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