RestaurantData Expands Restaurant Enterprise Index to 300 Company Profiles

Public research now covers 300 restaurant brands, franchise operators and ownership groups across the United States and Canada.

By RestaurantData.com

RestaurantData has expanded its Restaurant Enterprise Index™ to 300 company profiles. The latest release added 25 companies. Coverage has doubled since the 150-company update published by RestaurantNews.com on September 10.

The REI follows the organizations behind restaurant systems across the United States and Canada, including restaurant brands, franchisors, franchise operators, multi-concept companies and ownership groups. The complete numbered list below follows the REI’s order by estimated restaurant location count.

The 300 Restaurant Enterprise Index companies by location count

Snapshot of the live REI on September 30, 2026. Numbered entries 1 through 300 follow the REI’s order by estimated U.S. and Canada restaurant locations. Where displayed location counts are equal, the live REI uses estimated sales to determine the order. Figures are rounded.

Latest REI additions: 25 company profiles added September 29, 2026.

Parent organizations and related companies may have overlapping location totals. These figures should not be added together as a count of distinct restaurants. Select any company name to open its profile.

1 through 50

#	Company	Locations
1	Roark Capital Group	54,500
2	Inspire Brands	23,200
3	Subway	23,000
4	Starbucks	18,300
5	Restaurant Brands International	16,300
6	McDonald’s	15,400
7	Yum! Brands	13,280
8	Dunkin’	10,100
9	Taco Bell	8,400
10	Domino’s	7,900
11	Pizza Hut	7,010
12	Burger King	6,980
13	Wendy’s	6,150
14	MTY Food Group	5,700
15	GoTo Foods	5,060
16	Dairy Queen	4,900
17	KFC	4,580
18	Little Caesars	4,500
19	Tim Hortons	4,260
20	Chipotle Mexican Grill	4,200
21	Krispy Krunchy Chicken	3,900
22	Panera Brands	3,770
23	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	3,540
24	Chick-fil-a	3,480
25	Jersey Mike’s	3,425
26	Sonic Drive-In	3,370
27	Papa Johns	3,340
28	Dine Brands	3,270
29	Arby’s	3,260
30	Casey’s Carryout Pizza	2,850
31	Flynn Group	2,800
32	Jimmy John’s	2,790
33	Wingstop	2,785
34	Panda Restaurant Group	2,630
35	Panda Express	2,600
36	CKE Restaurants	2,495
37	Kahala Brands	2,460
38	Yadav Enterprises	2,410
39	Jack in the Box	2,400
40	Darden Restaurants	2,340
41	Baskin-Robbins	2,265
42	Panera Bread	2,260
43	Waffle House	2,090
44	Dhanani Group	1,935
45	Tropical Smoothie Cafe	1,750
46	IHOP	1,700
47	Five Guys Burgers and Fries	1,600
48	A&W Restaurants	1,511
49	Hardee’s	1,500
50	Denny’s	1,475

51 through 100

#	Company	Locations
51	Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar	1,470
52	Firehouse Subs	1,450
53	Auntie Anne’s	1,420
54	Buffalo Wild Wings	1,410
55	Smoothie King	1,280
56	Dutch Bros Coffee	1,275
57	Brinker International	1,260
58	Marco’s Pizza	1,220
59	Chili’s Grill and Bar	1,215
60	Whataburger	1,210
61	Sun Holdings	1,200
62	Foodtastic	1,180
63	Recipe Unlimited	1,165
64	Cinnabon	1,160
65	KBP Brands	1,130
66	Cold Stone Creamery	1,125
67	Crumbl	1,100
68	Bloomin’ Brands	1,090
69	Culver’s	1,080
70	Zaxby’s	1,025
71	Bagel Brands	1,020
72	Carl’s Jr.	995
73	Raising Cane’s	990
74	Olive Garden	975
75	Love’s	965
76	Scooter’s Coffee	950
77	Gosh Enterprises	940
78	Bojangles	885
79	QDOBA Mexican Eats	880
80	Papa Murphy’s	875
81	7 Brew Coffee	875
82	Charleys	860
83	Church’s Texas Chicken	855
84	Nothing Bundt Cakes	825
85	Sizzling Platter	800
86	Texas Roadhouse	775
87	Einstein Bros. Bagels	740
88	Dairy Queen Canada	730
89	TravelCenters of America	720
90	Jamba	715
91	Pilot Travel Centers	700
92	Checkers and Rally’s	680
93	First Watch	675
94	Outback Steakhouse	665
95	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	660
96	Domino’s of Canada	655
97	Pizza Pizza	650
98	LongHorn Steakhouse	645
99	Chester’s Chicken	630
100	Rita’s	600

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251 through 300

Understanding the organization behind a restaurant

A restaurant name on a storefront may represent a brand, while the locations operate through a separate franchise organization. That brand may also belong to a concept parent or an investment group with interests in several restaurant companies. Each relationship answers a different business question.

The REI organizes those relationships so suppliers, distributors, technology companies, investors and researchers can identify the enterprise connected to a restaurant system. A franchise operator may manage restaurants under several brands, while a multi-concept company may own and develop several concepts. Understanding those distinctions helps readers assess company reach and decide which organization to research further.

Coverage includes familiar brands and companies such as Black Bear Diner, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop, Mellow Mushroom, Ruby Tuesday and Swiss Chalet, alongside organizations such as Emerge Restaurants, Guernsey Holdings, Happy Group, Quality Brand Group and Warner Food Management.

A common framework for company research

The Restaurant Data Dictionary provides the definitions behind the research, including company types, ownership relationships and operating fields. Those definitions form the backbone of the REI and help readers interpret records consistently as coverage expands.

Readers can search the live index and filter by service type and primary cuisine. Linked profiles provide company summaries, headquarters information, geographic coverage and estimated scale, with ownership relationships shown where established. Profile review dates make the timing of the research visible.

Enterprise coverage generally begins near 100 restaurant locations. Operating structure, ownership relationships, franchise activity and concept portfolios can also support inclusion at another size.

Connecting development activity with enterprise structure

The REI is part of the broader RestaurantData Research Center. The Expansion Pressure Index™ follows verified development activity through earlier growth cohorts, while the REI follows enterprise organization and ownership as companies become more complex.

Together, the research helps readers follow the progression from individual restaurant development signals to the companies and operating structures behind sustained growth. Subscribers to Atlas by RestaurantData can explore the broader company and location records behind the public profiles.

Human researchers lead verification and review

RestaurantData develops profiles from company disclosures, public filings, franchise documentation, company websites, state business registries, location research and proprietary verification. In-house researchers review company relationships before they enter the connected record and revisit profiles as operating information changes. Companies can request to be added to the index as well as request corrections and adjustments to their profile.

Location and sales figures are estimates where a company does not publish one current figure. Parent organizations, operating companies and their brands may appear as separate profiles, and their location totals can overlap. Those totals should not be added together as a count of distinct restaurants. A profile review date identifies when the profile was reviewed; individual figures may reflect different source periods.

About RestaurantData

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