Ranking the Top 50 Fast-Food Chains in America

2020 QSR 50

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1	McDonald's	Burger	40,413	1	2,912	5	13,154	2	692	7	13,846	3	-66
2	Starbucks*	Snack	21,550	2	1,454	22	6,768	6	8,273	1	15,041	2	216
4	Taco Bell	Global	11,000	4	1,502	21	6,622	7	467	11	7,089	7	181
3	Chick-fil-A	Chicken	11,000	3	4,517	1	2,500	17	0	49	2,500	19	130
5	Burger King	Burger	10,300	5	1,399	23	7,294	5	52	32	7,346	6	16
6	Subway	Sandwich	10,000	6	410	49	23,802	1	0	46	23,802	1	-996
7	Wendy's	Burger	9,865	7	1,666	16	5,495	9	357	14	5,852	9	30
8	Dunkin'	Snack	9,220	8	968	36	9,630	3	0	47	9,630	4	42
9	Domino's	Pizza	7,100	9	1,178	31	5,815	8	342	17	6,157	8	253
10	Panera Bread*	Sandwich	5,925	10	2,751	7	1,202	24	1,023	5	2,225	22	132
11	Chipotle	Global	5,520	11	2,195	10	0	49	2,580	2	2,580	17	130
12	Pizza Hut	Pizza	5,380	12	714	44	7,393	4	23	40	7,416	5	-40
13	KFC	Chicken	4,820	13	1,196	29	4,009	11	56	31	4,065	12	-9
14	Sonic Drive-In	Burger	4,687	14	1,320	25	3,329	13	197	22	3,526	13	-74
15	Arby's	Sandwich	3,885	15	1,183	30	2,170	19	1,189	4	3,359	14	30
16	Little Caesars	Pizza	3,850	16	899	37	3,652	12	561	9	4,213	11	-49
17	Panda Express	Global	3,800	17	1,765	13	138	44	2,046	3	2,184	23	80
18	Dairy Queen	Snack	3,760	18	713	45	4,379	10	2	44	4,381	10	-25
19	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	Chicken	3,750	19	1,541	20	2,458	18	41	35	2,499	20	131
20	Jack in the Box*	Burger	3,505	20	1,565	18	2,106	20	137	27	2,243	21	6
21	Papa John's	Pizza	2,655	21	837	38	2,544	15	598	8	3,142	15	-57
22	Whataburger	Burger	2,556	22	3,080	4	127	45	703	6	830	37	5
23	Jimmy John's	Sandwich	2,105	23	759	41	2,735	14	52	33	2,787	16	-13
24	Hardee's*	Burger	2,070	24	1,126	33	1,713	21	117	28	1,830	24	-16
25	Zaxby's	Chicken	1,840	25	2,030	11	755	33	149	26	904	34	6
26	Culver's	Burger	1,730	26	2,435	9	726	34	6	42	733	39	46
27	Five Guys	Burger	1,662	27	1,359	24	872	31	496	10	1,368	26	10
28	Raising Cane's*	Chicken	1,466	28	3,208	3	86	47	371	12	457	47	57
29	Wingstop	Chicken	1,400	29	1,250	27	1,200	25	31	38	1,231	28	107
30	Carl's Jr.*	Burger	1,390	30	1,252	26	1,052	28	48	34	1,100	31	-21
31	Jersey Mike's*	Sandwich	1,340	31	824	39	1,595	22	72	29	1,667	25	173
32	Bojangles'	Chicken	1,290	32	1,717	14	434	39	312	18	746	38	-10
33	In-N-Out Burger	Burger	1,000	33	2,882	6	0	50	354	15	354	48	14
34	Steak 'n' Shake	Burger	932	34	1,673	15	183	43	365	13	577	44	-19
35	El Pollo Loco	Chicken	894	35	1,865	12	277	42	203	21	480	45	4
37	Checkers/Rally's	Burger	862	37	1,087	35	634	37	256	20	890	35	4
38	Firehouse Subs	Sandwich	855	38	729	42	1,115	27	38	37	1,153	30	24
36	Qdoba	Global	850	36	1,250	28	380	40	350	16	730	40	-21
39	Del Taco	Global	850	39	1,554	19	296	41	300	19	596	43	16
40	Tim Hortons	Sandwich	840	40	1,165	32	715	36	0	50	715	42	-12
41	Moe's	Global	785	41	1,095	34	719	35	3	43	722	41	3
42	Papa Murphy's	Pizza	748	42	551	48	1,301	23	67	30	1,368	27	-69
43	McAlister's Deli	Sandwich	719	43	1,629	17	438	38	31	39	469	46	16
44	Jason's Deli*	Sandwich	705	44	2,478	8	110	46	180	23	290	49	11
45	Church's Chicken	Chicken	700	45	688	46	885	29	165	24	1,050	32	-35
46	Shake Shack	Burger	630	46	4,214	2	22	48	163	25	185	50	59
47	Marco's Pizza	Pizza	628	47	726	43	875	30	40	36	915	33	32
48	Baskin-Robbins	Snack	626	48	247	50	2,524	16	0	48	2,524	18	-26
49	Tropical Smoothie Café	Snack	577	49	769	40	833	32	1	45	834	36	115
50	Auntie Anne's	Snack	563	50	562	47	1,200	26	11	41	1,211	29	-20

*Includes figures estimated by QSR.

About the QSR 50/ QSR 50 is an annual ranking of limited-service restaurant companies by U.S. system-wide sales. QSR magazine collected information directly from restaurant companies from March to May 2020, and also partnered with FoodserviceResults, a research and consulting firm specializing in consumer research, data analysis, and insights to the foodservice industry. FoodserviceResults requested confirmation of U.S. sales, units, and average unit volume from all leading chain restaurant corporate headquarters. Filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD), transactional data, and statistics from other sources were amalgamated, reviewed, and analyzed to yield domestic sales, unit count, and average unit volume. When necessary, estimates were made in order to more accurately report on restaurant industry leaders. All information reflects 2019 fiscal performance. Founded by industry veteran Darren Tristano, FoodserviceResults specializes in consumer research, data analysis, and insights to the foodservice industry.

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