Growing fastest
Openings minus closures, per year- 1Toastique+79.2%
- 2Wing Snob+48.4%
- 3Hummus Republic Lic+40.2%
- 4Wild Bill's Soda+38.6%
- 5West Coast Sourdough+36.7%
Fewest units lost
Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start- 1Wingstop0.1%
- 2Mountain Mike's Pizza0.5%
- 3Buffalo Wild Wings0.8%
- 4McDonald's0.8%
- 5Little Caesars1.0%
Largest systems
Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year- 17-Eleven14,536
- 2McDonald's10,720
- 3KFC6,808
- 4Wingstop5,058
- 5Little Caesars3,787
Most company-owned
Share the franchisor runs itselfLowest cost to enter
Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee- 1BIMBO FOODS BAKERIES DISTRIBUTION$14K
- 2Arby's$16K
- 3Ace Sushi$18K
- 4Bento Sushi$20K
- 5Snowfox$21K
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 1–50.
| Brand | Total to open | Net growth | Units lost/yr | Units | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chicken Salad ChickFull FDD data | $777K–$999K | +17.2% | 1.1% | 504 | 84 |
 Cheba HutPartial FDD data | $631K–$2.1M | +16.6% | 1.1% | 160 | 83 |
 West Coast SourdoughPartial FDD data | $322K–$551K | +36.7% | 1.8% | 128 | 82 |
 Mountain Mike's PizzaFull FDD data | $356K–$994K | +6.6% | 0.5% | 642 | 81 |
 WingstopPartial FDD data | $310K–$1.0M | +15.1% | 0.1% | 5,058 | 81 |
 X-GolfFull FDD data | $1.2M–$1.8M | — | — | 254 | 81 |
 Freddy's UsaFull FDD data | $855K–$1.3M | +8.5% | 1.5% | 1,084 | 78 |
 Fat ShackFull FDD data | $183K–$488K | +6.9% | 1.4% | 56 | 76 |
 KilwinsPartial FDD data | $485K–$880K | +8.1% | 2.1% | 362 | 73 |
 PrimoHoagiesPartial FDD data | $366K–$652K | — | — | 226 | 73 |
 Scooter's CoffeeFull FDD data | $955K–$1.5M | +20.8% | 2.1% | 1,764 | 73 |
 The Great Greek Mediterranean GrillFull FDD data | $705K–$1.2M | — | — | 138 | 72 |
 Tous Les JoursFull FDD data | $731K–$1.7M | +29.9% | 1.8% | 368 | 71 |
 RodizioFull FDD data | $1.6M–$4.9M | +8.9% | 2.2% | 32 | 69 |
 Wild Bill's SodaPartial FDD data | $3K | +38.6% | 4.3% | 40 | 69 |
 American Dairy QueenPartial FDD data | $1.5M–$2.6M | — | — | 1,983 | 68 |
 BRUSTER'S LimitedPartial FDD data | $1.2M–$2.7M | — | — | 431 | 68 |
 Marco'sFull FDD data | $286K–$811K | +3.9% | 2.5% | 2,278 | 66 |
 Black Bear DinerFull FDD data | $1.5M–$2.2M | +3.3% | 2.6% | 194 | 65 |
 Doc PopcornFull FDD data | $135K–$353K | — | — | 156 | 65 |
 SHIPLEY DonutsFull FDD data | $517K–$855K | — | — | 760 | 65 |
 Buffalo Wild WingsFull FDD data | $14K–$184K | +1.3% | 0.8% | 1,098 | 64 |
 Little CaesarsFull FDD data | $377K–$1.8M | +1.7% | 1.0% | 3,787 | 64 |
 The Habit Burger GrillFull FDD data | $1.0M–$2.9M | +17.4% | 2.3% | 164 | 64 |
 Tim HortonsFull FDD data | $988K–$3.3M | +3.0% | 2.3% | 1,338 | 64 |
 TsaocaaPartial FDD data | $142K–$376K | +28.7% | 3.3% | 122 | 63 |
 DonatosPartial FDD data | $542K–$1.0M | — | — | 256 | 62 |
 Paletas MoreliaPartial FDD data | — | — | — | 34 | 62 |
 Ziggi's CoffeeFull FDD data | $582K–$1.8M | +27.1% | 3.1% | 214 | 62 |
 7-ElevenPartial FDD data | $163K | +2.9% | 1.1% | 14,536 | 61 |
 BonchonFull FDD data | $1.0M–$1.3M | +8.3% | 5.4% | 296 | 60 |
| The Human BeanPartial FDD data | $672K–$1.5M | +10.2% | 2.8% | 352 | 60 |
| ToastiquePartial FDD data | $471K–$891K | +79.2% | 11.3% | 98 | 60 |
 McAlister's DeliFull FDD data | $1.0M–$1.6M | +3.5% | 2.0% | 1,066 | 59 |
 The Spice & Tea ExchangeFull FDD data | $313K–$558K | +4.1% | 4.1% | 194 | 59 |
 Five GuysFull FDD data | $928K–$1.4M | +2.6% | 1.3% | 2,765 | 58 |
| Bubbakoo'sFull FDD data | $356K–$757K | +16.4% | 3.9% | 270 | 57 |
 PIZZA RANCHPartial FDD data | $2.3M–$3.0M | +1.3% | 2.1% | 426 | 57 |
 Jason's DeliPartial FDD data | $35K–$2.5M | — | — | 146 | 56 |
| Keke'sFull FDD data | $638K–$1.9M | +11.1% | 3.7% | 116 | 56 |
 Wing SnobFull FDD data | $338K–$616K | +48.4% | 5.5% | 122 | 55 |
 WINGATE INNSFull FDD data | $11M–$16M | +4.2% | 5.0% | 388 | 55 |
 WINGS ETCPartial FDD data | $374K–$1.5M | +0.9% | 4.0% | 112 | 55 |
 Applebee'sPartial FDD data | $25K | — | — | 1,426 | 53 |
 Häagen-DazsFull FDD data | $213K–$592K | +1.1% | 4.3% | 430 | 53 |
 IHOPFull FDD data | $35K–$50K | — | — | 1,732 | 53 |
 Savvy SlidersPartial FDD data | $588K–$1.1M | +33.0% | 6.2% | 84 | 52 |
 CarvelFull FDD data | $428K–$1.1M | +3.1% | 3.1% | 718 | 51 |
| PERKINSFull FDD data | $1.4M–$3.6M | — | — | 518 | 50 |
| Panchero'sFull FDD data | $755K–$1.6M | +0.7% | 2.8% | 96 | 49 |