The following is a list of restaurant chains.

International

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!Name!!Known for!!Parent company!!First store location!!Founded!!Locations worldwide!!Employees!!Related restaurants

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| 85°C Bakery Cafe || Baked goods || || Taipei, Taiwan || 2004 || 1000+ || ||

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| Applebee's || American || DineEquity || Decatur, Georgia || 1980 || 1830 || 31,500 ||

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| Arby's || Sandwiches || Inspire Brands || Boardman, Ohio || 1964 || 3472 || 26,788 ||

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| Auntie Anne's || Baked goods || Focus Brands || Downingtown, Pennsylvania || 1988 || 1500+ || 12,000 ||

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|Barista

|Beverages

|

|New Delhi, India

|2000

|315

|

|

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| Baton Rouge || Steak || Imvescor || Montreal, Quebec || 1992 || 29 || ||

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| BeaverTails || Baked goods || || Ottawa, Ontario || 1978 || 119 || ||

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| Big Smoke Burger || Hamburgers || || Toronto, Ontario || 2007 || 19 || ||

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| Bonchon Chicken || Chicken || Bonchon Chicken Inc. || Busan, South Korea || 2002 || 64 || ||

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| Buffalo Wild Wings || Chicken || Inspire Brands || Columbus, Ohio || 1981 || 1238 || ||

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| Burger King || Hamburgers || Restaurant Brands International || Miami, Florida || 1954 || 17796 || 34,248 || Tim Hortons, Hungry Jack's

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| Cafe Coffee Day || Beverages || Coffee Day Enterprises || Bangalore, India || 1993 || 1752 || 20,143 ||

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| Carl's Jr. || Hamburgers || CKE Restaurants || Anaheim, California || 1956 || 1490 || 20,521 || Hardee's

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| Charleys Philly Steaks || Sandwiches || Gosh Enterprises, Inc. || Columbus, Ohio || 1986 || 600+ || 15,380 ||

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| Chatime || Beverages || || Zhubei, Taiwan || 2005 || 2500+ || ||

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| Chick-fil-A || Chicken || || Hapeville, Georgia || 1946 || 2363 || ||

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| Chili's || Mexican || Brinker International || Dallas, Texas || 1975 || 1606 || 31,000 || Maggiano's Little Italy

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| Chipotle Mexican Grill || Mexican || Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. || Denver, Colorado || 1993 || 2500+ || 17,198 || ShopHouse

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| Church's Chicken || Chicken || Friedman Fleischer & Lowe || San Antonio, Texas || 1952 || 1009 || ||

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| Cora || Breakfast || || Montreal, Quebec || 1987 || 130 || ||

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| Costa Coffee || Beverages || The Coca-Cola Company|| London, England || 1971 || 3883 || ||

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| Crepes & Waffles || Baked goods || Crêpes & Waffles S.A. || Bogotá, Colombia || 1980 || 161 || ||

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| Dairy Queen || Frozen desserts || Berkshire Hathaway || Joliet, Illinois || 1940 || 6800+ || ||

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| Délifrance || Baked goods || Grands Moulins de Paris || || 1983 || || ||

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| Denny's || Breakfast || || || 1953 || 1700+ || ||

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| Din Tai Fung || Asian || || Taipei, Taiwan || 1972 || || ||

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|Dindigul Thalappakatti

|South Indian

|

|Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

|1957

|101

|2,800+

|

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| Dôme || Beverages || Dôme Coffees Australia Pty Ltd || Cottesloe, Western Australia || 1990 || 45 || 29,063 ||

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| Domino's Pizza || Pizza || Domino's Pizza, Inc. || Ypsilanti, Michigan || 1960 || 16000+ || 28,735 ||

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| Dunkin' Donuts || Beverages || Inspire Brands || Quincy, Massachusetts || 1950 || 11300+ || 15,000+ ||

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| Earls Kitchen + Bar || Hamburgers || Earls Restaurants Ltd. || Edmonton, Alberta || 1982 ||64 || ||

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| East Side Mario's || Italian || Prime Restaurants || Miami, Florida || 1987 || 85 || ||

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| Five Guys || Hamburgers || || Arlington County, Virginia || 1986 || 1500+ || ||

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| Freshly Chopped || Salad || || Dublin, Ireland || 2012 || 60 || ||

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| Gloria Jean's Coffees || Beverages || || || 1979 || 750 || 10,205 ||

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| Hamburguesas El Corral || Hamburgers || Va! Group || Bogotá, Colombia || 1983 || 193 || ||

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| Hard Rock Cafe || American || Seminole Tribe of Florida || London, England || 1971 || 185 || 7,901 ||

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| Hardee's || Hamburgers || CKE Restaurants || Greenville, North Carolina || 1960 || 5812 || 25,700 || Carl's Jr.

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| Harvey's || Hamburgers || Recipe Unlimited || Richmond Hill, Ontario || 1959 || 274 || 7,000 ||

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| Hooters || American || TriArtisan Capital Advisors, Nord Bay Capital || Clearwater, Florida || 1983 || 430+ || || Hooters, Inc. & Hooters of America, Inc.

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| IHOP || Breakfast || DineEquity || Burbank, California || 1958 || 1822 || 32,300 ||

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| Jack Astor's Bar and Grill || American || Service Inspired Restaurants Corporation || St. Catharines, Ontario || 1990 || 41 || 2,519 ||

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| Jack in the Box || Hamburgers || JANA Partners LLC || San Diego, California || 1951 || 2246 || 22,000+ ||

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| Jimmy John's || Sandwiches || Inspire Brands || Charleston, Illinois || 1983 || 2800+ || ||

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|Joe & The Juice

|Beverages

|

|Copenhagen, Denmark

|2002

|312

|

|

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| Jollibee || Asian || Jollibee Foods Corporation || Quezon City, Philippines || 1975 || 743 || 29,216 || Chowking, Greenwich Pizza, Red Ribbon

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| Juan Valdez Cafe || Beverages || Procafecol S.A. || Bogotá, Colombia || 2002 || 200 || 5,000 || Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia

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| The Keg || Steak || || Vancouver, British Columbia || 1971 || 156|| 9,917 ||

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| Kenny Rogers Roasters || Chicken || Nathan's Famous, Inc. || || 1991 || || 10,400 || Nathan's Famous, Miami Subs Pizza and Grill, Arthur Treacher's

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| KFC || Chicken || Yum! Brands || Corbin, Kentucky || 1952 || 22621 || 43,682 || Pizza Hut, Taco Bell

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| Krispy Kreme || Baked goods || Erlich, Inc || Winston-Salem, North Carolina || 1937 || 1043 || 3,700 ||

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| Little Caesars || Pizza || Ilitch Holdings || Garden City, Michigan || 1959 || 5463 || 23,001 ||

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| Long John Silver's || Seafood || LJS Partners LLC || Lexington, Kentucky || 1969 || 8400+ ||

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| Louisa Coffee || Beverages || || Taipei, Taiwan || 2006 || 490+ || ||

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| Loving Hut || Vegan || || Taipei, Taiwan || 2000 || 125 || ||

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| Marrybrown || Chicken || || Malaysia || 1981 || 250 || 9,461 ||

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| McDonald's || Hamburgers || McDonald's Corporation || San Bernardino, California || 1940 || 37855 || 210,000 ||

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| MK Restaurant || Asian || || Bangkok, Thailand || 1986 || 421 || ||

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| MOS Burger || Hamburgers|| || Tokyo, Japan || 1972 || || 7,000 ||

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| Nando's || Chicken || || Rosettenville, South Africa || 1987 || || 10,988 ||

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| Olive Garden || Italian || Darden Restaurants || Orlando, Florida || 1982 || 892 || 24,663 || Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Seasons 52

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| Outback Steakhouse || Steak || Bloomin' Brands, Inc. || Tampa, Florida || 1988 || 1002 || 24,005 || Bonefish Grill, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse

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| Panda Express || Asian || Panda Restaurant Group || Rosemead, California || 1983 || 2200+ || 25,000+ ||

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| Panera Bread || Sandwiches || Covelli Enterprises || Kirkwood, Missouri || 1993 || 2000+ || 20,427 ||

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| Papa John's Pizza || Pizza || Papa John's International || Louisville, Kentucky || 1984 || 5303 || 28,000 ||

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| Paris Baguette || Baked goods || Paris-Croissant Food Company || Seoul, South Korea || 1986 || 3316 || || Caffè Pascucci

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| Perkins Restaurant and Bakery || Breakfast || Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc. || Cincinnati, Ohio || 1958 || 324 || ||

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| The Pizza Company || Pizza || Minor International || Bangkok, Thailand || 1980 || 277 || ||

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| Pizza Hut || Pizza || Yum! Brands || Wichita, Kansas || 1958 || 18431 || 41,360 || KFC, Taco Bell

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| PizzaExpress || Italian || Hony Capital || London, England || 1965 || 386 || ||

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| Planet Hollywood || Theme dining || || Manhattan, New York || 1991 || 7 || 8,199 ||

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| Pollo Campero || Chicken || || Guatemala || 1971 || 350 || 6,346 ||

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| Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses || Steak || Homestyle Dining LLC || Plano, Texas || 1965 || 148 || ||

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| Popeyes || Chicken || Restaurant Brands International || Arabi, Louisiana || 1972 || 3102 || 22,500 ||

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| Quiznos || Sandwiches || Quiznos LLC || Denver, Colorado || 1978 || 800+ || 24,053 ||

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| Rainforest Cafe || American || Landry's, Inc. || Bloomington, Minnesota || 1994 || 24 || 22,000 ||

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| Red Lobster || Seafood || Golden Gate Capital || Lakeland, Florida || 1968 || 749 || 24,989 || Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, LongHorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Seasons 52

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| Red Robin || Hamburgers || || Seattle, Washington || 1968 || 562 || ||

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| Ruby Tuesday || American || Ruby Tuesday Inc. || Knoxville, Tennessee || 1972 || 491 || 40,500 || Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Marlin & Ray's Seafood & Sunsets, Truffles Grill, Wok Hay

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|Saravana Bhavan

|South Indian

|

|Chennai, India

|1981

|109

|8,700

|

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| Secret Recipe || || || Malaysia || 1997 || 100 || ||

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| Shake Shack || Hamburgers || Leonard Green & Partners || New York City, United States || 2004 || 403 || 6,101

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| Shakey's Pizza || Pizza || Hunt International || Sacramento, California || 1954 || 558 || 10,001 ||

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| Sizzler || Steak || Sizzler Restaurants || Culver City, California || 1958 || 270 || 9,951 || Pat and Oscar's

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| Sonic Drive-In || Hamburgers || Inspire Brands || Shawnee, Oklahoma || 1953 || 3582 || 9,200+ ||

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| Starbucks || Beverages || Starbucks || Seattle, Washington || 1971 || 28218 || 58,429 || Seattle's Best Coffee

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| Steak 'n Shake || Hamburgers || The Steak 'n Shake Company || Normal, Illinois || 1934 || 628 || 10,001 ||

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| Subway || Sandwiches || Doctor's Associates Inc. || Bridgeport, Connecticut || 1965 || 41512 || 104,719 || Sunset Boulevard

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| Swensen's || Frozen desserts || 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

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| Taco Bell || Mexican || Yum! Brands || Downey, California || 1962 || 7072 || 41,367 || KFC, Pizza Hut

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|Tata Starbucks

|Beverages

|Starbucks and Tata

|Mumbai, Maharashtra

|2012

|300

|2,000

|

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| Telepizza || Pizza || || Madrid, Spain || 1988 || 1150 || 9,555 ||

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| TGI Fridays || American || Carlson Companies || New York, New York || 1965 || 870 || 25,000 ||

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| Tim Hortons || Beverages || Restaurant Brands International || Hamilton, Ontario || 1964 || 4846 || 100,000 ||

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| TKK Fried Chicken || Chicken || || Taipei, Taiwan || 1974 || 80+ || ||

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| Tony Roma's || Steak || || Miami, Florida || 1972 || 150+ || 10,466 ||

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| Waffle House || Breakfast || || Avondale Estates, Georgia || 1955 || 2100 || ||

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| Wendy's || Hamburgers || The Wendy's Company || Columbus, Ohio || 1969 || 6711 || 42,157 ||

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| Whataburger || Hamburgers || Whataburger || Corpus Christi, Texas || 1950 || 824 || 40,000+ ||

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| White Castle || Hamburgers || White Castle Systems, Inc || Columbus, Ohio || 1921 || 377 || 12,000 ||

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| Yoshinoya || Asian || || Tokyo, Japan || 1899 || 1300 || 9,248 ||

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Argentina

  • California Burrito Co.
  • Mostaza

Australia

Brazil

  • Fogo de Chão
  • Kharina Steakhouse

Canada

Costa Rica

  • Rostipollos

Denmark

  • Jensen's Bøfhus

Egypt

  • Cook Door

Finland

thumb|Outdoor restaurant area of the Naughty Brgr restaurant in [[Oulu]]

  • Friends & Brgrs
  • Hesburger
  • Kotipizza
  • Pancho Villa
  • Rolls
  • Rosso
  • Siipiweikot

France

  • Bel Canto
  • Brioche Dorée
  • Buffalo Grill
  • Flunch
  • Hippopotamus
  • Pomme de pain
  • Quick

Germany

thumb|A [[Wienerwald (restaurant)|Wienerwald restaurant in Nuremberg, Germany]]

  • Kochlöffel
  • Nordsee
  • Vapiano
  • Wienerwald

Greece

  • Goody's

Hong Kong

  • Café de Coral

India

  • Adyar Ananda Bhavan
  • Annapoorna Gowrishankar
  • Bikanervala
  • Goli Vada Pav
  • Haldiram's
  • Indian Coffee House
  • Moshe's
  • Murugan Idli Shop
  • Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhavan
  • Saravana Bhavan

Indonesia

  • Bakmi GM
  • CFC
  • Es Teler 77
  • Geprek Bensu
  • HokBen
  • J.CO Donuts & Coffee
  • Kebab Turki Baba Rafi
  • Klenger Burger
  • Naughty Nuri's
  • Restoran Sederhana

Ireland

Israel

  • Burgeranch

Italy

  • Hamerica's
  • Spizzico

Japan

  • Anna Miller's
  • Gyoza no Ohsho
  • Ippudo
  • Kura
  • Ringer Hut
  • Saizeriya
  • Sukiya

South Korea

  • Angel In Us Coffee
  • Bonchon Chicken
  • The Coffee Bean
  • Kyochon Chicken
  • Lotteria
  • Paris Baguette
  • Tom and Toms Coffee
  • Tous Les Jours

Lebanon

  • Zaatar w Zeit

Malaysia

  • Big Apple Donuts and Coffee
  • The Chicken Rice Shop
  • Kenny Rogers Roasters
  • KLG
  • Marrybrown
  • OldTown White Coffee
  • Pelita Nasi Kandar
  • Ramly
  • Rotiboy
  • Sate Kajang Haji Samuri
  • SCR
  • Pak Mat Western
  • Secret Recipe

Mexico

  • Benedetti's Pizza
  • Carlos'n Charlie's
  • Peter Piper Pizza
  • El Pollo Loco
  • Sanborns Cafe
  • Señor Frog's
  • Sirloin Stockade
  • Vips

Netherlands

  • FEBO
  • La Place
  • Nam Kee

Nigeria

  • Cafè Neo
  • Chicken Republic
  • Kilimanjaro
  • Mama Cass
  • Mr Bigg's
  • Tantalizers

Norway

  • Big Bite
  • Egon
  • Peppes Pizza

Philippines

Poland

Puerto Rico

  • Martin's BBQ

Russia

  • Teremok
  • Dodo Pizza
  • Vkusno i tochka (formerly McDonald's)

South Africa

  • Chicken Licken
  • Nando's
  • Spur Steak Ranches
  • Steers
  • Wimpy

Spain

  • Cervecería 100 Montaditos
  • Foster's Hollywood
  • Rodilla
  • Telepizza

Sweden

thumb|A [[Max Hamburgers restaurant]]

  • Max Hamburgers
  • Mister York

Switzerland

  • Hiltl Restaurant

Taiwan

thumb|A [[Chatime store]]

  • 85C Bakery Cafe
  • Chatime
  • Louisa Coffee
  • TKK Fried Chicken

Thailand

  • Chester's
  • EST.33
  • Five Star Burger
  • Five Star Chicken
  • Gaggan
  • MK Restaurant
  • The Pizza Company
  • Royal Dragon Restaurant
  • Sirocco

Turkey

  • Mado
  • Simit Sarayı

United Arab Emirates

  • Al Farooj Fresh
  • Arab Udupi
  • ChicKing
  • Just Falafel

United Kingdom

  • Aberdeen Angus Steak Houses
  • All Bar One
  • AMT Coffee
  • Ask
  • Beefeater
  • Bella Italia
  • Brewers Fayre
  • Café Rouge
  • Caffè Nero
  • Chicken Cottage
  • Chiquito
  • Coffee Republic
  • Dixy Chicken
  • EasyPizza
  • Eat
  • Frankie & Benny's
  • Giraffe Restaurants
  • Gourmet Burger Kitchen
  • Greggs
  • Harry Ramsden's
  • Harvester
  • Hotcha
  • Hungry Horse
  • Itsu
  • J D Wetherspoon
  • Leon
  • Little Chef
  • Loch Fyne
  • Millie's Cookies
  • OK Diner
  • Pizza Express
  • Pret a Manger
  • Prezzo
  • Punch Taverns
  • Scream Pubs
  • Slug and Lettuce
  • Spudulike
  • Strada
  • Table Table
  • Taybarns
  • Toby Carvery
  • Upper Crust
  • Veeno
  • Wagamama
  • Walkabout
  • Wasabi
  • West Cornwall Pasty Company
  • Wimpy
  • Yates's
  • YO! Sushi
  • Zizzi

United States

See also

  • List of barbecue restaurants
  • List of casual dining restaurant chains
  • List of coffeehouse chains
  • List of chicken restaurants
  • List of fast food restaurant chains
  • List of defunct fast-food restaurant chains
  • List of ice cream parlors
  • List of pizza chains
  • Lists of restaurants
  • List of revolving restaurants
  • List of seafood restaurants

References