Growing fastest
Openings minus closures, per year- 1Wingstop+15.1%
- 2Tim Hortons+3.0%
- 3McDonald's+0.2%
- 4Papa Murphy's-4.6%
- 5Boston Pizza-7.1%
Fewest units lost
Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start- 1Wingstop0.1%
- 2McDonald's0.8%
- 3Tim Hortons2.3%
- 4Papa Murphy's5.6%
- 5Boston Pizza14.3%
Largest systems
Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year- 1McDonald's10,720
- 2Wingstop5,058
- 3Tim Hortons1,338
- 4Papa Murphy's965
- 5Boston Pizza40
Most company-owned
Share the franchisor runs itselfNeeds three years of Item 20 filings that balance, and 10+ outlets — still being extracted.
Lowest cost to enter
Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee- 1Pizza Hut Franchise$56K
- 2FRESH Healthy Cafe$134K
- 3Graze Craze$167K
- 4Menchie's Frozen Yogurt$170K
- 5Edible Arrangements$214K
Rankings are computed from filings, never sold, and recompute as coverage grows. Brands whose Item 20 outlet arithmetic doesn't balance are excluded rather than ranked on a mis-parsed table.
Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out. Showing 101–129.
| Brand | Total to open | Net growth | Units lost/yr | Units | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ricky's All Day GrillDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Robin's CafeDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Robin's DonutsDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Second Cup CaféDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Serious CoffeeDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Smitty's Canada Inc.Directory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Smoke's PoutinerieDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Souvlaki BarDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Stacked Pancake and Breakfast HouseDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Subway Subs of Canada LimitedDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Sunset GrillDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Symposium Cafe Restaurant & LoungeDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Taco BellPartial FDD data | $288K–$858K | — | — | — | ? |
 Teriyaki ExperienceDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 The Iron SkilletDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 The MuleDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Tok-TokDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Tommy CaféDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Topper's PizzaDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Tuk Tuk ThaiDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 TURTLE JACK'SDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Vinnie Gambini Ristorante & BarDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Wayback BurgersPartial FDD data | $256K–$859K | — | — | — | ? |
 Wendy'sDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 What A BagelDirectory only | $445K–$725K | — | — | — | ? |
 Wing MachineDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 Wing'n it RestaurantsDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 WingsUp! RestaurantsDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |
 ZUBUDirectory only | — | — | — | — | ? |