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List of the top fast food companies in the world, listed by their prominence with corporate logos when available. This list of major fast food companies includes the largest and most profitable fast food businesses, corporations, agencies, vendors and firms in the world. If you are wondering what the biggest fast food companies are, then this list has you covered. This list includes the most famous fast food companies in the industry, so if you're thinking of working in the fast food industry you might want to look to these companies for jobs. This list includes names of both small and big fast food businesses.

The list you're viewing is made up of companies like McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts.

This list answers the questions, "What are the biggest fast food companies in the world?" and "What are the most successful fast food companies?"

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A&W is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Fast food A&W Food Services of Canada, Inc. is a Canadian fast food restaurant chain. A&W Canada was part of the U.S.-based A&W Restaurants chain, but was sold to Unilever in 1972, and then ...more

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A&W Restaurants is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food A&W Restaurants, Inc., is a chain of fast-food restaurants distinguished by its draft root beer and root beer floats. A&W started opening franchises in California, in 1923. The company ...more

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Ainsleys is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Food Manufacturing, Bakery, Fast food Ainsleys is one of the UK's premier family bakeries and has been tantalizing the tastebuds of diners for over 60 years. Over thirty Yorkshire retail stores serve freshly baked breads, cakes, ...more

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Aktu Taktu is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Aktu Taktu Restaurant, Fast food

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Amato's is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Fast food Amato's Sandwich Shops, Inc., is a chain of Italian restaurants that serves sandwiches, pizza and pasta throughout northern New England, United States. Founded in 1902 by Giovanni Amato, Amato's ...more

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Arby's is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc. is the second largest quick-service sandwich chain in the U.S. with more than 3,400 restaurants system wide. Roark Capital Group acquired the company in July 2011 ...more

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Arctic Circle Restaurants is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Arctic Circle Restaurants is a chain of burger and shake restaurants based in Midvale, Utah, United States. There were 71 restaurants as of April 2012, with about a third owned by the main ...more

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Bagel Nash is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Fast food Bagel Nash' is a British chain of bagel fast food restaurants. Founded by Uri and Karen Mizrahi in 1987 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The bakery operation produces over 20 million bagels a ...more

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Baker's Drive-Thru is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Baker's Drive-Thru Fast food Baker's Drive-Thru is a chain of fast-food restaurants located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. The menu features a selection of items such as hamburgers, french fries, tacos, ...more

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Bembos is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Bembos Fast food Bembos is a Peruvian fast food chain offering hamburgers, often with Peruvian-influenced variations. Bembos was established in 1988, with its first restaurant opening in the Miraflores district ...more

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Bob's is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Bob’s is the first Brazilian fast food chain, founded in 1952 by the American Brazilian tennis champion Robert Falkenburg, Wimbledon tournament winner in 1948. The first store was opened in the ...more

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Burger King is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as ...more

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Burger Street is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Burger Street is an American fast food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers and chicken sandwiches. As of January 2015, the chain has 14 locations in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and 4 ...more

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Burgerville is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Burgerville is a privately held American restaurant chain in Oregon and southwest Washington, owned by The Holland Inc. As the chain's name suggests, Burgerville's sandwich menu consists mostly ...more

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Cafe Doppio is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Cafe Doppio Restaurant, Fast food We’ve been a hidden faithful on the Atrium level of the Australia on Collins Centre since 1992. We do simple, wholesome sandwiches and salads for breakfast and lunch. The cafe itself is a cosy ...more

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Captain D's is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Captain D’s is a U.S.-based chain of fast-casual restaurants, specializing in seafood and fish and chips. The restaurant also features a low-carbohydrate menu. The restaurant chain's ...more

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Carl's Jr. is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Carl's Jr. is an American-based fast-food restaurant chain operating in the Western and Southwestern states. As of 2013 it has started expanding or is already in Canada, Dominican Republic, ...more

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Checker's and Rally's is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., is one of the largest chains of double drive-thru restaurants in the United States. The company operates Checkers and Rally's restaurants in 28 states and ...more

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Chicken Express is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Chicken Express is a regional chain of fast food restaurants concentrated in the Southern United States.

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Chicken Licken is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Chicken Licken Restaurant, Fast food Chicken Licken is a South African fast-food fried chicken restaurant chain. According to The Wall Street Journal, the company had a 5% share of South Africa's fast food market in 2010, tying ...more

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Chooks Fresh & Tasty is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Chooks Fresh & Tasty Fast food Chooks Fresh & Tasty was a Western Australian fast food chain that specialized in barbecued and fried chicken.

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Cook Door is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Cook Door is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Cairo, Egypt. It is one of Egypt's fast food chains along with Smiley's and Mo'men.

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Dairy Queen is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Dairy Queen, often abbreviated DQ, is a chain of soft serve and fast food restaurants owned by International Dairy Queen, Inc, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. It also owns Orange Julius and ...more

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Dee's Drive-In is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Fast food Dee's Drive-In was a fast food hamburger drive-in restaurant chain based in Utah. The chain was founded by Dee Frederick Anderson, who got his start selling hamburgers operating the Ute ...more

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Del Taco is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Del Taco is an American fast-food restaurant chain which specializes in American-style Mexican cuisine as well as American foods such as burgers, fries, and shakes. Del Taco is led by Chairman ...more

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Dick's Drive-In is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Dick's Drive-In, or simply Dick's, is a fast-food restaurant chain in the Seattle, Washington area.

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Dog n Suds is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Dog n Suds is a midwestern United States chain of root beer and hot dog drive-in style eateries featuring the once popular and now rare form of in-car "carhop" delivery service.

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Dunkin' Donuts is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Bakery, Food and Beverage Dunkin' Donuts is an American global doughnut company and coffeehouse chain based in Canton, Massachusetts in Greater Boston. It was founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, ...more

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El Meson Sandwiches is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
El Meson Sandwiches Fast food El Meson Sandwiches is a Puerto Rican fast food sandwich chain based in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The First El Meson Sandwiches opened in 1972 in the Town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. As of ...more

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El Pollo Loco is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food El Pollo Loco is a restaurant chain based in the United States, specializing in Mexican-style grilled chicken. Restaurant service consists of: dine-in, take-out, with some locations offering ...more

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Fatburger is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Fatburger Inc. is an American fast casual restaurant chain. Its tagline is The Last Great Hamburger Stand. While it is a fast food restaurant, the food is cooked and made to order. Some ...more

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Four Lanterns is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Four Lanterns Fast food Four Lanterns, commonly referred to as Four Lights or 4 Lights, is a chain of fast-food restaurants and sub sandwich stores located in the Northwest of Ireland, particularly in County Donegal. ...more

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Freshslice Pizza is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Freshslice Pizza Fast food Freshslice Pizza is a Canadian franchised pizza chain in Metro Vancouver consisting of over 65 locations in the Lower Mainland and 6 locations in the Greater Toronto Area in 2014. The first ...more

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GetGo is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
GetGo Fast food GetGo is a convenience store chain owned and operated by Giant Eagle. Both are based in Pittsburgh. The chain operates locations in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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Greco Pizza Restaurant is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Greco Pizza Restaurant Fast food Greco Pizza Restaurant is a franchise restaurant chain consisting of over 100 outlets in Eastern Canada, whose menu is highlighted by pizza delivery. The first restaurant opened in 1977 in ...more

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Guthrie's is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Fast food Guthrie's is a fast casual franchised restaurant chain headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The first restaurant was opened in Haleyville, in 1965 by Hal Guthrie. By 1978 the ...more

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Halo Burger is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Halo Burger, formerly known by its full name Bill Thomas' Halo Burger, is a fast-food restaurant chain based in Genesee County, Michigan. Begun in 1923 as the original Kewpee location and ...more

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Hamburguesas El Corral is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Hamburguesas El Corral Fast food Hamburguesas El Corral is a Colombian restaurant chain with more than 208 locations. El Corral operates in several formats: Free Stand, Food Court, HiperMarkets and Convenience Store. In 2001, ...more

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Hardee's is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Hardee's Food Systems, Inc., is an American fast-food restaurant chain, which predominantly operates in the Southern and Midwestern states. It has evolved through several corporate ownerships ...more

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Heart Attack Grill is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Fast food The Heart Attack Grill is an American hamburger restaurant in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has courted controversy by serving high-calorie menu items with deliberately provocative names coupled with ...more

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Hell Pizza is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Fast food Hell Pizza is a New Zealand-based pizza chain. Hell began in New Zealand in 1996 next to Victoria University, and has expanded within New Zealand and to the UK, Australia, Ireland, Canada, Korea ...more

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Hero Certified Burgers is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Hero Certified Burgers Fast food Hero Certified Burgers is a quick service restaurant franchise chain that operates in Canada, with locations concentrated in Southern Ontario. The chain was founded in 2004 by John Lettieri, who ...more

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Hogi Yogi is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Hogi Yogi is a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in submarine sandwiches and frozen yogurt. A subsidiary of HYATS LLC with sister brands Teriyaki Stix and Yoasis, there are five locations ...more

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Hot 'n Now is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Hot 'n Now is an American fast-food restaurant chain based in Holt, Michigan. Founded in 1984, the chain grew to more than 150 locations throughout the United States at its peak. Once under the ...more

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J.CO Donuts is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
J.CO Donuts Fast food, Coffeehouse J.CO Donuts & Coffee is a lifestyle cafe retailer in Indonesia specializing in donuts, coffee and frozen yogurt. The company is owned and managed by Johnny Andrean Group which operates more ...more

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Kewpee is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Kewpee Restaurant, Fast food Kewpee Hamburgers is the second known chain of hamburger fast-food restaurants, founded in 1923 in Flint, Michigan under the name "Kewpee Hotel Hamburgs". Kewpee's current headquarters ...more

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KFC is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food KFC is a fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the world's second largest restaurant chain after ...more

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Long John Silver's is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Fast food Long John Silver's, Inc., is a United States-based fast-food restaurant that specializes in seafood. The name of the brand is borrowed from the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, ...more

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Mario's Pizzeria is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Mario's Pizzeria Fast food Mario's Pizzeria is a leading pizza restaurant chain in Trinidad and Tobago. Mario's started operations in June 1972 at the Valpark Shopping Plaza and has grown to nineteen restaurants in ...more

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McDonald's is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list List of Fast Food Companies
Restaurant, Eating and Drinking Places, Fast food The McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries across 35,000 outlets. Headquartered in the ...more