June 30, 2012
Nation's Restaurant News released their annual Top 100 Special Report which ranks restaurants and foodservice companies based on their sales. According to the report, McDonald's rank number one with sales totaling $34.17 billion dollars. Subway and Starbucks follow behind with numbers that are less than half compared to McDonalds. Applebee's rounds out the top ten largest restaurants with profits reaching a measly 4.43 billion dollars (comparatively speaking). See the full list below.
1. McDonald's - $34.17B
2. Subway - $11.43B
3. Starbucks Coffee - $8.49B
4. Burger King - $8.13B
5. Wendy's - $8.11B
6. Taco Bell - $7.00B
7. Dunkin' Donuts - $5.93B
8. Pizza Hut - $5.50B
9. KFC - $4.60B
10. Applebee's - $4.43B
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