Franchise Factbook

Food & Beverage — USA

395 brands in the USA · every figure from official FDD filings, source linked

$388K
median start-up
+3.1%
median net growth
4.3%
median units lost/yr

Growing fastest

Openings minus closures, per year
  1. 1Toastique+79.2%
  2. 2Wing Snob+48.4%
  3. 3Hummus Republic Lic+40.2%
  4. 4Wild Bill's Soda+38.6%
  5. 5West Coast Sourdough+36.7%
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Fewest units lost

Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start
  1. 1Wingstop0.1%
  2. 2Mountain Mike's Pizza0.5%
  3. 3Buffalo Wild Wings0.8%
  4. 4McDonald's0.8%
  5. 5Little Caesars1.0%
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Largest systems

Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year
  1. 17-Eleven14,536
  2. 2McDonald's10,720
  3. 3KFC6,808
  4. 4Wingstop5,058
  5. 5Little Caesars3,787
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Most company-owned

Share the franchisor runs itself

Lowest cost to enter

Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee
  1. 1BIMBO FOODS BAKERIES DISTRIBUTION$14K
  2. 2Arby's$16K
  3. 3Ace Sushi$18K
  4. 4Bento Sushi$20K
  5. 5Snowfox$21K
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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 301–350.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
Pepper PalacePartial FDD data$211K–$288K———?
Piggly WigglyDirectory only————?
Pizza Hut FranchisePartial FDD data$56K–$183K———?
PizzaExpress US LimitedFull FDD data$1.5M–$2.0M———?
Pizzawala'sFull FDD data$408K–$542K———?
PJ's CoffeeFull FDD data$926K–$1.7M———?
Playa BowlsPartial FDD data$282K–$1.1M——684?
PokeworksPartial FDD data$270K–$600K——63?
Popeyes Louisiana KitchenFull FDD data$1.2M–$3.9M——2,740?
Potbelly Sandwich ShopDirectory only————?
Protein Bar & KitchenFull FDD data$370K–$685K———?
ProteinHouseFull FDD data$504K–$846K+17.9%—26?
Qahwah HouseDirectory only————?
Qargo CoffeeFull FDD data$155K–$625K——20?
QdobaFull FDD data$546K–$1.3M——1,251?
Quiz NosFull FDD data$214K–$649K———?
RAKKAN RamenFull FDD data$380K–$865K———?
Randy's DonutsPartial FDD data$253K–$721K———?
Real DealsPartial FDD data$14——90?
Red MangoPartial FDD data$334K–$581K——52?
Red RobinFull FDD data$2.7M–$5.8M———?
Rita's Italian IcePartial FDD data————?
Rock N Roll SushiPartial FDD data$30K–$97K———?
Rodizio GrillFull FDD data$228K–$1.5M——32?
Rosati's Pizza ZaFull FDD data$147K–$501K——120?
RotiPartial FDD data$510K–$869K———?
Rusty TacoFull FDD data$523K–$1.1M——50?
RUTH'S CHRISFull FDD data$2.5M–$6.4M+0.0%—102?
SAH HoldingllcPartial FDD data$7K–$83K——618?
Salsarita'sFull FDD data$506K–$856K———?
Sara's Artisan GelatoFull FDD data$317K–$438K———?
Sauce Pizza & WinePartial FDD data$1.1M–$3.1M——2?
SbarroPartial FDD data$212K–$906K———?
SchmizzaPartial FDD data————?
Shah's Halal FoodFull FDD data$192K–$410K———?
Shuckin' Shack Oyster BarPartial FDD data$500K–$1.5M———?
Simple Plan FoodsPartial FDD data$108K–$148K———?
Slick CityFull FDD data$1.5M–$4.7M——10?
Slim Chicken'sFull FDD data$1.2M–$4.9M———?
SMASHBURGERFull FDD data$40K–$500K———?
Smoothie KingPartial FDD data$330K–$684K———?
SnowfoxPartial FDD data$21K–$224K———?
Sonic Drive-InFull FDD data$1.5M–$2.5M———?
Sourdough & Co.Full FDD data$330K–$589K——199?
Southern SteerDirectory only————?
Spice Merchants EntitiesPartial FDD data$90K–$192K———?
Steak n ShakePartial FDD data$188K–$8.4M———?
Street PizzaPartial FDD data$1.8M–$3.3M———?
Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice CreamDirectory only————?
SubwayPartial FDD data$227K–$263K——14,058?

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