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Biggest Food and Beverage Franchises by Number of Outlets

Ranked on franchised outlets in the most recent year on file. Size is not quality — a large system can still be shedding units — but it does tell you how much operating history sits behind the brand, and how many franchisees there are to talk to before signing.

  1. 17-Eleven14,536
  2. 2McDonald's10,720
  3. 3KFC6,808
  4. 4Wingstop5,058
  5. 5Little Caesars3,787
  6. 6Five Guys2,765
  7. 7Marco's2,278
  8. 8Scooter's Coffee1,764
  9. 9Tim Hortons1,338
  10. 10MOE'S1,126
  11. 11Buffalo Wild Wings1,098
  12. 12Freddy's Usa1,084
  13. 13Ace Sushi1,083
  14. 14McAlister's Deli1,066
  15. 15Papa Murphy's965
  16. 16Carvel718
  17. 17GOLDEN CORRAL688
  18. 18CHECKERS664
  19. 19Mountain Mike's Pizza642
  20. 20Taco John's632

Computed from Item 20 of each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document and recomputed as coverage grows. Brands are excluded where the filing's own outlet arithmetic doesn't balance — a mis-parsed table should not outrank a correct one. This list has never been, and cannot be, paid for. How this is calculated.

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