The following is a list of restaurant chains.

International NameKnown forParent companyFirst store locationFoundedLocations worldwideEmployeesRelated 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 BaristaBeveragesNew Delhi, India2000315 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 ThalappakattiSouth IndianDindigul, Tamil Nadu19571012,800+ 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 American TriArtisan Capital Advisors, Nord Bay Capital Clearwater, Florida 1983 430+ Hooters, Inc. & Hooters of America, Inc. IHOP Breakfast DineEquity Burbank, California 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 JuiceBeveragesCopenhagen, Denmark2002312 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.Bloomin' Brands, Inc. Tampa, Florida 1988 1002 24,005 Bonefish Grill, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse 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 HaySaravana BhavanSouth IndianChennai, India19811098,700 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 HutTata StarbucksBeveragesStarbucks and TataMumbai, Maharashtra20123002,000 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 California Burrito Co. Mostaza

Australia

Bangladesh

Holey Artisan Bakery Star Kabab

Brazil

Fogo de Chão Habib's Kharina Steakhouse

Canada

Costa Rica Rostipollos

Denmark Jensen's Bøfhus

Egypt Cook Door

Finland

Friends & Brgrs Hesburger Kotipizza Pancho Villa Rolls Rosso Siipiweikot

France Bel Canto Brioche Dorée Buffalo Grill Flunch Hippopotamus Pomme de pain Quick

Germany

Kochlöffel Nordsee Vapiano Wienerwald

Greece Goody's

Hong Kong Café de Coral

India

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 Bakmi GM CFC D'Cost Es Teler 77 Geprek Bensu HokBen J.CO Donuts & Coffee Kebab Turki Baba Rafi Mie Gacoan Naughty Nuri's Restoran Sederhana Richeese Factory Solaria

Ireland

Israel Burgeranch

Italy Hamerica's Spizzico

Japan Anna Miller's Gyoza no Ohsho Ippudo Kura Ringer Hut Saizeriya Sukiya

South Korea Angel In Us Coffee Bonchon Chicken The Coffee Bean Kyochon Chicken Lotteria Paris Baguette Tom and Toms Coffee Tous Les Jours

Lebanon Zaatar w Zeit

Malaysia Big Apple Donuts and Coffee The Chicken Rice Shop Kenny Rogers Roasters Sushi King Borenos Fried Chicken KLG Marrybrown OldTown White Coffee Kedai Mee Celup Cik Yue Pelita Nasi Kandar Ramly Rotiboy Sate Kajang Haji Samuri SCR Pak Mat Western Secret Recipe NZ Curry House

Mexico Benedetti's Pizza Carlos'n Charlie's Peter Piper Pizza El Pollo Loco Sanborns Cafe Señor Frog's Sirloin Stockade Vips

Netherlands FEBO La Place Nam Kee

Nigeria Cafè Neo Chicken Republic Kilimanjaro Mama Cass Mr Bigg's Tantalizers

Norway Big Bite Egon Peppes Pizza

Philippines

Poland

Puerto Rico Martin's BBQ

Russia Teremok Dodo Pizza Vkusno i tochka (formerly McDonald's)

South Africa Chicken Licken Nando's Spur Steak Ranches Steers Wimpy

Spain Cervecería 100 Montaditos Foster's Hollywood Rodilla Telepizza

Sweden

Max Hamburgers Mister York

Switzerland Hiltl Restaurant

Taiwan

85C Bakery Cafe Chatime Louisa Coffee TKK Fried Chicken

Thailand Chester's EST.33 Five Star Burger Five Star Chicken Gaggan MK Restaurant The Pizza Company Royal Dragon Restaurant Sirocco

Turkey Mado Simit Sarayı

Ukraine

Burger Club Lviv Croissants McDonald's Ukraine Pizza Celentano

United Arab Emirates Al Farooj Fresh Arab Udupi ChicKing Just Falafel

United Kingdom

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

See also

List of barbecue restaurants List of casual dining restaurant chains List of coffeehouse chains List of chicken restaurants List of fast food restaurant chains List of defunct fast-food restaurant chains List of ice cream parlors List of pizza chains Lists of restaurants List of revolving restaurants List of seafood restaurants

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