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Top 25 Quick service food franchises based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 528 quick service food franchises headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 445,999 professional contacts across them, including 9,647 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers quick service food franchises headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
528Companies
445,999Contacts tracked
9,647Verified emails
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The 25 largest quick service food franchises based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 528 quick service food franchises based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to quick service food franchises: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+201,294 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over locations in over 100 countries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+71,731 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The year is 1954.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+30,969 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SONIC®, America’s Drive-In®, is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+22,138 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re KFC.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5Partial evidenceNorcross, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+18,141 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Waffle House restaurants have been serving Good Food Fast® since 1955.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6Indirect evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+13,854 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Jack in the Box has always been the place for those who live outside the box.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLouisville, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,00010,143 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Yum!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8Indirect evidenceIrvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+9,963 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In-N-Out Burger was founded in 1948 by Harry and Esther Snyder in Baldwin Park, California, and remains privately owned and operated.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9Indirect evidenceAlexandria, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,0007,867 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“History:*1986: The first Five Guys location opens in Arlington, VA.*1986 - 2001: Five Guys opens five locations around the DC metro-area and perfected their business of making…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10Indirect evidenceCharlotte, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+6,722 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1977 in Charlotte, Bojangles, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11Indirect evidenceTampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,0004,420 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’ve got the boldest burgers on the block.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,0003,641 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952, Church's Texas Chicken® and Texas Chicken® is a globally recognized brand in the Quick Service Restaurant industry and one of the largest…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,0002,746 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Pollo Campero started in Guatemala with a prized chicken recipe that has been delighting friends & families since 1971.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14Indirect evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,0001,948 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15Indirect evidenceSyracuse, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+1,691 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Carrols Restaurant Group, LLC, headquartered in Syracuse, NY, is a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International, Inc.(RBI).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16Indirect evidenceDunwoody, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,0001,398 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“It was on October 24, 1932, when the nation’s first Krystal restaurant opened its doors on the corner of Seventh and Cherry Streets in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee amid the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17Indirect evidenceFranklin, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,0001,265 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18Indirect evidenceDaly City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-5001,121 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Jollibee is a company based out of 6955 Mission St, Daly City, California, United States.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19Indirect evidenceSanta Ana, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-5001,112 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20Indirect evidenceRichardson, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026501-1,000793 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Original and Still the Best® Golden Tenders are only found at Golden Chick restaurants.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21Indirect evidenceTampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,000612 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At PDQ Chicken, we’re best-known for perfect hand-breaded, buttermilk chicken and our serious dedication to the community.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22Indirect evidenceMount Olive, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20261,001-5,000589 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Those fast-casual better-burger guys best watch out: Hwy 55 has drawn a roadmap to success."- Full Service Restaurant Magazine Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries has been serving up…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23Partial evidenceNashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 20265,001-10,000508 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Since 1947, Shoney's® has served fresh, tasty food at affordable prices in a place that feels just like home.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24Indirect evidenceVancouver, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 202610001+391 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to our Restaurant Family.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25Partial evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026201-500334 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Krispy Krunchy Chicken® (KKC) operates over 3,500 quick-serve locations in all 48 of the contiguous United States, selling over a million pounds of chicken every week.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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Quick service food franchises based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026
2.2%Verified-email coverage
844.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
3.4%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
149
11-50
151
51-200
123
201-500
40
501-1,000
11
1,001-5,000
22
5,001-10,000
10
10001+
16

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 528 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among quick service food franchises, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “quick service food franchises”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names quick service food franchises), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among quick service food franchises, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 9,647 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names quick service food franchises, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many quick service food franchises are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 528 quick service food franchises headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Mcdonald's, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most quick service food franchises?

New York leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Atlanta (12) and Chicago (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 9,647 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 528 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.