The following is a list of restaurant chains.
International
[edit]Name | Known for | Parent company | First store location | Founded | Locations worldwide | Employees | Related restaurants |
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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 Fridays | 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]Canada
[edit]Costa Rica
[edit]Denmark
[edit]Egypt
[edit]Finland
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France
[edit]Germany
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Greece
[edit]Hong Kong
[edit]India
[edit]- Adyar Ananda Bhavan
- Annapoorna Gowrishankar
- Bikanervala
- Goli Vada Pav
- Haldiram's
- Indian Coffee House
- Moshe's
- Murugan Idli Shop
- Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan
- Saravana Bhavan
Indonesia
[edit]- Bakmi GM
- CFC
- Es Teler 77
- Geprek Bensu
- HokBen
- J.CO Donuts & Coffee
- Kebab Turki Baba Rafi
- Klenger Burger
- Naughty Nuri's
- Restoran Sederhana
Ireland
[edit]Israel
[edit]Italy
[edit]Japan
[edit]Korea, South
[edit]- Angel In Us Coffee
- Bonchon Chicken
- The Coffee Bean
- Kyochon Chicken
- Lotteria
- Paris Baguette
- Tom and Toms Coffee
- Tous Les Jours
Lebanon
[edit]Malaysia
[edit]- Big Apple Donuts and Coffee
- The Chicken Rice Shop
- Kenny Rogers Roasters
- KLG
- Marrybrown
- OldTown White Coffee
- Pelita Nasi Kandar
- Rotiboy
- Sate Kajang Haji Samuri
- SCR
- Secret Recipe
Mexico
[edit]- Benedetti's Pizza
- Carlos'n Charlie's
- Peter Piper Pizza
- El Pollo Loco
- Sanborns Cafe
- Señor Frog's
- Sirloin Stockade
- Vips
Netherlands
[edit]Nigeria
[edit]Norway
[edit]Philippines
[edit]Poland
[edit]Puerto Rico
[edit]Russia
[edit]- Teremok
- Dodo Pizza
- Vkusno i tochka (formerly McDonald's)
South Africa
[edit]Spain
[edit]Sweden
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Switzerland
[edit]Taiwan
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Thailand
[edit]- Chester's
- EST.33
- Five Star Burger
- Five Star Chicken
- Gaggan
- MK Restaurant
- The Pizza Company
- Royal Dragon Restaurant
- Sirocco
Turkey
[edit]United Arab Emirates
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]- Aberdeen Angus Steak Houses
- All Bar One
- AMT Coffee
- Ask
- Beefeater
- Bella Italia
- Brewers Fayre
- Café Rouge
- Caffè Nero
- Chicken Cottage
- Chiquito
- Coffee Republic
- Dixy Chicken
- EasyPizza
- Eat
- Frankie & Benny's
- Giraffe Restaurants
- Gourmet Burger Kitchen
- Greggs
- Harry Ramsden's
- Harvester
- Hotcha
- Hungry Horse
- Itsu
- J D Wetherspoon
- Leon
- Little Chef
- Loch Fyne
- Millie's Cookies
- OK Diner
- Pizza Express
- Pret a Manger
- Prezzo
- Punch Taverns
- Scream Pubs
- Slug and Lettuce
- Spudulike
- Strada
- Table Table
- Taybarns
- Toby Carvery
- Upper Crust
- Veeno
- Wagamama
- Walkabout
- Wasabi
- West Cornwall Pasty Company
- Wimpy
- Yates's
- YO! Sushi
- Zizzi
United States
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pirani, Fiza (June 11, 2018). "Where did IHOP get its original name? Restaurant announces name change". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
- ^ Uche Nworah. "The Competitive Strategies of Nigerian Fast Food Brands". Scribd. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ "History of Mr. Biggs Restaurant from 1986-2006". Free Online Research Papers. Retrieved November 2, 2014.