QSR August 2022

The Contenders /

From legacy chains to rising upstarts, here’s a look at 50 brands ready to break through in the coming years. All information in this chart, except for where * is indicated, was submitted directly to QSR magazine. The list is ranked by total systemwide sales from the pool of submissions.

COMPANY

SEGMENT

COMPANY

SEGMENT

FRANCHISE/ LICENSE UNITS

COMPANY UNITS

PER UNIT

SYSTEMWIDE SALES

AVERAGE SALES

SYSTEMWIDE SALES

IN UNITS FROM 2020

(MILLIONS)

(THOUSANDS) 2021

(MILLIONS)

2021 U.S.

2021

2021

2021

2021 U.S.

TOTAL UNITS

TOTAL CHANGE

RANK

RANK

GLOBAL

SNACK

$ 602

$ 90

1

26 TERIYAKI MADNESS

SMOOTHIE KING

$ 609

1,302

56

1,360

55

BURGER

BURGER

$ 600

$ 82

2

27 ROY ROGERS

HABIT BURGER

$ 2,030

31

276

307

29

SNACK

PIZZA

$ 576

$ 79

3

28 PIZZA GUYS

AUNTIE ANNE’S

$ 637

1,126

12

1,138

-14

SEAFOOD

BURGER

$ 567

$ 71

4

29 MOOYAH

CAPTAIN D’S

$ 1,094

294

242

531

2

BURGER

GLOBAL

$ 539

$ 68

5

30 SALSARITA’S

STEAK ‘N’ SHAKE

$ 1,764

337

199

536

-20

SNACK

SNACK

$ 526

$ 67

6

31 DOG HAUS

PORTILLO’S*

$ 7,900

0

69

69

5

SNACK

BURGER

$ 505

$ 61

7

32 GOLD STAR

JAMBA

$ 754

747

3

750

-17

SANDWICH

GLOBAL

$ 332

$ 55

8

33 HAWAIIAN BROS

SCHLOTZSKY’S

$ 1,090

300

24

324

-9

BURGER

GLOBAL

$ 323

$ 55

9

34 HONEYGROW

KRYSTAL

$ 1,126

105

182

287

3

GLOBAL

SNACK

$ 298

$ 50

10 FAZOLI’S

35 ROBEKS

$ 1,454

156

57

213

3

PIZZA

SNACK

$ 279

$ 46

11

36 PJ’S COFFEE OF NEW ORLEANS

PIZZA RANCH

$ 1,312

207

6

213

2

SNACK

$ 263

12 SCOOTER’S COFFEE

$ 801

379

21

400

92

SNACK

$ 46

37 KOLACHE FACTORY

SANDWICH

$ 258

13 PENN STATION

$ 820

311

1

312

2

SNACK

$ 43

38 JUICE IT UP!

CHICKEN

$ 255

14 CHICKEN SALAD

$ 1,293

150

55

205

29

PIZZA

$ 38

39 HAPPY JOE’S

CHICK

PIZZA

GLOBAL

$ 254

$ 35

15 MOUNTAIN MIKE’S

40 RUSTY TACO

$ 1,083

246

0

246

18

BURGER

CHICKEN

$ 253

$ 34

16 SMASHBURGER

41 WING ZONE

$ 3,331

128

117

245

9

SNACK

SNACK

$ 224

$ 29

17 CINNABON

42 SWIG

$ 637

938

1

939

2

SNACK

SANDWICH

$ 219

$ 29

18 WETZEL’S

43 PICKLEMAN’S

$ 702

300

34

351

7

PIZZA

BURGER

$ 211

$ 17

19 DONATOS

44 KILLER BURGER

$ 1,249

117

52

169

1

SANDWICH

CHICKEN

$ 208

$ 15

20 NEWK’S

45 WING SNOB

$ 2,056

87

18

105

5

CHICKEN

GLOBAL

$ 173

$ 13

21 BONCHON

46 SOBOL

$ 1,594

111

4

115

8

GLOBAL

SNACK

$ 170

$ 12

22 WABA GRILL

47 BAD ASS COFFEE

$ 900

184

5

189

0

OF HAWAII

SNACK

$ 109

23 THE HUMAN BEAN

$ 916

116

13

129

16

GLOBAL

$ 11

48 ASIAN BOX

SANDWICH

$ 108

24 CAPRIOTTI’S

$ 933

155

13

169

55

GLOBAL

$ 9

49 SAUCE ON THE SIDE

SANDWICH

$ 108

25 GREAT HARVEST BREAD COMPANY

$ 634

169

1

170

-3

GLOBAL

$ 7

50 MICI ITALIAN

* INCLUDES FIGURES ESTIMATED BY QSR