International
| Name | Known for | Parent Company | First store location | Founded | Locations worldwide | Employees | Related restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applebee's | Baby back ribs | DineEquity, Inc. | Decatur, GA | 1980 | 2,010 (2011) | 32,600 | |
| Arby's | roast beef sandwiches | Roark Capital Group (majority) | Boardman, Ohio | 1964 | 3,688 | 26,788 | |
| Bonchon Chicken | Fried Chicken | Bonchon Chicken Inc. | Busan, South Korea | 2002 | 64 | ||
| Buffalo Wild Wings | wings | Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. | Columbus, OH | 1981 | 688 | 15,900 | |
| Burger King | burgers | Burger King Corporation | Miami, Florida | 1954 | 12,100 | 35,065 | Hungry Jack's |
| Carl's Jr. | burgers | CKE Restaurants | Anaheim, California | 1956 | 1,170 | 20,521 | Hardee's |
| Charley's Grilled Subs | sub sandwiches | Gosh Enterprises, Inc. | Columbus, Ohio | 1986 | 359 | 15,380 | |
| Chili's | steaks,ribs | Brinker International | Dallas, Texas | 1975 | 1,400 | 31,000 | Romano's Macaroni Grill, On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina, Maggiano's Little Italy |
| Chick-fil-A | Chicken Sandwich | Chick-fil-A, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | 1967 | 1,500 | 50,000 | Truett's Grill, The Dwarf House |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | burritos | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. | Denver, CO | 1993 | 900 | 17,198 | ShopHouse |
| Corner Bakery Cafe | pasta, sandwiches | Corner Bakery Cafe | Chicago, IL | 1991 | 83 | 7,826 | Panera Bread |
| Costa Coffee | Coffee | Whitbread | London, UK | 1971 | 1,850 min | ||
| Délifrance | bakery | Grands Moulins de Paris | |||||
| Denny's | family | 1953 | 1,500 | ||||
| Dome | coffee | Dôme Coffees Australia Pty Ltd | 45 | 29,063 | |||
| Domino's Pizza | pizza | Domino's Pizza, Inc. | Ypsilanti, Michigan | 1960 | 8,500 | 28,735 | |
| Gloria Jean's Coffees | coffee | 1979 | 750 | 10,205 | |||
| Hard Rock Cafe | theme dining | Seminole Tribe of Florida | London, England | 1971 | 140 | 7,901 | |
| Hardee's | burgers | CKE Restaurants | Greenville, North Carolina | 1960 | 1,917 | 25,700 | Carl's Jr. |
| In-N-Out Burger | burgers | Baldwin Park, California | 1948 | 248 | 11,308 | ||
| Jack Astor's Bar & Grill | casual dining | 24 | 2,519 | ||||
| Jack in the Box | burgers | San Diego, CA | 1941 | 2,100 | 26,323 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | |
| Jollibee | burgers | Jollibee Foods Corporation | Quezon City, Philippines | 1975 | 743 | 29,216 | Chowking, Greenwich Pizza, Red Ribbon |
| The Keg | steak | Vancouver, Canada | 1971 | 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 | South Salt Lake, Utah | 1952 | 13,266 | 43,682 | A&W, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut |
| Krispy Kreme | donuts | Erlich, Inc | Winston-Salem, NC | 1937 | 1,043 | 3,700 | Dunkin' Donuts |
| Little Caesars | pizza | Ilitch Holdings | Garden City, Michigan | 1959 | 2,000 | 23,001 | |
| Loving Hut | vegan fast food | Taipei City, Taiwan | 2000 | 125 | |||
| Marrybrown | casual dining | Malaysia | 1981 | 250 | 9,461 | ||
| McDonald's | burgers | McDonald's Corporation | San Bernardino, California | 1940 | 31,000 | 105,577 | |
| MOS Burger | burgers | Tokyo, Japan | 1972 | 7,000 | |||
| Nando's | chicken | Rosettenville, South Africa | 1987 | 10,988 | |||
| Old Country Buffet | varied | Buffets, Inc. | Richfield, MN | - | - | - | |
| Olive Garden | Italian | Darden Restaurants | Orlando, Florida | 1982 | 668 | 24,663 | Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Seasons 52 |
| Outback Steakhouse | Australian themed | OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc | Tampa, Florida | 1988 | 900 | 24,005 | |
| Panera Bread | bakery,sandwiches | Kirkwood, MO | 1993 | 1,272 | 20,427 | ||
| Papa John's Pizza | pizza | Papa John's International | Louisville, Kentucky | 1984 | 3,100 | 28,000 | |
| Paris Baguette | bakery cafe | Paris-Crossaint Food Company | Seoul, South Korea | 1986 | 3,120 | Caffè Pascucci | |
| PastaMania | pasta & pizza | PastaMatrix International | Singapore | 1998 | 48 | 1000 | |
| Perkins Restaurant & Bakery | casual dining | Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1958 | 500 | ||
| Pizza Express | Italian Dining | Gondola Group | London, UK | 1965 | 386 approx. | ||
| Pizza Hut | pizza | Yum! Brands | Wichita, Kansas | 1958 | 13,000 | 41,360 | A&W, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut |
| Planet Hollywood | theme dining | New York, New York | 1991 | 8,199 | |||
| Pollo Campero | chicken | Guatemala | 1971 | 350 | 6,346 | ||
| Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits | chicken | AFC Enterprises | Arabi, Louisiana | 1972 | 1,800 | 22,500 | |
| Quiznos | sub sandwiches | Quiznos LLC | Denver, Colorado | 1978 | 5,000 | 24,053 | |
| Rainforest Cafe | theme restaurant | Landry's Restaurants | Bloomington, Minnesota | 1994 | 35 | 22,000 | |
| Red Lobster | seafood | Darden Restaurants | Lakeland, Florida | 1968 | 680 | 24,989 | Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, LongHorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Seasons 52 |
| Ruby Tuesday | burgers, salad bar | Ruby Tuesday Inc. | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1972 | 846 (2011) | 40,500 (2011) | Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Marlin & Ray's Seafood & Sunsets, Truffles Grill, Wok Hay |
| Sarku Japan | tempura | Boston, Massachusetts | 1987 | 200 | 6,934 | ||
| Secret Recipe | Malaysia | 1997 | 100 | ||||
| Shakey's Pizza | pizza | Hunt International | Sacramento, California | 1954 | 400 | 10,001 | |
| Sizzler | steaks | Sizzler Restaurants | Culver City, California | 1958 | 270 | 9,951 | Pat and Oscar's |
| Sonic Drive-In | burgers | Brunswick, Ohio | 1953 | 3500 | 23,860 | ||
| Starbucks | coffee | Starbucks | Seattle, Washington | 1971 | 19,555 | 58,429 | Seattle's Best Coffee |
| Steak 'n Shake | burgers, ice cream | The Steak 'n Shake Company | Normal, IL | 1934 | 502 | 10,001 | |
| Subway | sub sandwiches | Doctor's Associates, Inc | 1965 | 36,909 | 104,719 | Sunset Boulevard | |
| Swensen's | ice cream | 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 | tacos | Yum! Brands | Downey, California | 1962 | 5,800 | 41,367 | |
| Telepizza | pizza | Madrid, Spain | 1988 | 1,150 | 9,555 | ||
| Tim Horton's | doughnuts, coffee, sandwiches | Tim Hortons | Hamilton, Ontario | 1964 | 3,627 | 100,000 | |
| T.G.I. Friday's | casual dining | Carlson Companies | New York, New York | 1965 | 800 | 25,000 | |
| Tony Roma's | steaks | Miami, Florida | 1972 | 260 | 10,466 | ||
| Wendy's | burgers | Wendy's Company | Columbus, Ohio | 1969 | 6,700 | 42,157 | |
| Yogen Früz | frozen yogurt | International Franchise Corp | Markham, Canada | 1986 | 1,086 | 11,877 | |
| Yoshinoya | beef bowls | Tokyo, Japan | 1899 | 1,300 | 9,248 |
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