
| 23 | 9 | Dunkin' Donuts | $766.0 | $800.0 | 4.4% |
| 24 | 44 | In-N-Out Burger | $1,800.0 | $1,872.0 | 4.0% |
| 25 | 40 | Bojangles' | $1,270.0 | $1,320.0 | 3.9% |