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See also: List of casual dining restaurant chains and List of fast food restaurant chains

The following is a list of restaurant chains.

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 32,600
Arby's roast beef sandwiches Roark Capital Group (majority) Boardman, Ohio 1964 3,688 26,788
Bonanza Steakhouse Steakhouse Homestyle LLC. Plano, TX 1,963 28
Bonchon Chicken Fried Chicken Bonchon Chicken Inc. Busan, South Korea 2,002 64
Buffalo's Cafe Chicken Wings Fog Cutter Capital Group Roswell, GA 1985 25
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 pastries, sandwiches Corner Bakery Cafe Chicago, IL 1991 83 7,826 Panera Bread
coffeeheaven Coffee CHI Gdynia, Poland 1999 106 Coffee Nation
Costa Coffee Coffee Whitbread London, UK 1971 1850
Crepes & Waffles Restaurant, Icecream Crêpes & Waffles S.A. Bogotá, Colombia 1980 161
Délifrance bakery Grands Moulins de Paris
Denny's family 1953 1500
Dome coffee Dôme Coffees Australia Pty Ltd 45 29,063
Din Tai Fung Chinese
Domino's Pizza pizza Domino's Pizza, Inc. Ypsilanti, Michigan 1960 8500 28,735
Dunkin Donuts donuts DD IP Holder LLC. Canton, MA 02021 1950 15,000+ ?
Gloria Jean's Coffees coffee 1979 750 10,205
Hamburguesas El Corral different formats Wholly owned subsidiary Bogotá, Colombia 1983 193
Hard Rock Cafe theme dining Seminole Tribe of Florida London, England 1971 140 7,901
Hardee's burgers CKE Restaurants Greenville, North Carolina 1960 1917 25,700 Carl's Jr.
Hooters theme Chanticleer Holdings LLC Clearwater, Florida 1983 485 unk Hooters, Inc. & Hooters of America, Inc.
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
Juan Valdez Cafe coffeehouse Procafecol S.A. Bogotá, Colombia 2002 200 5,000 Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia
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 2,000 125
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 Bloomin' Brands, 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
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery casual dining Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio 1958 500
Pizza Express Italian Dining Gondola Group London, UK 1965 386
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
Ponderosa Steakhouse Steakhouse Homestyle LLC. Plano, TX 1965 148
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
Red Robin gourmet hamburgers Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. Seattle, WA 1969 450 32,000
Ruby Tuesday burgers, salad bar Ruby Tuesday Inc. Knoxville, Tennessee 1972 846 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 3,500 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 Connecticut 1965 40,000 104,719 Sunset Boulevard
Sweet Frog frozen yogurt Sweet Frog Enterprises, LLC Richmond, Virginia 2009 215 unknown
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

Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Canada

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Canadian restaurant chains.

Costa Rica

Egypt

Finland

France

Germany

A Wienerwald restaurant in Nuremberg, Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

India

Ireland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of restaurant chains in Ireland.

Israel

Italy

Japan

Korea, South

Malaysia

Mexico

Philippines

For a more comprehensive list, see List of Philippine restaurant chains.

Puerto Rico

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

A Max Hamburgers restaurant

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

For a more comprehensive list, see List of restaurant chains in the United States.

See also

References

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