The 2017 Mega 99 Rankings - Largest Multi-Unit Franchisee Organizations (2024)

Each year we work with FRANdata to compile a list of the country’s largest multi-unit franchisee organizations. Based on total unit count,the rankings show not only the number of units they operate, but also the brands favored by these “mega” operators. The list is dominatedby food brands, but also includes non-food concepts such as business services (tax preparation), consumer services (automotive), andlodging. Building a multi-unit empire is a matter of taste, opportunity, passion, and comfort level. If you’re looking to expand and diversifyyour own growing empire, seeing what the “big guys” are buying for their portfolios may help guide you in your choices.

RANKCOMPANYUNITSBRANDS1NPC INTERNATIONAL1,478PIZZA HUT, WENDY'S, TACO BELL, KFC 2TARGET CORP.1,170PIZZA HUT, COLD STONE CREAMERY 3FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP854APPLEBEE'S, TACO BELL, PANERA BREAD 4CARROLS GROUP762BURGER KING 5SUN HOLDINGS724BURGER KING, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN, ARBY'S, CICIS, GOLDEN CORRAL, KRISPY KREME, GNC 6DHANANI GROUP669BURGER KING, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 7MUY BRANDS607PIZZA HUT, WENDY'S, TACO BELL, LONG JOHN SILVER'S 8ARAMARK556EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS, CHICK-FIL-A, SUBWAY, PAPA JOHN'S, PANDA EXPRESS, PIZZA HUT, QUIZNOS, TACO BELL, FRESHII, MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL, QDOBA, TIM HORTONS, WHICH WICH, CHILI'S, RAISING CANE'S, ERBERT & GERBERT'S, SBARRO, THE EXTREME PITA, KFC, STEAK ’N SHAKE, QUAKER STEAK & LUBE, THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF, WAHOO'S FISH TACO, RITA'S ITALIAN ICE, DUNKIN' DONUTS, COSI, MOOYAH, LA MADELEINE, PINKBERRY, DENNY'S 9PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS547SUBWAY, CINNABON, WENDY'S, ARBY'S, TACO BELL, DQ TREAT, MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL, PIZZA HUT, CARVEL ICE CREAM SHOPPE, CHESTER'S, KFC, HOT STUFF PIZZA 10HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES538JIFFY LUBE 11ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICES497BURGER KING, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN, TACO BELL, ARBY'S, EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS, WING ZONE, PIZZA HUT, TACO JOHN'S, CHURCH'S CHICKEN, DENNY'S, DOMINO'S, GODFATHER'S PIZZA, SUBWAY, CHARLEYS PHILLY STEAKS, BLIMPIE, CINNABON, CAPTAIN D'S 12ROTTINGHAUS COMPANY398SUBWAY 13HARMAN MANAGEMENT CORP.394KFC, A&W, LONG JOHN SILVER'S, PIZZA HUT 14SODEXO393EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS, CHICK-FIL-A, PIZZA HUT, SUBWAY, TACO BELL, JAMBA JUICE, ERBERT & GERBERT'S, PAPA JOHN'S, UFOOD GRILL, BURGER KING, QUIZNOS, MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL, MCALISTER'S DELI, TIM HORTONS, BLIMPIE, HOT STUFF PIZZA, QDOBA, CHESTER'S, DQ TREAT, MRS. FIELDS, NATHAN'S FAMOUS, QUAKER STEAK & LUBE, THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF, TONY LUKES, A&W, GODFATHER'S PIZZA, SBARRO 15GPS HOSPITALITY388BURGER KING, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 16HMS HOST377BURGER KING, NATHAN'S FAMOUS, QUIZNOS, PIZZA HUT, THE GREAT AMERICAN BAGEL, CINNABON, POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN, FAMOUS FAMIGLIA PIZZERIA, CHICK-FIL-A, KFC, PINKBERRY, RUBY'S DINER, TCBY, LA MADELEINE, STEAK ’N SHAKE, MIAMI GRILL, ATLANTA BREAD COMPANY, A&W, MANCHU WOK, BAJA FRESH, BLIMPIE, GODFATHER'S PIZZA, YEUNG'S LOTUS EXPRESS, PANDA EXPRESS 17KBP FOODS361KFC, TACO BELL, PIZZA HUT 18JIB MANAGEMENT (YADAV ENTERPRISES)343JACK IN THE BOX, DENNY'S, EL POLLO LOCO, CORNER BAKERY CAFE, SIZZLER, TGI FRIDAYS 19TACALA338TACO BELL, SONIC DRIVE-IN, KFC 20UNITED STATES BEEF CORP.337ARBY'S, TACO BUENO 21BODDIE-NOELL ENTERPRISES336HARDEE'S 22CAFUA MANAGEMENT COMPANY300DUNKIN' DONUTS, DUNKIN DONUTS/BASKIN-ROBBINS 23ADF COMPANIES299PIZZA HUT, PANERA BREAD, KFC 24THE COVELLI FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP295PANERA BREAD, DQ GRILL & CHILL/TEXAS DQ, DQ TREAT 25K-MAC ENTERPRISES294TACO BELL, KFC, GOLDEN CORRAL 26SIZZLING PLATTER291LITTLE CAESARS, DUNKIN' DONUTS, SIZZLER 27LUND BROWN GROUP286HARDEE'S, CARL'S JR., DUNKIN DONUTS, TACO BELL 28MASON-HARRISON-RATLIFF ENTERPRISES286SONIC DRIVE-IN 29HEARTLAND FOOD CORP.285BURGER KING 30AMERICAN WEST RESTAURANT GROUP268PIZZA HUT 31TA OPERATING267POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN, SUBWAY, TACO BELL, GODFATHER'S PIZZA, PIZZA HUT, BURGER KING, HOT STUFF PIZZA, WENDY'S, QUIZNOS, DQ GRILL & CHILL/TEXAS DQ, RITA'S ITALIAN ICE, TIM HORTONS, SUPER 8, NOBLE ROMAN'S PIZZA 32LOVE'S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES266SUBWAY, CHESTER'S, HARDEE'S, DQ TREAT, TACO JOHN'S 33SHERRY POLONSKY262DUNKIN' DONUTS 34APEX RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT (AMPEX BRANDS)246KFC, LONG JOHN SILVER'S 35KRISTY CUNNINGHAM244DUNKIN' DONUTS 36FUGATE ENTERPRISES242PIZZA HUT, TACO BELL 37COMPASS GROUP USA237PAPA JOHN'S, EINSTEIN BROS. BAGELS, QUIZNOS, PANDA EXPRESS, SALSARITA’S FRESH CANTINA, NATHAN'S FAMOUS, MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL, JAMBA JUICE, TACO BELL, TIM HORTONS, WENDY'S, DENNY'S, BURGER KING, PINKBERRY, SBARRO, UNO DUE GO, BOJANGLES', CHILI'S, ILLY, TOSSED, SMASHBURGER, IHOP, COSI, JASON'S DELI 38D L ROGERS CORP.232SONIC DRIVE-IN 39SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIZZA229PIZZA HUT 40SEAWEND LTD/CEDAR ENTERPRISES211WENDY'S 41CHARTER FOODS209TACO BELL, LONG JOHN SILVER'S, A&W, KFC, BURGER KING, CHILI'S 42QUALITY DINING208BURGER KING, CHILI'S 43HENLEY ENTERPRISES206VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE 44WENDPARTNERS204WENDY'S 45RPM PIZZA191DOMINO'S 46FOURTEEN FOODS185DQ GRILL & CHILL/TEXAS DQ, DQ TREAT 47FALCON HOLDINGS184CHURCH’S CHICKEN, LONG JOHN SILVER’S, HARDEE’S, A&W 48MARLU INVESTMENT GROUP184ARBY'S, CHURCH'S CHICKEN,SEARS OUTLET & APPLIANCE STORES, LITTLE CAESARS, JACK IN THE BOX, TGI FRIDAYS, SIZZLER 49JAE RESTAURANT HOLDINGS179WENDY'S 50STARBOARD GROUP179WENDY'S 51RMH FRANCHISE CORP.175APPLEBEE'S 52CELEBRATION RESTAURANT GROUP/CFL PIZZA/BRAVO FOODS174PIZZA HUT, TACO BELL 53B & B CONSULTANTS172SONIC DRIVE-IN 54DESERT DE ORO FOODS170PIZZA HUT, TACO BELL 55FRAUENSHUH HOSPITALITY GROUP170DAIRY QUEEN 56THE PANTRY168SUBWAY, LITTLE CAESARS, DQ TREAT, DQ GRILL & CHILL/TEXAS DQ, CHURCH'S CHICKEN, NOBLE ROMAN'S PIZZA, HOT STUFF PIZZA 57JRN165KFC, PIZZA HUT 58HAMRA ENTERPRISES161WENDY'S, PANERA BREAD, NOODLES & COMPANY 59MERITAGE HOSPITALITY GROUP161WENDY'S 60SUNSHINE RESTAURANT PARTNERS157IHOP 61WING FINANCIAL SERVICES157JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE 62KMART CORP.156LITTLE CAESARS 63SUNDANCE154TACO BELL, KFC, PIZZA HUT, A&W 64CHALAK MITRA GROUP152KFC, KFC/TACO BELL, LA MADELEINE 65DAVCO RESTAURANTS150WENDY'S 66NATIONAL FOOD SERVICES150POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN, BURGER KING 67VKC GROUP150SUBWAY, GREAT AMERICAN COOKIES, MOOYAH , PRETZELMAKER, TCBY, TWISTERS 68DOHERTY ENTERPRISES149APPLEBEE'S, PANERA BREAD 69PJ UNITED149PAPA JOHN'S 70RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT CO.148PIZZA HUT, LONG JOHN SILVER'S 71BRIAD RESTAURANT GROUP147WENDY'S, TGI FRIDAYS 72INTERFOODS OF AMERICA (SAILORMEN)144POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN, BURGER KING 73APPLE INVESTORS GROUP141BURGER KING, WENDY'S 74PACIFIC BELLS/WORLD WIDE WINGS141TACO BELL, BUFFALO WILD WINGS 75APPLE GOLD138APPLEBEE'S, BURGER KING 76VALENTI MANAGEMENT138WENDY'S, CHILI'S 77CALIFORNIA FOOD MANAGEMENT136BURGER KING 78Z & H FOODS136POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 79PALO ALTO135PIZZA HUT, TACO BELL, KFC 80COTTI FOODS CORP.134TACO BELL, WENDY'S, PIEOLOGY 81SUMMIT RESTAURANT GROUP130PIZZA HUT, LONG JOHN SILVER'S 82AMERICA'S PIZZA COMPANY129PIZZA HUT 83BAJCO129PAPA JOHN'S 84QK129DENNY'S 85STAR PARTNER ENTERPRISES127TACO BELL, KFC, PIZZA HUT, A&W 86HOOGLAND FOODS126MARCO'S PIZZA 87SERVUS! (BR ASSOCIATES)/SIDAL123LONG JOHN SILVER'S, WENDY'S 88BORDER FOODS122TACO BELL, CHURCH'S CHICKEN 89WENDY'S OF COLORADO SPRINGS122WENDY'S, GOLDEN CORRAL 90DIPASQUA ENTERPRISES120SUBWAY 91DORO120HARDEE'S, TACO JOHN'S 92SERAZEN120PAPA JOHN'S, HARDEE'S 93WISCONSIN HOSPITALITY GROUP118PIZZA HUT, APPLEBEE'S 94MARWAHA GROUP (SBMG)115SUBWAY 95CONSTANTINE SCRIVANOS114DUNKIN' DONUTS 96JEM RESTAURANT GROUP114PIZZA HUT, TACO BELL 97CARLOS ANDRADE112DUNKIN' DONUTS, DUNKIN' DONUTS/BASKIN-ROBBINS 98RANDOLPH S KATZ111MIDAS 99EMERALD CITY PIZZA109PIZZA HUT 100HESS CORP.109QUIZNOS 101SEI/AARON'S109AARON'S SALES & LEASE OWNERSHIP 102SOUTH AMERICAN RESTAURANTS CORP. (SARCO)109CHURCH'S CHICKEN