List of restaurant chains

The following is a list of restaurant chains.

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Name	Known for	Parent Company	First store location	Founded	Locations worldwide	Employees	Related restaurants
Applebee's	Baby back ribs	DineEquity, Inc.	Decatur, GA	1980	2010	32,600
Arby's	roast beef sandwiches	Roark Capital Group (majority)	Boardman, Ohio	1964	3688	26,788
Bonanza Steakhouse	Steakhouse	Homestyle LLC.	Plano, TX	1963	28
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	12100	35,065	Hungry Jack's
Carl's Jr.	burgers	CKE Restaurants	Anaheim, California	1956	1170	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	1400	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	1500	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+	?	Krispy Kreme
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	2519
Jack in the Box	burgers		San Diego, CA	1941	2100	26323	Qdoba Mexican Grill
Jollibee	burgers	Jollibee Foods Corporation	Quezon City, Philippines	1975	743	29216	Chowking, Greenwich Pizza, Red Ribbon
Juan Valdez Cafe	coffeehouse	Procafecol S.A.	Bogotá, Colombia	2002	200	5000	Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia
The Keg	steak		Vancouver, Canada	1971		9917
Kenny Rogers Roasters	chicken	Nathan's Famous, Inc.		1991		10400	Nathan's Famous, Miami Subs Pizza and Grill, Arthur Treacher's
KFC	chicken	Yum! Brands	South Salt Lake, Utah	1952	13266	43682	A&W, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, Pizza Hut
Krispy Kreme	donuts	Erlich, Inc	Winston-Salem, NC	1937	1043	3700	Dunkin' Donuts
Little Caesars	pizza	Ilitch Holdings	Garden City, Michigan	1959	2000	23001
Loving Hut	vegan fast food		Taipei City, Taiwan	2000	125
Marrybrown	casual dining		Malaysia	1981	250	9461
McDonald's	burgers	McDonald's Corporation	San Bernardino, California	1940	31000	105577
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	1272	20,427
Papa John's Pizza	pizza	Papa John's International	Louisville, Kentucky	1984	3100	28,000
Paris Baguette	bakery cafe	Paris-Crossaint Food Company	Seoul, South Korea	1986	3120		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	13000	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	1800	22,500
Quiznos	sub sandwiches	Quiznos LLC	Denver, Colorado	1978	5000	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	3500	23,860
Starbucks	coffee	Starbucks	Seattle, Washington	1971	19555	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	5800	41,367
Telepizza	pizza		Madrid, Spain	1988	1150	9,555
Tim Horton's	doughnuts, coffee, sandwiches	Tim Hortons	Hamilton, Ontario	1964	3627	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	6700	42,157
Yogen Früz	frozen yogurt	International Franchise Corp	Markham, Canada	1986	1086	11,877
Yoshinoya	beef bowls		Tokyo, Japan	1899	1300	9,248