QSR August 2022

QSR 50 /

COMPANY

COMPANY

FRANCHISE/ LICENSE UNITS

COMPANY UNITS

FRANCHISE/ LICENSE UNITS

PER UNIT

PER UNIT

IN UNITS FROM 2020

SYSTEMWIDE SALES

AVERAGE SALES

SYSTEMWIDE SALES

AVERAGE SALES

(MILLIONS)

(THOUSANDS)

(MILLIONS)

(THOUSANDS)

2021 U.S.

2021

2021

2021

2021

2021 U.S.

2021

2021

TOTAL CHANGE

TOTAL UNITS

RANK

RANK

$ 45,960

$ 2,278

1

26 WINGSTOP*

McDONALD’S

$ 3,420

12,775

663 13,438

-244

$ 1,592

1,498

$ 2,233

27 ZAXBY’S

$ 24,300

2

$ 2,484

761

STARBUCKS*

$ 1,200

6,497

8,953 15,450

113

$ 2,203

28 JERSEY MIKE’S

$ 1,145

2,087

$ 16,700

3

CHICK-FIL-A*

$ 6,100

2,650

82

2,732

155

$ 2,100

29 HARDEE’S*

$ 1,117

1,536

$ 12,600

4

TACO BELL

$ 1,823

6,540

462

7,002

203

$ 2,093

30 FIVE GUYS

$ 3,172

911

$ 11,111

5

WENDY’S

$ 1,895

5,535

403

5,938

57

$ 1,560

31 CARL’S JR.*

$ 1,400

1,011

$ 10,416

6

DUNKIN’

$ 1,127

9,244

0

9,244

161

$ 1,485

32 BOJANGLES

$ 1,924

496

$ 10,033

7

BURGER KING

$ 1,470

7,054

51

7,105

24

$ 1,175

33 IN-N-OUT BURGER*

$ 3,200

0

$ 9,350

8

SUBWAY*

$ 438

21,147

0

21,147

-1,043

$ 8,641

9

DOMINO’S

$ 1,317

6,185

375

6,560

205

$ 1,044

34 FIREHOUSE

$ 909

1,101

SUBS

$ 7,547

10 CHIPOTLE

$ 2,641

0

2,966

2,966

198

$ 996

35 KRISPY KREME*

$ 4,000

51

$ 5,835

11

SONIC DRIVE-IN

$ 1,643

3,232

320

3,552

26

$ 973

36 EL POLLO LOCO

$ 2,000

292

$ 5,650

12 PANERA BREAD*

$ 2,700

1,130

950

2,080

-25

$ 948

37 TROPICAL

$ 1,009

1,038

SMOOTHIE CAFÉ

$ 5,500

13 PIZZA HUT

$ 1,022

6,526

22

6,548

-13

$ 931

38 DEL TACO

$ 1,551

306

$ 5,100

14 KFC

$ 1,408

3,906

47

3,953

10

$ 931

39 CHECKERS/ RALLY’S

$ 1,145

568

$ 4,775

15 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 16 DAIRY QUEEN

$ 1,867

2,716

41

2,754

146

$ 899

40 MARCO’S PIZZA

$ 934

957

$ 4,494

$ 1,036

4,337

2

4,339

-22

$ 869

41 McALISTER’S DELI

$ 1,866

472

$ 4,462

17 ARBY’S

$ 1,309

2,293

1,116

3,409

40

$ 835

42 QDOBA*

$ 1,006

406

$ 4,452

18 PANDA

$ 2,173

147

2,187

2,334

150

$ 809

43 PAPA MURPHY’S

$ 643

1,213

EXPRESS

$ 777

44 SHAKE SHACK*

$ 3,679

25

$ 4,185

19 LITTLE

$ 1,000

3,601

580

4,181

-28

CAESARS*

$ 776

45 CHURCH’S CHICKEN

$ 870

731

$ 4,077

20 JACK IN THE BOX

$ 1,843

2,055

163

2,218

-23

$ 759

46 FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS 47 TIM HORTONS

$ 1,842

391

$ 3,486

21 PAPA JOHNS

$ 1,147

2,564

600

3,164

30

$ 3,089

22 WHATABURGER

$ 3,640

131

742

873

29

$ 687

$ 1,200

637

$ 2,489

23 CULVER’S

$ 3,099

831

6

837

55

$ 686

48 BASKIN-ROBBINS

$ 296

2,317

$ 2,377

24 RAISING CANE’S

$ 661

49 MOE’S

$ 4,893

23

544

567

58

$ 1,073

658

$ 2,301

$ 615

25 JIMMY JOHN’S

50 WHITE CASTLE

$ 866

2,616

41

2,657

48

$ 1,749

0

* INCLUDES FIGURES ESTIMATED BY QSR

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