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