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Rank Company
name
address
website
Units Description of Franchise Operation Cost
initial investment
initial franchise fee
royalty (% of sales)
New Franchise Contact
name
Top Local Executive
name
title
phone
Total Franchises
2023
2022
Company-Owned Locations
2023
2022
1
Dine Brands Global
10 W. Walnut St.
Pasadena 91103; dinebrands.com
3,500
3,500
0
0
full-service restaurants, fast casual concepts $888,000 – $3,700,000
$35,000 – $50,000
4% – 4.5%
Scott Gladstone John Peyton
CEO
(866) 995-DINE
2
Fat Brands Inc.1
9720 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500
Beverly Hills 90212; fatbrands.com
2,5002
2364
1263
126
FAT Brands (NASDAQ: FAT) is a leading global franchising company that strategically acquires, markets and develops fast casual, quick-service, casual and polished casual dining restaurant concepts around the world. The Company currently owns 18 restaurant brands: Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, Marble Slab Creamery, Johnny Rockets, Fazoli’s, Twin Peaks, Great American Cookies, Smokey Bones, Hot Dog on a Stick, Buffalo’s Cafe & Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Pretzelmaker, Elevation Burger, Native Grill & Wings, Yalla Mediterranean and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses, and franchises and owns over 2,300 units worldwide 349,000.00 – 5,107,000.004
25,000 – 50,0004
4 – 74
Taylor Wiederhorn Ken Kuick
Rob Rosen
Co-CEO, CFO
Co-CEO, Head of Capital Markets
(310) 402-0606
3
Yoshinoya America Inc.5
991 W. Knox St.
Torrance 90502; yoshinoyaamerica.com
2,0002
20002
NA
NA
Japanese fast-food chains 385,000 – 1,360,300
27,500
5.5
Vinnie Calcagni Jon Gilliam
CEO
(310) 527-6060
Researched by Andrew Crowley