Editing List of restaurant chains (section)

==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]] || [[Baking|Baked goods]] || || [[Taipei, Taiwan]] || 2004 || 1000+ || ||
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| [[Applebee's]] || [[American cuisine|American]] || [[DineEquity]] || [[Decatur, Georgia]] || 1980 || 1830 || 31,500 ||
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| [[Arby's]] || [[Sandwich|Sandwiches]] || [[Inspire Brands]] || [[Boardman, Ohio]] || 1964 || 3472 || 26,788 || 
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| [[Auntie Anne's]] || [[Baking|Baked goods]] || [[Focus Brands]] || [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania]] || 1988 || 1500+ || 12,000 ||
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|[[Barista (company)|Barista]]
|Beverages
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|[[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|2000
|315
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| [[Baton Rouge (restaurant)|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]] || [[Hamburger|Hamburgers]] || || [[Toronto, Ontario]] || 2007 || 19 || ||
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| [[Bonchon Chicken]] || [[Chicken as food|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]] || [[Drink|Beverages]] || || [[Zhubei, Taiwan]] || 2005 || 2500+ || ||
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| [[Chick-fil-A]] || Chicken || || [[Hapeville, Georgia]] || 1946 || 2363 || ||
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| [[Chili's]] || [[Mexican cuisine|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 (restaurant)|Cora]] || [[Breakfast]] || || [[Montreal, Quebec]] || 1987 || 130 || ||
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| [[Costa Coffee]] || [[Drink|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 dessert|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 cuisine|Asian]] || || [[Taipei, Taiwan]] || 1972 || || ||
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|[[Dindigul Thalappakatti Restaurant|Dindigul Thalappakatti]]
|[[South Indian cuisine|South Indian]]
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|[[Dindigul]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|1957
|101
|2,800+
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| [[Dôme (coffeehouse)|Dôme]] || Beverages || Dôme Coffees Australia Pty Ltd || [[Cottesloe, Western Australia]] || 1990 || 45 || 29,063 ||
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| [[Domino's|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 (restaurant chain)|Earls Kitchen + Bar]] || Hamburgers || Earls Restaurants Ltd. || [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]] || 1982 ||64 || ||
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| [[East Side Mario's]] || [[Italian cuisine|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]] || Chicken || 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]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/national/where-did-ihop-get-its-original-name-restaurant-announces-name-change/zl5XAiOqL1CV2x788DFNOP/|last=Pirani |first=Fiza |date=June 11, 2018|title=Where did IHOP get its original name? Restaurant announces name change|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=May 8, 2019}}</ref> || 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
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|[[Copenhagen|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 (bakeshop)|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]] || [[Drink|Beverages]] || || [[Taipei, Taiwan]] || 2006 || 490+ || ||
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| [[Loving Hut]] || [[Vegan nutrition|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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| [[Thai suki|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|Eddie V's Prime Seafood]], [[LongHorn Steakhouse]], [[Red Lobster (restaurant)|Red Lobster]], [[Seasons 52]]
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| [[Outback Steakhouse]] || Steak || Bloomin' Brands, Inc.<ref>[http://www.bloominbrands.com/home/index.aspx Bloomin' Brands, Inc.]</ref> || [[Tampa, Florida]] || 1988 || 1002 || 24,005 ||
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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|Papa John's Pizza]] || Pizza || Papa John's International || [[Louisville, Kentucky]] || 1984 || 5303 || 28,000 ||
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| [[Paris Croissant|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]] || [[Restaurant|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|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 (restaurant)|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
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|[[Chennai]], India
|1981
|109
|8,700
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| [[Secret Recipe (restaurant)|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 (restaurant)|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 Consumer Products|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 as food|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 (restaurant)|White Castle]] || Hamburgers || [[White Castle (restaurant)|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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