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					Headquarters
1	Roark Capital Group	54,500	$53B	59	Atlanta, GA	Fast CasualCasual/Family	Sandwich
2	Inspire Brands	23,200	$30B	55	Atlanta, GA	Fast CasualQuick ServeCasual/Family	Donut
3	Subway	23,000	$12B	63	Shelton, CT	Fast Casual	Sandwich
4	Starbucks	18,300	$33B	54	Seattle, WA	Fast Casual	Coffee/Tea
5	Restaurant Brands International	16,300	$27B	64	Miami, FL	Quick ServeFast Casual	Burger
6	McDonald’s	15,400	$61B	63	Chicago, IL	Quick Serve	Burger
7	Yum! Brands	13,280	$28B	61	Louisville, KY	Quick ServeFast Casual	Mexican/Latin
8	Dunkin’	10,100	$13B	46	Canton, MA	Quick Serve	Donut
9	Taco Bell	8,400	$16B	55	Irvine, CA	Quick Serve	Mexican/Latin
10	Domino’s	7,900	$10B	63	Ann Arbor, MI	Quick Serve	Pizza
11	Pizza Hut	7,010	$7.0B	61	Stamford, CT	Casual/Family	Pizza
12	Burger King	6,980	$11B	61	Miami, FL	Quick Serve	Burger
13	Wendy’s	6,150	$12B	61	Dublin, OH	Quick Serve	Burger
14	MTY Food Group	5,700	$4.6B	59	Saint-Laurent, QC	Quick ServeFast CasualCasual/Family	Pizza
15	GoTo Foods	5,060	$7.0B	54	Atlanta, GA	Quick ServeFast Casual	Bakery/Cafe
16	Dairy Queen	4,900	$5.8B	59	Bloomington, MN	Quick Serve	Ice Cream/Yogurt
17	KFC	4,580	$6.4B	63	Plano, TX	Quick Serve	Chicken
18	Little Caesars	4,500	$3.6B	58	Detroit, MI	Quick Serve	Pizza
19	Tim Hortons	4,260	$7.2B	34	Oakville, ON	Quick Serve	Bakery/Cafe
20	Chipotle Mexican Grill	4,200	$13B	52	Newport Beach, CA	Fast Casual	Mexican/Latin
21	Krispy Krunchy Chicken	3,900	$1.0B	48	Alexandria, LA	Quick Serve	Chicken
22	Panera Brands	3,770	$8.3B	50	St Louis, MO	Fast Casual	Bakery/Cafe
23	Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	3,540	$7.0B	54	Miami, FL	Quick Serve	Chicken
24	Chick-fil-a	3,480	$32B	49	Atlanta, GA	Fast Casual	Chicken
25	Jersey Mike’s	3,425	$4.5B	54	Tinton Falls, NJ	Fast Casual	Sandwich
26	Sonic Drive-In	3,370	$5.4B	47	Oklahoma City, OK	Quick Serve	Burger
27	Papa Johns	3,340	$4.0B	59	Louisville, KY	Quick Serve	Pizza
28	Dine Brands	3,270	$7.8B	52	Pasadena, CA	Casual/FamilyFast Casual	American
29	Arby’s	3,260	$4.2B	55	Atlanta, GA	Quick Serve	Sandwich
30	Casey’s Carryout Pizza	2,850	$0.9B	17	Ankeny, IA	Quick Serve	Pizza
31	Flynn Group	2,800	$4.7B	45	Independence, OH	Casual/FamilyQuick ServeFast Casual	Pizza
32	Jimmy John’s	2,790	$2.8B	47	Champaign, IL	Fast Casual	Sandwich
33	Wingstop	2,785	$5.8B	48	Dallas, TX	Fast Casual	Chicken
34	Panda Restaurant Group	2,630	$6.8B	50	Rosemead, CA	Fast CasualCasual/Family	Chinese
35	Panda Express	2,600	$6.7B	54	Rosemead, CA	Fast Casual	Chinese
36	CKE Restaurants	2,495	$2.6B	43	Franklin, TN	Quick Serve	Burger
37	Kahala Brands	2,460	$1.1B	58	Scottsdale, AZ	Fast Casual	Ice Cream/Yogurt
38	Yadav Enterprises	2,410	$3.9B	24	Fremont, CA	Casual/FamilyQuick ServeFast Casual	American
39	Jack in the Box	2,400	$4.8B	23	San Diego, CA	Quick Serve	Burger
40	Darden Restaurants	2,340	$12B	55	Orlando, FL	Casual/FamilyUpscale Dining	Steakhouse
41	Baskin-Robbins	2,265	$0.7B	64	Canton, MA	Quick Serve	Ice Cream/Yogurt
42	Panera Bread	2,260	$6.8B	50	St Louis, MO	Fast Casual	Bakery/Cafe
43	Waffle House	2,090	$2.0B	25	Norcross, GA	Casual/Family	American
44	Dhanani Group	1,935	$3.6B	32	Sugar Land, TX	Quick Serve	Burger
45	Tropical Smoothie Cafe	1,750	$1.8B	45	Atlanta, GA	Fast Casual	Juice/Smoothie
46	IHOP	1,700	$3.4B	57	Pasadena, CA	Casual/Family	American
47	Five Guys Burgers and Fries	1,600	$2.4B	58	Alexandria, VA	Fast Casual	Burger
48	A & W Restaurants	1,511	$2.0B	32	Lexington, KY	Quick Serve	Burger
49	Hardee’s	1,500	$1.7B	31	Franklin, TN	Quick Serve	Burger
50	Denny’s	1,475	$2.3B	58	Spartanburg, SC	Casual/Family	American
51	Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar	1,470	$4.1B	52	Pasadena, CA	Casual/Family	American
52	Firehouse Subs	1,450	$1.4B	47	Jacksonville, FL	Fast Casual	Sandwich
53	Auntie Anne’s	1,420	$1.1B	52	Atlanta, GA	Quick Serve	Bakery/Cafe
54	Buffalo Wild Wings	1,410	$4.6B	51	Atlanta, GA	Casual/Family	Chicken
55	Smoothie King	1,280	$0.9B	40	Coppell, TX	Fast Casual	Juice/Smoothie
56	Dutch Bros Coffee	1,275	$0.6B	27	Tempe, AZ	Quick Serve	Coffee/Tea
57	Brinker International	1,260	$6.3B	53	Dallas, TX	Casual/Family	American
58	Marco’s Pizza	1,220	$1.2B	36	Toledo, OH	Quick Serve	Pizza
59	Chili’s Grill and Bar	1,215	$5.4B	52	Dallas, TX	Casual/Family	American
60	Whataburger	1,210	$4.5B	12	San Antonio, TX	Quick Serve	Burger
61	Sun Holdings	1,200	$2.1B	33	Farmers Branch, TX	Quick ServeCasual/Family	Sandwich
62	Foodtastic	1,180	$1.0B	11	Saint-Laurent, QC	Fast CasualQuick ServeCasual/Family	Mexican/Latin
63	Recipe Unlimited	1,165	$2.4B	27	Vaughan, ON	Casual/FamilyQuick ServeFast Casual	Burger
64	Cinnabon	1,160	$0.8B	49	Atlanta, GA	Quick Serve	Bakery/Cafe
65	KBP Brands	1,130	$1.6B	31	Leawood, KS	Quick Serve	Chicken
66	Cold Stone Creamery	1,125	$0.7B	58	Scottsdale, AZ	Quick Serve	Ice Cream/Yogurt
67	Crumbl	1,100	$1.2B	46	Lindon, UT	Quick Serve	Bakery/Cafe
68	Bloomin’ Brands	1,090	$4.2B	48	Tampa, FL	Casual/Family	Steakhouse
69	Culver’s	1,080	$4.3B	20	Prairie Du Sac, WI	Fast Casual	Burger
70	Zaxby’s	1,025	$2.9B	19	Atlanta, GA	Fast Casual	Chicken
71	Bagel Brands	1,020	$0.9B	43	Denver, CO	Fast Casual	Bakery/Cafe
72	Carl’s Jr.	995	$1.4B	15	Carpinteria, CA	Quick Serve	Burger
73	Raising Cane’s	990	$6.1B	32	Baton Rouge, LA	Quick Serve	Chicken
74	Olive Garden	975	$5.5B	54	Orlando, FL	Casual/Family	Italian
75	Love’s	965	$1.2B	42	Oklahoma City, OK	Quick ServeFast Casual	Sandwich
76	Scooter’s Coffee	950	$0.9B	32	Omaha, NE	Quick Serve	Coffee/Tea
77	Gosh Enterprises	940	$0.8B	48	Columbus, OH	Fast Casual	Sandwich
78	Bojangles	885	$2.0B	17	Charlotte, NC	Quick Serve	Chicken
79	QDOBA Mexican Eats	880	$1.5B	48	San Diego, CA	Fast Casual	Mexican/Latin
80	Papa Murphy’s	875	$0.6B	39	Vancouver, WA	Quick Serve	Pizza
81	7 Brew Coffee	875	$0.4B	38	Springdale, AR	Quick Serve	Coffee/Tea
82	Charleys	860	$0.7B	48	Columbus, OH	Fast Casual	Sandwich
83	Church’s Texas Chicken	855	$0.9B	34	Atlanta, GA	Quick Serve	Chicken
84	Nothing Bundt Cakes	825	$1.2B	47	Dallas, TX	Quick Serve	Bakery/Cafe
85	Sizzling Platter	800	$1.0B	21	Murray, UT	Fast CasualQuick ServeCasual/Family	Pizza
86	Texas Roadhouse	775	$6.3B	49	Louisville, KY	Casual/Family	Steakhouse
87	Einstein Bros. Bagels	740	$0.6B	44	Denver, CO	Fast Casual	Bakery/Cafe
88	Dairy Queen Canada	730	$0.7B	11	Burlington, ON	Quick Serve	Ice Cream/Yogurt
89	TravelCenters of America	720	$1.2B	44	Westlake, OH	Quick ServeCasual/Family	Chicken
90	Jamba	715	$0.5B	34	Atlanta, GA	Fast Casual	Juice/Smoothie
91	Pilot Travel Centers	700	$0.9B	48	Knoxville, TN	Quick Serve	Sandwich
92	Checkers and Rally’s	680	$0.8B	29	Tampa, FL	Quick Serve	Burger
93	First Watch	675	$1.6B	30	Bradenton, FL	Casual/Family	American
94	Outback Steakhouse	665	$2.6B	45	Tampa, FL	Casual/Family	Steakhouse
95	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	660	$2.8B	44	Lebanon, TN	Casual/Family	American
96	Domino’s of Canada	655	$0.6B	12	Tecumseh, ON	Quick Serve	Pizza
97	Pizza Pizza	650	$0.4B	11	Toronto, ON	Quick Serve	Pizza
98	LongHorn Steakhouse	645	$3.3B	42	Orlando, FL	Casual/Family	Steakhouse
99	Chester’s Chicken	630	$0.3B	43	Birmingham, AL	Quick Serve	Chicken
100	Rita’s	600	$0.2B	30	Trevose, PA	Quick Serve	Ice Cream/Yogurt
101	McAlister’s Deli	580	$1.2B	28	Atlanta, GA	Fast Casual	Sandwich
102	Moe’s Southwest Grill	575	$0.7B	40	Atlanta, GA	Fast Casual	Mexican/Latin
103	SSCP Management	570	$1.1B	32	Dallas, TX	Casual/FamilyFast CasualQuick Serve	Pizza
104	Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers	570	$1.0B	37	Wichita, KS	Quick Serve	Burger
105	CEC Entertainment	565	$1.1B	49	Irving, TX	Casual/Family	Pizza
106	Del Taco	555	$0.9B	18	Lake Forest, CA	Quick Serve	Mexican/Latin
107	Red Lobster	525	$2.3B	47	Orlando, FL	Casual/Family	Seafood
108	El Pollo Loco	520	$1.2B	10	Costa Mesa, CA	Fast Casual	Chicken
109	The Honey Baked Ham Co	510	$0.5B	40	Alpharetta, GA	Fast Casual	Sandwich
110	Ascent Hospitality Management	505	$0.6B	40	Atlanta, GA	Casual/Family	American
111	Captain D’s Seafood	500	$0.5B	24	Nashville, TN	Fast Casual	Seafood
112	BIGGBY COFFEE	490	$0.4B	10	East Lansing, MI	Quick Serve	Coffee/Tea
113	Jet’s Pizza	490	$0.4B	26	Sterling Heights, MI	Quick Serve	Pizza
114	Caribou Coffee	485	$0.5B	19	Brooklyn Center, MN	Quick Serve	Coffee/Tea
115	Jollibee Group	480	$2.4B	34	West Covina, CA	Quick ServeFast Casual	Coffee/Tea
116	Red Robin	475	$1.5B	45	Englewood, CO	Casual/Family	American
117	CAVA	475	$1.4B	26	Washington, DC	Fast Casual	Mediterranean
118	Ampler QSR	475	$0.7B	9	Omaha, NE	Quick Serve	Burger
119	Long John Silver’s	475	$0.6B	34	Louisville, KY	Quick Serve	Seafood
120	Landry’s	470	$2.5B	39	Houston, TX	Casual/FamilyUpscale Dining	Steakhouse
121	Chuck E. Cheese	470	$0.9B	49	Irving, TX	Casual/Family	Pizza
122	Charter Foods	470	$0.8B	14	Morristown, TN	Quick Serve	American
123	Potbelly Sandwich Works	470	$0.6B	33	Chicago, IL	Fast Casual	Sandwich
124	Hungry Howie’s	465	$0.4B	22	Madison Heights, MI	Quick Serve	Pizza
125	Godfather’s Pizza	460	$0.2B	41	Omaha, NE	Quick Serve	Pizza
126	barBURRITO	455	$0.4B	14	North York, ON	Fast Casual	Mexican/Latin
127	Wetzel’s Pretzels	455	$0.3B	36	Pasadena, CA	Quick Serve	Bakery/Cafe
128	Tasty Restaurant Group	450	$0.8B	16	Plano, TX	Quick Serve	Pizza
129	Donatos Pizza	445	$0.5B	28	Columbus, OH	Fast Casual	Pizza
130	Booster Juice	445	$0.4B	11	Edmonton, AB	Fast Casual	Juice/Smoothie
131	In-N-Out Burger	440	$2.7B	8	Irvine, CA	Quick Serve	Burger
132	MOD Pizza	440	$0.6B	28	Bellevue, WA	Fast Casual	Pizza
133	Shake Shack	430	$1.7B	37	New York, NY	Fast Casual	Burger
134	Playa Bowls	430	$0.6B	28	Belmar, NJ	Fast Casual	Juice/Smoothie
135	Biglari Holdings	425	$0.6B	26	San Antonio, TX	Fast Casual	Burger
136	Franchise Management Inc. (FMI)	420	$0.6B	19	Woodstock, NB	Quick ServeFast Casual	Chicken
137	Bob Evans Farmhouse Kitchen	415	$0.9B	18	New Albany, OH	Casual/Family	American
138	Dave’s Hot Chicken	410	$1.2B	39	Pasadena, CA	Fast Casual	Chicken
139	Savory Fund	405	$0.6B	28	Draper, UT	Fast CasualCasual/Family	Hawaiian
140	Anchor Point Management Group	400	$0.8B	11	Vancouver, WA	Quick ServeCasual/Family	Mexican/Latin
141	Habit Burger Grill	395	$1.2B	14	Irvine, CA	Fast Casual	Burger
142	Steak ‘n Shake	395	$0.6B	25	Indianapolis, IN	Fast Casual	Burger
143	The Cheesecake Factory	390	$3.7B	39	Calabasas Hills, CA	Casual/Family	American
144	Boston’s Pizza	390	$0.8B	25	Dallas, TX	Casual/Family	Pizza
145	Noodles & Company	390	$0.6B	30	Broomfield, CO	Fast Casual	Italian
146	Stewart’s Shops	390	$0.5B	2	Ballston Spa, NY	Quick Serve	Ice Cream/Yogurt
147	Tacala	385	$0.7B	7	Vestavia Hills, AL	Quick Serve	Mexican/Latin
148	WKS Restaurant Group	385	$0.7B	16	Cypress, CA	Quick ServeCasual/Family	Burger
149	GPS Hospitality	385	$0.6B	13	Atlanta, GA	Quick Serve	Burger
150	Shipley Do-Nuts	385	$0.4B	10	Houston, TX	Quick Serve	Donut
151	Insomnia Cookies	375	$0.4B	45	Philadelphia, PA	Quick Serve	Bakery/Cafe
152	Paris Baguette	370	$1.0B	28	Moonachie, NJ	Fast Casual	Bakery/Cafe
153	Round Table Pizza	370	$0.4B	8	Beverly Hills, CA	Fast Casual	Pizza
154	Great American Cookies	370	$0.2B	27	Beverly Hills, CA	Quick Serve	Bakery/Cafe
155	Kung Fu Tea	365	$0.2B	45	New York, NY	Quick Serve	Coffee/Tea
156	Meritage Hospitality Group	360	$0.7B	15	Grand Rapids, MI	Quick ServeCasual/Family	Burger
157	Menchie’s	360	$0.2B	40	Woodland Hills, CA	Quick ServeCasual/Family	Ice Cream/Yogurt
158	Carvel	355	$0.2B	18	Atlanta, GA	Quick Serve	Ice Cream/Yogurt
159	Chicken Salad Chick	350	$0.5B	27	Atlanta, GA	Fast Casual	Chicken
160	Krispy Kreme Doughnuts	345	$0.7B	28	Winston Salem, NC	Quick Serve	Donut
161	Mary Brown’s Chicken	345	$0.5B	10	Markham, ON	Quick ServeFast Casual	Chicken
162	Marble Slab Creamery	345	$0.1B	23	Beverly Hills, CA	Quick Serve	Ice Cream/Yogurt
163	Desert de Oro Foods	340	$0.5B	5	Kingman, AZ	Quick Serve	Mexican/Latin
164	Galardi Group	340	$0.4B	18	Tustin, CA	Quick Serve	Hot Dog
165	Daylight Donuts	340	$0.2B	30	Tulsa, OK	Quick Serve	Donut
166	White Castle	335	$0.6B	14	Columbus, OH	Quick Serve	Burger
167	Golden Corral	330	$1.2B	39	Raleigh, NC	Buffet	Steakhouse
168	Argonne Capital Group	325	$0.7B	7	Atlanta, GA	Casual/FamilyFast CasualQuick Serve	American
169	Sbarro	325	$0.2B	41	Columbus, OH	Quick Serve	Pizza
170	SPB Hospitality	320	$0.6B	21	Katy, TX	Quick ServeCasual/FamilyUpscale Dining	Burger
171	VantEdge Partners	320	$0.5B	14	Overland Park, KS	Quick ServeFast Casual	Mexican/Latin
172	Boddie-Noell Enterprises	320	$0.4B	4	Rocky Mount, NC	Quick Serve	Burger
173	Taco John’s	320	$0.4B	22	St Louis Park, MN	Quick Serve	Mexican/Latin
174	Wienerschnitzel	320	$0.4B	13	Tustin, CA	Quick Serve	Hot Dog
175	Penn Station Sandwiches	315	$0.4B	14	Milford, OH	Fast Casual	Sandwich

Data Model

Built on the Restaurant Data Dictionary

The Index organizes connected restaurant entities using verified child, parent, grandparent, and ultimate-parent relationships.

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What it is

Restaurant tracking changes when a company reaches enterprise scale.

The Restaurant Enterprise Index is RestaurantData's structured research resource for following larger restaurant organizations across the United States and Canada.

For most organizations in the index, enterprise-level tracking begins at approximately 100 restaurant locations. At that point, a company may include multiple restaurant concepts, operating companies, franchise systems, investment entities, specialized executives, purchasing structures, and parent-company relationships that cannot be understood by looking at one restaurant brand alone.

The index shows how these companies are connected, where they operate, how their concept portfolios are changing, and which entity is most relevant for enterprise-level research and outreach.

The restaurant lifecycle

From one restaurant to an enterprise organization.

RestaurantData follows operators as they move through distinct stages of growth. The Restaurant Enterprise Index represents the next layer after a company has advanced through earlier expansion cohorts.

1

Single-Unit Independent

One restaurant with no known affiliation.

2

Multi-Unit Operator

The operator reaches two or more locations.

3

Growth Company

The organization moves through larger operating cohorts.

4

Expansion Pressure Index™

Verified development activity is followed through the enterprise threshold.

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Restaurant Enterprise Index™
Ownership, concepts, executives, purchasing power, franchise systems, and enterprise change become the focus.

A multi-concept operator does not have to be large. A company with five restaurants could operate five concepts. The Restaurant Enterprise Index generally begins near the 100-unit level because it is designed around enterprise scale, not simply the number of concepts.

From expansion to enterprise

Two connected stages of restaurant-company research.

Expansion Pressure Index™

Tracks verified development activity.

The Expansion Pressure Index follows companies through earlier growth cohorts using RestaurantData's continuing new-opening research.

Restaurant Enterprise Index™

Tracks the organization behind the growth.

At enterprise scale, the research broadens to include ownership, concept portfolios, franchise systems, executives, geographic reach, purchasing strength, and operating change.

The Expansion Pressure Index follows the movement of growing operators. The Restaurant Enterprise Index becomes the next stage of analysis as those companies move into a larger and more complex cohort.

Why 100 units

A practical operating and commercial breakpoint.

One hundred locations is not a claim that every company changes at the same moment. It is a useful point at which many organizations begin to require a different level of research.

What the index covers

More than a list of large restaurant brands.

Large restaurant companies do not all share the same structure. The index includes several kinds of organizations.

01

Restaurant Companies

Parent companies and operating organizations connected to large restaurant portfolios.

02

Franchise Organizations

Franchisors, large franchise operators, and companies combining franchised and company-owned operations.

03

Multi-Concept Operators

Organizations operating, owning, or controlling several restaurant concepts within one company structure.

04

Ownership Groups

Investment entities, holding companies, and ultimate-parent organizations with restaurant holdings.

05

Concept Parents

Companies coordinating the ownership, franchising, operations, or strategy of one or more concepts.

06

Enterprise Change

Movement involving leadership, concepts, location totals, ownership, franchise documents, and development activity.

Ownership hierarchy

The index follows company structure from the bottom up.

Ultimate parent

Highest identified ownership entity

Top of the known hierarchy

Grandparent organization

Larger operating or investment platform

Additional layer of control or ownership

Parent organization

Restaurant company or concept parent

Coordinates one or more concepts

Child organization

Operating company or restaurant concept

Closest to the restaurant operation

Who uses enterprise research

Users who need to know who owns what and who controls the decision.

Suppliers, Vendors & Manufacturers

Track ownership, purchasing scale, account structure, expansion, and decision points.

Technology Providers

Understand which organization may control software, payments, data, or operating systems.

Enterprise Sales Teams

Identify companies moving from mid-market coverage into a larger account cohort.

Investors & Advisers

Review scale, ownership, concept mix, organizational change, and platform activity.

Commercial Real Estate

Follow operating groups, market reach, concept portfolios, and development priorities.

Restaurant Executives

Compare enterprise structures, operating scale, concept activity, and leadership movement.

Consultants & Researchers

Study connected organizations rather than relying on isolated brand records.

Recruiters & Service Firms

Identify new executive roles, decision makers, operating structures, and transitions.

How profiles evolve

Enterprise profiles change because restaurant organizations change.

01

Executive and decision-maker changes New leaders may assume responsibility for purchasing, operations, technology, development, finance, franchise activity, or strategy.

02

Concept acquisitions and divestitures A company may add a brand, sell a concept, discontinue an operating group, or shift resources within the portfolio.

03

Unit movement within the portfolio A multi-concept operator may reduce one concept while expanding another.

04

Franchise documentation Annual franchise disclosures can change the understanding of a franchisor's system, structure, locations, and activity.

Restaurant Enterprise Index and Atlas

The index introduces the enterprise. Atlas contains the broader connected network.

The Restaurant Enterprise Index provides a structured public view of companies that have reached enterprise scale.

Atlas by RestaurantData is where users can sort, segment, organize, and research enterprise companies alongside smaller restaurant organizations. Atlas connects the index to a broader universe of restaurant locations, parent companies, concepts, ownership relationships, executive contacts, and custom research fields.

Users can build custom lookups using more than 60 key performance indicators and company-level attributes, depending on their access level and research needs.

Research methodology

Built from continuing restaurant-company research.

RestaurantData combines company disclosures, franchise documentation, public filings, company websites, location research, executive research, and proprietary verification. Parent-level figures may aggregate several operating companies or concepts. Estimates are identified when companies do not publish a single current figure.

The Enterprise Index connects to the same broader research system behind Atlas, the Expansion Pressure Index, and RestaurantData’s Research Resource Center.

Frequently asked questions

About the Restaurant Enterprise Index™

What is the Restaurant Enterprise Index?

The Restaurant Enterprise Index organizes major restaurant companies, franchise organizations, multi-concept operators, and ownership groups into connected enterprise profiles.

Is it a ranking of restaurant chains?

The index ranks entities, not chains. A single entry may cover several brands, operating companies, franchise systems, and parent organizations, so its position reflects the full entity rather than one restaurant brand.

Why does the index generally begin near 100 locations?

Around this stage, restaurant organizations often require more specialized management, systems, purchasing structures, decision makers, and ownership analysis.

Can a multi-concept operator have fewer than 100 locations?

Yes. Multi-concept describes the number and variety of concepts, not company size.

Does the index include franchisees?

Yes. Large franchise operators, multi-brand franchisees, franchisors, and organizations operating both franchised and proprietary concepts may be included.

How often will the index be updated?

Profiles will be reviewed and updated as RestaurantData verifies changes involving ownership, executives, concepts, location counts, franchise relationships, and development activity.

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