What fast-food restaurant makes the most money in America?

In 2019, the 50 largest fast food chains in the U.S. generated over $200 billion in revenue. How do these quick service giants stack up against each other? Unsurprisingly, McDonald's comes in at number one with over $40 billion in sales.
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Which fast-food restaurant makes the most profit in the world?

Starbucks is the largest fast food chain in the world in 2020 — generating USD 26.5 billion in revenues last year.
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Which fast-food restaurant makes the most money 2020?

  • Starbucks. 2020 brand value: $41,043 (in millions, or $41 billion) ...
  • McDonald's. 2020 brand value: $37,449 (in millions, or $37.5 billion) ...
  • KFC. 2020 brand value: $17,105 (in millions, or $17.1 billion) ...
  • Subway. 2020 brand value: $7,998 (in millions, or $8 billion) ...
  • Domino's. ...
  • Pizza Hut. ...
  • Taco Bell. ...
  • Dunkin'
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Which fast-food restaurant makes the most money 2021?

Here was the top 5:
  • McDonald's. 2021: 86.9. 2020: 87.9.
  • Costa. 2021: 85. 2020: 81.4.
  • Chick-fil-A. 2021: 84.7. 2020: 79.9.
  • Tim Hortons. 2021: 84.2. 2020: 82.
  • Starbucks.
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Who makes more money Chick-fil-A or McDonald's?

In fact, the average Chick-fil-A unit made around $4,090,900 in 2017. By contrast, the total sales for a McDonald's ($2,670,320 per unit), Starbucks ($945,270) and Subway ($416,860) is $4,032,450.
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How Fast Food Restaurants Really Make Their Money



What restaurant makes the most money?

  • Starbucks – $26.5bn. Starbucks opened 96% of its company-operated stores in the US by the end of the third quarter of 2020. ...
  • McDonald's – $21.07bn. ...
  • Subway – $10.2bn. ...
  • Yum China – $8.78bn. ...
  • Darden Restaurants – $7.81bn. ...
  • Restaurant Brands International – $5.6bn. ...
  • Yum! ...
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill – $5.58bn.
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Who is the richest fast-food chain?

McDonald's: $37 billion in system-wide U.S. sales. Starbucks: $13 billion in system-wide U.S. sales. Subway: $10.8 billion in system-wide U.S. sales. Burger King: $10 billion in system-wide U.S. sales.
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Who makes more money KFC or Chick-fil-A?

Average sales for a Chick-fil-A location brought in $4.6 million in 2018, up from $4.2 million in 2017 — more than three times that of major chicken competitor KFC.
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Who is bigger McDonald's or Burger King?

McDonald's and Burger King started in the franchise food business in 1955 and 1954, respectively. 12 McDonald's has always been the larger company, but each firm has unquestionably influenced the other throughout their six-decade-plus rivalry.
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Who is bigger Wendy's or KFC?

Results were generated by 868 employees and customers of KFC and 1196 employees and customers of Wendy's. KFC's brand is ranked #130 in the list of Global Top 1000 Brands, as rated by customers of KFC. KFC has a negative social sentiment, when analyzing social media channels and online mentions.
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Who is bigger Wendy's or Burger King?

How much so? Wendy's WEN +0.1% surpassed Burger King at some point to become the nation's No. 2 burger chain by sales. According to Technomic data and reported by Restaurant Business, Wendy's system sales increased by 4.8% last year to $10.2 billion.
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Is Chick-fil-A The most profitable franchise?

At $4.2m per store, Chick-fil-A's average revenue is the highest of any fast-food chain in America, dwarfing both direct competitors (KFC; $1.2m) and bigger brands (McDonald's; $2.8m).
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What fast food franchise makes the most money per year?

That's right: Chick-fil-A stores are the highest earners in the industry. With only about 2,225 stores around the country making a $9 billion total, each one rakes in $4.1 million in a year.
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How much does a Chick-fil-A owner make a year?

Chick-Fil-A Franchise Owner Salary

Owners make $200,000 to $240,000 per year on average after considering annual fees. Chick-fil-A restaurants produce around $5.3 million in annual sales on average so between 5% – 7% of total sales will hit the bottom line after expenses.
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Who makes more money McDonald's or Wendy's?

2020 belongs to Wendy's

Through the first six months of the year, Wendy's has maintained a far more stable revenue stream. Total revenue was down 4.3% to $807.3 million, compared with McDonald's decrease of 19% to $8.48 billion in that same time frame.
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Who buys the most fast food?

Young men are particularly big users, with 46.5% of men 20 to 39 eating fast food, compared to 43.3% of women the same age. When broken down by race, African-Americans (42.4%) and whites (37.6%) ate fast food most often. By comparison, 30.6% of Asians use fast food on any given day, and 35.5% of Hispanics do.
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Who owns Chick-fil-A?

As a family-owned business, the Cathy family has been working together for 70 years. Just as Truett Cathy built Chick-fil-A alongside his wife and children, today several second and third generation Cathy family members are carrying on that tradition, while others pursue talents in other fields.
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What's the biggest fast food franchise?

(MCD) McDonald's is the world's largest fast-food restaurant chain and one of the best-known brand names. The company has more than 39,000 locations in about 100 countries.
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Who is the richest restaurant owner?

A Houston native, Tilman is often referred to as “the world's richest restaurateur.” Through his restaurant and hospitality company Landry's, Fertitta owns more than 600 properties in 36 states and in over 15 countries.
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What 3 states do not have a Chick-fil-A?

7. Only three states don't have a Chick-fil-A restaurant. Chick-fil-A has made its way into nearly every U.S. state. There are locations in 47 states, plus Washington D.C. The only states it has yet to set up in are Alaska, Hawaii and Vermont.
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What fast food chain has the most franchises?

You might think with the number of golden arches you see that McDonald's is the fast food chain with the most franchises around the world. But it turns out that distinction belongs to another chain: Subway. According to CNBC, the sandwich franchise operated 43,912 stores around the globe in 2017.
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Who is richer KFC or McDonalds?

Here are the rest of the top 10 fast food brands ranked by worldwide brand value, according to the study: McDonald's: $130.4 billion. Starbucks: $45.9 billion. KFC: $17.2 billion.
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Which is more popular KFC or McDonalds?

McDonald's definitely leads the competition with the recent addition of breakfast menu. Let's have a close look at the menu offered by McD's and KFC in India.
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