List of fast food restaurant chains
The following is a list of notable current and former fast food restaurant chains, as distinct from fast casual restaurants (see List of casual dining restaurant chains), coffeehouses (see List of coffeehouse chains), ice cream parlors (see List of ice cream parlor chains), and pizzerias (see List of pizza chains).
Global/worldwide chains
- Arby's
- Au Bon Pain
- Bonchon Chicken
- Burger King
- Carl's Jr.
- Dairy Queen
- Domino's Pizza
- Dunkin' Donuts
- Hardee's
- Hungry Jack's
- Jollibee
- KFC
- Krispy Kreme
- Long John Silver's
- McDonald's
- Nando's
- Pizza Hut
- Quizno's
- Sonic Drive-In
- Starbucks
- Subway
- Taco Bell
- TCBY
- T.G.I. Friday's
- Tim Hortons
- Wendy's
- Wendy's Supa Sundaes
- White Castle
- Wingstop
- WingStreet
Companies by country of origin
Africa
Egypt
Nigeria
South Africa
Asia
China
India
Indonesia
- California Fried Chicken
- Es Teler 77
- Hoka Hoka Bento
- J.CO Donuts
- Kebab Turki Baba Rafi
- Klenger Burger
Israel
Japan
Malaysia
- The Chicken Rice Shop
- Kuai Lee Gee Happy Chicken
- Marrybrown
- Pelita Nasi Kandar
- Rotiboy
- Sate Kajang Haji Samuri
- SCR
Mongolia
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
- Dinemore
Taiwan
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Europe
Belgium
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Russia
Sweden
United Kingdom
North America
Barbados
Canada
- A&W
- Booster Juice
- Burger Baron
- Captain Submarine
- Chez Ashton
- Coffee Time
- Country Style
- Dic Ann's Hamburgers
- Donut Diner
- Extreme Pita
- Fast Eddies
- Freshii
- Fryer's
- Harvey's
- Hero Certified Burgers
- The Keg
- La Belle Province
- Lafleur Restaurants
- Mary Brown's
- Mr. Sub
- New York Fries
- Pita Pit
- Robin's Donuts
- Teriyaki Experience
- Tim Hortons
- Valentine
- White Spot
- Yogen Fruz
Guatemala
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
- A&W Restaurants
- Amigos/Kings Classic
- Arby's
- Arctic Circle Restaurants
- Arthur Treacher's
- Atlanta Bread Company
- Au Bon Pain
- Auntie Anne's
- Baja Fresh
- Bakers Square
- Blimpies
- Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits
- Boston Market
- Braum's
- Burger Chef
- Burger King
- Burger Street
- Burgerville
- Captain D's Seafood Kitchen
- Carino's Italian Grill
- Carl's Jr.
- Carrows
- Charley's Grilled Subs
- Checkers / Rally's
- Cheeburger Cheeburger
- Chevys Fresh Mex
- Chicken Express
- Chick-fil-A
- Chronic Tacos
- Chuck-A-Rama
- Church's / Texas Chicken
- Cinnabon
- Claim Jumper
- Coco's Bakery
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Cookout
- Copeland's
- Country Buffet
- Culver's
- Dairy Queen
- Del Taco
- Dixie Chili and Deli
- Don Pablo's
- Druther's
- Dunkin' Donuts
- EatZi's
- Eat'n Park
- Eegee's
- El Chico
- El Pollo Loco
- El Taco Tote
- Elephant Bar
- Elevation Burger
- Famous Dave's
- Farmer Boys
- Fatburger
- Firehouse Subs
- Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries
- Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers
- Golden Chick
- Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard
- Great Steak
- Green Burrito / Red Burrito
- The Habit Burger Grill
- The Halal Guys
- Hardee's
- Huddle House
- In-N-Out Burger
- Jack in the Box
- Jack's
- Jersey Mike's Subs
- Jimmy John's
- Jim's Restaurants
- Johnny Rockets
- Kewpee
- Krispy Kreme
- L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
- Lee Roy Selmon's
- Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken
- Lion's Choice
- Long John Silver's
- Luby's
- McDonald's
- Milo's Hamburgers
- Moe's Southwest Grill
- Mr. Hero
- Mrs. Fields
- Mrs. Winner's Chicken & Biscuits
- Naugles
- Panda Express
- Penn Station East Coast Subs
- Pita Pit
- Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
- Port of Subs
- Potbelly Sandwich Works
- Quizno's Classic Subs
- Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
- Rax
- Robeks
- Roy Rogers Restaurants
- Runza
- Saladworks
- Sbarro
- Schlotzsky's
- Seattle's Best Coffee
- Shake Shack
- Skyline Chili
- Sneaky Pete's
- Sonic Drive-In
- Spangles
- Steak 'n Shake
- Steak Escape
- Stir Crazy
- Sub Station II
- Subway
- Swensen's
- Swensons
- Taco Bell
- Taco Bueno
- Taco John's
- Taco Mayo
- Taco Tico
- Taco Time
- ThunderCloud Subs
- Twin Peaks
- Umami Burger
- Wendy's
- Wetzel's Pretzels
- Whataburger
- White Castle
- Wienerschnitzel
- Zaxby's
- Zero's Subs
- Zippy's
Puerto Rico
Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
South America
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
Venezuela
Parent companies
- Biglari Holdings owns the Steak 'n Shake chain.
- CKE Restaurants owns Carl's Jr. / Green Burrito, and Hardee's / Red Burrito dual-branded chains.
- Dunkin' Brands owns Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins.
- Focus Brands owns Auntie Anne's, Carvel, Cinnabon, Moe's Southwest Grill, and Schlotzsky's.
- Kahala Brands owns Great Steak.
- Yum! Brands (spin-off from PepsiCo in 1997) owns KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut franchises.
See also
- List of the largest fast food restaurant chains
- List of fast-food chicken restaurants
- List of restaurant chains
- List of revolving restaurants
- Lists of restaurants
