What restaurant chain has made the most money?

Unsurprisingly, McDonald's comes in at number one with over $40 billion in sales. Despite a scandal involving its former CEO, McDonald's still managed to significantly outsell its peers—the company made almost double that of the second-largest fast food chain, Starbucks.
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What restaurant chain makes the most money?

Top 10 Highest-Grossing Restaurants in 2019
  • McDonald's: $40.4 billion.
  • Starbucks: $21.3 billion.
  • Chick-fil-A: $11.3 billion.
  • Taco Bell: $11.2 billion.
  • Burger King: $10.2 billion.
  • Subway: $10.2 billion.
  • Wendy's: $9.7 billion.
  • Dunkin': $9.2 billion.
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What fast food chain makes the most profit?

America's 25 Most Lucrative Fast-Food Chains
  • McDonald's. U.S. systemwide sales (millions): $37,480.67. ...
  • Starbucks. U.S. systemwide sales (millions): $13,167.61. ...
  • Subway. U.S. systemwide sales (millions): $10,800.00. ...
  • Burger King. U.S. systemwide sales (millions): $10,028.32. ...
  • Taco Bell. ...
  • Wendy's. ...
  • Dunkin' Donuts. ...
  • Chick-fil-A.
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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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What food makes the most money?

List of Most Profitable Food Businesses -Sorted by Highest Profit Margin:
  • Honey production – 30% average profit margin.
  • Coffee shop 25% average profit margin.
  • Popcorn business – 22% average profit margin.
  • Custom cakes – 19% average profit margin.
  • Chicken poultry -17% average profit margin.
  • Pizza 15% average profit margin.
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Sneaky Ways Fast Food Restaurants Get You To Spend Money



What is the wealthiest fast food restaurant?

McDonald's was the most valuable fast food brand in the world with an estimated brand value of about 154.9 billion U.S. dollars.
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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 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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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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Who owns Chick-fil-A?

Brothers Dan and Bubba Cathy own and run fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, founded by their father S. Truett Cathy (d. 2014) in 1967 in Atlanta.
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Who is McDonald's biggest rival?

McDonald's is one of the largest and most well-known fast-food chains in the world. Privately-owned Burger King is McDonald's closest competitor. Yum Brands operates Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut. Subway is the largest restaurant chain in the world in terms of size, but sales have been sliding since 2012.
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How many Burger Kings Does Chris Brown own?

Brown did an interview for Us Weekly's “25 Things You Don't Know About Me” feature, and alongside slightly mundane facts like the fact he loves dancing with his fifteen-month daughter and he's a very tidy person, he reveals that he owns 14 Burger King restaurants.
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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 is the #1 restaurant in the US 2021?

Despite recent allegations of a toxic working environment, chef Blaine Wetzel's Willows Inn, a restaurant with rooms on Lummi Island in Washington, tops the list for a fifth year.
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Do restaurant owners make good money?

Payscale.com says restaurant owners make anywhere from $31,000 a year to $155,000. They also estimate that the national average is around $65,000 a year. Chron.com estimates a similar range, between $29,000 and $153,000 per year.
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What food sells the most?

The Number 1 Most Popular Foods in America are Hamburgers!
  • Potato Chips.
  • Donuts.
  • Ice Cream.
  • Chicken Tenders.
  • Soft Drinks/Soda.
  • Pizza.
  • Oreo Cookies.
  • French Fries.
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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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What chain has the most stores in the world?

Subway tops the list with the most stores in the world, including in Singapore (79 stores in a nation with less than 300 square miles) and Germany (778 stores, including one situated inside a windmill, pictured).
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Does McDonalds own Wendys?

Many fast food chains, including McDonald's, Wendy's, Chipotle, and Papa John's, are independent companies. When fast food companies are bought, they tend to be purchased by competitors; both Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins are under the Dunkin' Brands umbrella, and Dairy Queen owns Orange Julius. And Yum!
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Who is bigger Wendy's or Burger King?

How much so? Wendy's WEN +4.8% 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 Popeyes black owned?

In the 80s, more than a fifth of the restaurant's franchises were owned by black entrepreneurs. In the 90s, Popeyes took out prominent ads in magazines like Black Enterprise. In recent decades, the company has continued to rely on black neighborhoods for consumers, employees, and franchisees.
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