Sector · 69 registry records
Food & Beverage Franchises
Compare the listed investment, fees, royalties and unit counts for food & beverage franchise registry records. Verify material figures in each brand's current FDD.
- $772K–$2.1M
- Avg investment
- $35K
- Avg franchise fee (67 of 69)
- 5.5%
- Avg royalty (67 of 69)
- $1.6M
- Avg revenue Item 19 (39 of 69)
Inventory vs listed entry cost
According to the 2024 FDD vintage in this registry, Food & Beverage is #1 of 14 by brand inventory (69) at mean listed Item 7 low #2 ($772K), while Travel & Hospitality is #1 by mean listed Item 7 low ($3.9M) on 7 brands (inventory #10).
- 69
- Food & Beverage brands (#1 inventory)
- $3.9M
- Travel & Hospitality mean Item 7 low (#1)
- #1
- This sector, brand inventory of 14
- #2
- This sector, mean listed Item 7 low
Brand-count rank and mean listed Item 7 low are independent sorts. Neither is a buy, quality, or outcome score.
Where Food & Beverage sits by brand inventory
Food & Beverage covers 69 registry brands among 14 sectors (inventory signal, not a quality ranking). Orthogonal to the unit-count chart below.
Food & Beverage vs all sectors by brand count
Where this sector's registry inventory sits among every tracked franchise class
69 1st of 14 the highest of 14 sectors
Sectors, banded by brand inventory
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Source PlainFranchise editorial comparison registry · 2026-08-09
Largest food & beverage franchises by unit count
Total locations (FDD Item 20), top 10 in this sector
- McDonald's
McDonald's
40,275 locations
- Subway
Subway
36,969 locations
- KFC
KFC
26,934 locations
- Domino's
Domino's
19,762 locations
- Burger King
Burger King
18,765 locations
- Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
18,381 locations
- Dunkin' 9,579
Dunkin'
9,579 locations
- Taco Bell 8,228
Taco Bell
8,228 locations
- Baskin-Robbins 7,500
Baskin-Robbins
7,500 locations
- Wendy's 7,056
Wendy's
7,056 locations
Food & Beverage Franchise Brands (69)
Applebee's
Dine Brands Global
$35K
4.0%
1,600
Arby's
Inspire Brands
$38K
4.0%
3,511
Auntie Anne's
Focus Brands
$30K
6.0%
1,900
Baskin-Robbins
Inspire Brands
$25K
5.9%
7,500
Benihana
Safflower Holdings
$50K
6.0%
100
Bojangles
Bojangles Inc
$40K
4.0%
820
Buffalo Wild Wings
Inspire Brands
$45K
5.0%
1,260
Burger King
Restaurant Brands Intl
$50K
4.5%
18,765
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop
Capriotti's Franchise
$39K
6.0%
170
Carl's Jr
Inspire Brands
$35K
5.0%
1,050
Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A Inc
$10K
15.0%
2,972
Church's Texas Chicken
High Bluff Capital
$15K
5.0%
1,500
Cinnabon
Focus Brands
$42K
6.0%
1,700
Cold Stone Creamery
Kahala Brands
$42K
6.0%
1,500
Crumbl Cookies
Crumbl LLC
$25K
8.0%
1,000
Culver's
Culver Franchising System
$55K
4.0%
930
Dairy Queen
Berkshire Hathaway
$45K
4.0%
6,800
Del Taco
Del Taco Restaurants
$35K
5.0%
580
Denny's
Denny's Corp
$40K
4.5%
1,650
Domino's
Domino's Pizza Inc
$10K
5.5%
19,762
Dunkin'
Inspire Brands
$40K
5.9%
9,579
Dutch Bros Coffee
Dutch Bros Inc
950
El Pollo Loco
El Pollo Loco Holdings
$40K
4.0%
490
Fatburger
FAT Brands
$50K
6.0%
200
Firehouse Subs
Restaurant Brands Intl
$20K
6.0%
1,280
Five Guys
Five Guys Enterprises
$25K
6.0%
1,757
Friendly's
Amici Partners Group
$30K
4.0%
130
Golden Corral
Golden Corral Corp
$50K
4.0%
330
Great Harvest Bread Co
Great Harvest Franchising
$30K
200
Hardee's
Inspire Brands
$25K
5.0%
1,750
Hooters
Hooters of America
$75K
5.0%
340
IHOP
Dine Brands Global
$40K
4.5%
1,800
Jack in the Box
Jack in the Box Inc
$50K
5.0%
2,200
Jamba
Focus Brands
$25K
6.0%
850
Jersey Mike's
Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems
$19K
6.5%
2,800
Jimmy John's
Inspire Brands
$35K
6.0%
2,700
KFC
Yum! Brands
$45K
5.0%
26,934
Little Caesars
Ilitch Holdings
$20K
6.0%
4,200
Marco's Pizza
Marco's Franchising
$25K
5.5%
1,100
McAlister's Deli
Focus Brands
$35K
5.0%
550
McDonald's
McDonald's Corp
$45K
4.0%
40,275
Moe's Southwest Grill
Focus Brands
$30K
5.0%
700
Noodles & Company
$40K
5.0%
480
Nothing Bundt Cakes
$35K
7.0%
570
Panera Bread
JAB Holding Co
$35K
5.0%
2,137
Papa John's
Papa John's Intl
$25K
5.0%
5,752
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Ascent Restaurant Group
$40K
4.0%
300
Pizza Hut
Yum! Brands
$25K
6.0%
18,381
Popeyes
Restaurant Brands Intl
$50K
5.0%
3,925
Potbelly
Potbelly Corp
$30K
6.0%
630
Quiznos
REGO Restaurant Corp
$25K
7.0%
800
Raising Cane's
790
Red Robin
Red Robin International
$35K
4.0%
510
Round Table Pizza
FAT Brands
$35K
4.0%
400
Sizzler
Collins Foods
$30K
4.0%
150
Slim Chickens
Slim Chickens LLC
$45K
5.0%
220
Smoothie King
Smoothie King Franchises
$30K
6.0%
1,400
Sonic Drive-In
Inspire Brands
$45K
5.0%
3,526
Steak 'n Shake
Biglari Holdings
$10K
15.0%
460
Subway
Doctor's Associates
$15K
8.0%
36,969
Taco Bell
Yum! Brands
$25K
5.5%
8,228
TGI Fridays
Hostmore / TriArtisan
$50K
4.0%
650
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
International Coffee & Tea
$40K
6.0%
1,200
The Habit Burger Grill
Yum! Brands
$30K
5.0%
350
The Human Bean
$30K
6.0%
350
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
$30K
6.0%
1,300
Wendy's
The Wendy's Co
$40K
4.0%
7,056
Whataburger
BDT & MSD Partners
$75K
5.0%
1,000
Wingstop
Wingstop Inc
$20K
6.0%
2,128
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