List of restaurant chains

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The following is a list of restaurant chains.

International[edit]

Name Known for Parent company First store location Founded Locations worldwide Employees Related restaurants
85°C Bakery Cafe Baked goods Taipei, Taiwan 2004 1000+
Applebee's American DineEquity Decatur, Georgia 1980 1830 31,500
Arby's Sandwiches Inspire Brands Boardman, Ohio 1964 3472 26,788
Auntie Anne's Baked goods Focus Brands Downingtown, Pennsylvania 1988 1500+ 12,000
Barista Beverages New Delhi, India 2000 315
Baton Rouge Steak Imvescor Montreal, Quebec 1992 29
BeaverTails Baked goods Ottawa, Ontario 1978 119
Big Smoke Burger Hamburgers Toronto, Ontario 2007 19
Bonchon Chicken Chicken Bonchon Chicken Inc. Busan, South Korea 2002 64
Buffalo Wild Wings Chicken Inspire Brands Columbus, Ohio 1981 1238
Burger King Hamburgers Restaurant Brands International Miami, Florida 1954 17796 34,248 Tim Hortons, Hungry Jack's
Cafe Coffee Day Beverages Coffee Day Enterprises Bangalore, India 1993 1752 20,143
Carl's Jr. Hamburgers CKE Restaurants Anaheim, California 1956 1490 20,521 Hardee's
Charleys Philly Steaks Sandwiches Gosh Enterprises, Inc. Columbus, Ohio 1986 600+ 15,380
Chatime Beverages Zhubei, Taiwan 2005 2500+
Chick-Fil-A Chicken Hapeville, Georgia 1946 2363
Chili's Mexican Brinker International Dallas, Texas 1975 1606 31,000 Maggiano's Little Italy
Chipotle Mexican Grill Mexican Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Denver, Colorado 1993 2500+ 17,198 ShopHouse
Church's Chicken Chicken Friedman Fleischer & Lowe San Antonio, Texas 1952 1009
Cora Breakfast Montreal, Quebec 1987 130
Costa Coffee Beverages The Coca-Cola Company London, England 1971 3883
Crepes & Waffles Baked goods Crêpes & Waffles S.A. Bogotá, Colombia 1980 161
Dairy Queen Frozen desserts Berkshire Hathaway Joliet, Illinois 1940 6800+
Délifrance Baked goods Grands Moulins de Paris 1983
Denny's Breakfast 1953 1700+
Din Tai Fung Asian Taipei, Taiwan 1972
Dindigul Thalappakatti South Indian Dindigul, Tamil Nadu 1957 101 2,800+
Dôme Beverages Dôme Coffees Australia Pty Ltd Cottesloe, Western Australia 1990 45 29,063
Domino's Pizza Pizza Domino's Pizza, Inc. Ypsilanti, Michigan 1960 16000+ 28,735
Dunkin' Donuts Beverages Inspire Brands Quincy, Massachusetts 1950 11300+ 15,000+
Earls Kitchen + Bar Hamburgers Earls Restaurants Ltd. Edmonton, Alberta 1982 64
East Side Mario's Italian Prime Restaurants Miami, Florida 1987 85
Five Guys Hamburgers Arlington County, Virginia 1986 1500+
Freshly Chopped Salad Dublin, Ireland 2012 60
Gloria Jean's Coffees Beverages 1979 750 10,205
Hamburguesas El Corral Hamburgers Va! Group Bogotá, Colombia 1983 193
Hard Rock Cafe American Seminole Tribe of Florida London, England 1971 185 7,901
Hardee's Hamburgers CKE Restaurants Greenville, North Carolina 1960 5812 25,700 Carl's Jr.
Harvey's Hamburgers Recipe Unlimited Richmond Hill, Ontario 1959 274 7,000
Hooters Chicken TriArtisan Capital Advisors, Nord Bay Capital Clearwater, Florida 1983 430+ Hooters, Inc. & Hooters of America, Inc.
IHOP Breakfast DineEquity Burbank, California[1] 1958 1822 32,300
Jack Astor's Bar and Grill American Service Inspired Restaurants Corporation St. Catharines, Ontario 1990 41 2,519
Jack in the Box Hamburgers JANA Partners LLC San Diego, California 1951 2246 22,000+
Jimmy John's Sandwiches Inspire Brands Charleston, Illinois 1983 2800+
Joe & The Juice Beverages Copenhagen, Denmark 2002 312
Jollibee Asian Jollibee Foods Corporation Quezon City, Philippines 1975 743 29,216 Chowking, Greenwich Pizza, Red Ribbon
Juan Valdez Cafe Beverages Procafecol S.A. Bogotá, Colombia 2002 200 5,000 Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia
The Keg Steak Vancouver, British Columbia 1971 156 9,917
Kenny Rogers Roasters Chicken Nathan's Famous, Inc. 1991 10,400 Nathan's Famous, Miami Subs Pizza and Grill, Arthur Treacher's
KFC Chicken Yum! Brands Corbin, Kentucky 1952 22621 43,682 Pizza Hut, Taco Bell
Krispy Kreme Baked goods Erlich, Inc Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1937 1043 3,700
Little Caesars Pizza Ilitch Holdings Garden City, Michigan 1959 5463 23,001
Long John Silver's Seafood LJS Partners LLC Lexington, Kentucky 1969 8400+
Louisa Coffee Beverages Taipei, Taiwan 2006 490+
Loving Hut Vegan Taipei, Taiwan 2000 125
Marrybrown Chicken Malaysia 1981 250 9,461
McDonald's Hamburgers McDonald's Corporation San Bernardino, California 1940 37855 210,000
MK Restaurant Asian Bangkok, Thailand 1986 421
MOS Burger Hamburgers Tokyo, Japan 1972 7,000
Nando's Chicken Rosettenville, South Africa 1987 10,988
Olive Garden Italian Darden Restaurants Orlando, Florida 1982 892 24,663 Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Seasons 52
Outback Steakhouse Steak Bloomin' Brands, Inc.[2] Tampa, Florida 1988 1002 24,005
Panda Express Asian Panda Restaurant Group Rosemead, California 1983 2200+ 25,000+
Panera Bread Sandwiches Covelli Enterprises Kirkwood, Missouri 1993 2000+ 20,427
Papa John's Pizza Pizza Papa John's International Louisville, Kentucky 1984 5303 28,000
Paris Baguette Baked goods Paris-Croissant Food Company Seoul, South Korea 1986 3316 Caffè Pascucci
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery Breakfast Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio 1958 324
The Pizza Company Pizza Minor International Bangkok, Thailand 1980 277
Pizza Hut Pizza Yum! Brands Wichita, Kansas 1958 18431 41,360 KFC, Taco Bell
PizzaExpress Italian Hony Capital London, England 1965 386
Planet Hollywood Theme dining Manhattan, New York 1991 7 8,199
Pollo Campero Chicken Guatemala 1971 350 6,346
Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses Steak Homestyle Dining LLC Plano, Texas 1965 148
Popeyes Chicken Restaurant Brands International Arabi, Louisiana 1972 3102 22,500
Quiznos Sandwiches Quiznos LLC Denver, Colorado 1978 800+ 24,053
Rainforest Cafe American Landry's, Inc. Bloomington, Minnesota 1994 24 22,000
Red Lobster Seafood Golden Gate Capital Lakeland, Florida 1968 749 24,989 Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, LongHorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Seasons 52
Red Robin Hamburgers Seattle, Washington 1968 562
Ruby Tuesday American Ruby Tuesday Inc. Knoxville, Tennessee 1972 491 40,500 Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Marlin & Ray's Seafood & Sunsets, Truffles Grill, Wok Hay
Saravana Bhavan South Indian Chennai, India 1981 109 8,700
Secret Recipe Malaysia 1997 100
Shake Shack Hamburgers Leonard Green & Partners New York City,United States 2004 403 6,101
Shakey's Pizza Pizza Hunt International Sacramento, California 1954 558 10,001
Sizzler Steak Sizzler Restaurants Culver City, California 1958 270 9,951 Pat and Oscar's
Sonic Drive-In Hamburgers Inspire Brands Shawnee, Oklahoma 1953 3582 9,200+
Starbucks Beverages Starbucks Seattle, Washington 1971 28218 58,429 Seattle's Best Coffee
Steak 'n Shake Hamburgers The Steak 'n Shake Company Normal, Illinois 1934 628 10,001
Subway Sandwiches Doctor's Associates Inc. Bridgeport, Connecticut 1965 41512 104,719 Sunset Boulevard
Swensen's Frozen desserts International Franchise Corp San Francisco, California 1948 20,630 Yogen Früz, I Can't Believe It's Yogurt (ICBY), Golden Swirl, Bresler's ice cream
Taco Bell Mexican Yum! Brands Downey, California 1962 7072 41,367 KFC, Pizza Hut
Tata Starbucks Beverages Starbucks and Tata Mumbai, Maharashtra 2012 300 2,000
Telepizza Pizza Madrid, Spain 1988 1150 9,555
TGI Friday's American Carlson Companies New York, New York 1965 870 25,000
Tim Hortons Beverages Restaurant Brands International Hamilton, Ontario 1964 4846 100,000
TKK Fried Chicken Chicken Taipei, Taiwan 1974 80+
Tony Roma's Steak Miami, Florida 1972 150+ 10,466
Waffle House Breakfast Avondale Estates, Georgia 1955 2100
Wendy's Hamburgers The Wendy's Company Columbus, Ohio 1969 6711 42,157
Whataburger Hamburgers Whataburger Corpus Christi, Texas 1950 824 40,000+
White Castle Hamburgers White Castle Systems, Inc Columbus, Ohio 1921 377 12,000
Yoshinoya Asian Tokyo, Japan 1899 1300 9,248

Argentina[edit]

Australia[edit]

Further information: List of restaurants in Australia

Canada[edit]

Further information: List of Canadian restaurant chains

Costa Rica[edit]

Denmark[edit]

Egypt[edit]

Finland[edit]

Outdoor restaurant area of the Naughty Brgr restaurant in Oulu

France[edit]

Germany[edit]

A Wienerwald restaurant in Nuremberg, Germany

Greece[edit]

Hong Kong[edit]

India[edit]

Main article: List of restaurant chains in India

Indonesia[edit]

Ireland[edit]

Further information: List of restaurant chains in Ireland

Israel[edit]

Italy[edit]

Japan[edit]

Korea, South[edit]

Lebanon[edit]

Malaysia[edit]

Mexico[edit]

Netherlands[edit]

Nigeria[edit]

Norway[edit]

Philippines[edit]

Further information: List of restaurant chains in the Philippines

Poland[edit]

Further information: List of restaurant chains in Poland

Puerto Rico[edit]

Russia[edit]

South Africa[edit]

Further information: List of restaurants in South Africa

Spain[edit]

Sweden[edit]

A Max Hamburgers restaurant

Switzerland[edit]

Taiwan[edit]

A Chatime store

Thailand[edit]

Turkey[edit]

United Arab Emirates[edit]

United Kingdom[edit]

United States[edit]

Further information: List of restaurant chains in the United States

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pirani, Fiza (June 11, 2018). "Where did IHOP get its original name? Restaurant announces name change". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
  3. ^ Uche Nworah. "The Competitive Strategies of Nigerian Fast Food Brands". Scribd. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "History of Mr. Biggs Restaurant from 1986-2006". Free Online Research Papers. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
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