The QSR 50 Unit Breakdown [1]
Email this story [2]How high did Five Guys climb? What newcomers are shaking up the ranks? And can anybody beat McDonald’s? Find all of the industry answers you need in this year’s QSR 50, the most important report you'll read all year.
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COMPANY/CHAIN NAME [14] | 2011 U.S. AVERAGE SALES PER UNIT (THOUSANDS) [15] | 2011 U.S. SYSTEMWIDE SALES (MILLIONS) [16] | NUMBER OF FRANCHISED UNITS IN 2011 [17] | NUMBER OF COMPANY UNITS IN 2011 [18] | NUMBER OF TOTAL UNITS IN 2011 [19] |
| Zaxby’s | $1,597.2 | $840.0 | 451 | 89 | 540 |
| White Castle | $1,250.3 | $631.7 | 0 | 410 | 410 |
| Whataburger | $1,801.0 | $1,311.2 | 117 | 611 | 728 |
| Wendy’s* | $1,456.0 | $8,500.0 | 5,177 | 1,417 | 6,594 |
| Tim Hortons | $1,069.0 | $473.0 | 714 | 0 | 714 |
| Taco Bell | $1,284.0 | $7,000.0 | 4,469 | 1,201 | 5,670 |
| Subway* | $469.0 | $11,400.0 | 24,722 | 0 | 24,722 |
| Steak ‘n Shake* | $1,650.0 | $823.9 | 78 | 413 | 491 |
| Starbucks*1 | $1,140.0 | $9,750.0 | 4,118 | 6,703 | 10,821 |
| Sonic Drive-In | $1,037.0 | $3,692.8 | 3,115 | 446 | 3,561 |
| Sbarro | $690.0 | $420.0 | 185 | 426 | 611 |
| Quiznos* | $345.0 | $921.6 | 2,500 | 3 | 2,503 |
| Qdoba Mexican Grill | $961.0 | $528.7 | 338 | 245 | 583 |
| Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen* | $1,133.8 | $1,720.0 | 1,587 | 40 | 1,627 |
| Pizza Hut | $875.0 | $5,500.0 | 7,121 | 479 | 7,600 |
| Papa Murphy’s | $559.5 | $695.9 | 1,232 | 51 | 1,283 |
| Papa John’s | $786.0 | $2,213.6 | 2,403 | 598 | 3,001 |
| Panera Bread | $2,304.3 | $3,400.0 | 801 | 740 | 1,541 |
| Panda Express | $1,157.0 | $1,570.8 | 37 | 1,383 | 1,420 |
| McDonald’s | $2,500.0 | $34,172.0 | 12,546 | 1,552 | 14,098 |
| Long John Silver’s* | $670.0 | $635.0 | 932 | 0 | 932 |
| Little Caesars* | $465.0 | $1,480.0 | 2,988 | 530 | 3,518 |
| Krystal* | $1,121.0 | $404.9 | 216 | 141 | 357 |
| Krispy Kreme* | $2,290.0 | $531.7 | 142 | 92 | 234 |
| KFC | $940.0 | $4,500.0 | 4,321 | 459 | 4,780 |
| Jimmy John’s* | $821.8 | $895.0 | 1,303 | 26 | 1,329 |
| Jason’s Deli | $2,200.0 | $534.1 | 102 | 131 | 233 |
| Jack in the Box | $1,331.0 | $2,946.3 | 1,592 | 629 | 2,221 |
| In-N-Out Burger* | $1,925.0 | $498.5 | 0 | 266 | 266 |
| Hardee’s | $1,100.0 | $2,100.0 | 1,452 | 469 | 1,921 |
| Five Guys Burgers & Fries | $1,156.0 | $950.6 | 756 | 162 | 918 |
| El Pollo Loco* | $1,425.0 | $545.0 | 229 | 165 | 394 |
| Einstein Bros. Bagels | $884.0 | $439.0 | 94 | 440 | 534 |
| Dunkin’ Donuts* | $850.0 | $6,500.0 | 7,015 | 0 | 7,015 |
| Domino’s Pizza* | $679.0 | $3,437.9 | 4,513 | 394 | 4,907 |
| Del Taco | $1,100.0 | $590.7 | 245 | 287 | 532 |
| Dairy Queen* | $545.0 | $2,660.0 | 6,184 | 3 | 6,187 |
| Culver’s | $1,712.9 | $747.1 | 435 | 9 | 444 |
| CiCi’s Pizza | $895.4 | $516.0 | 562 | 11 | 573 |
| Church’s Chicken | $698.6 | $864.3 | 956 | 256 | 1,212 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill2 | $2,013.0 | $2,270.0 | 0 | 1,225 | 1,225 |
| Chick-fil-A | $2,893.5 | $4,051.0 | 1,550 | 56 | 1,606 |
| Checkers/Rally’s | $852.0 | $669.0 | 485 | 295 | 780 |
| Carl’s Jr. | $1,400.0 | $1,500.0 | 693 | 423 | 1,116 |
| Captain D’s | $832.0 | $433.3 | 244 | 275 | 519 |
| Burger King* | $1,248.0 | $8,400.0 | 6,395 | 836 | 7,231 |
| Boston Market | $1,102.0 | $532.0 | 0 | 481 | 481 |
| Bojangles’ | $1,600.1 | $767.4 | 310 | 196 | 506 |
| Baskin-Robbins* | $200.0 | $495.9 | 2,457 | 0 | 2,457 |
| Arby’s | $854.0 | $3,021.9 | 2,308 | 1,129 | 3,437 |
