Consumers love well-run restaurant chains, although some chains are more cherished than others.
Nation’s Restaurant News recently looked at company-owned sales and franchised-unit sales of America’s most popular restaurant chains to determine which ones are the most successful. Here’s a look at the ten largest restaurant chains of 2012. The figures used to compile the list are from the latest-year sales from the fiscal year that ended closest to December 2011.
| Restaurant | Ticker | Latest-Year Sales (in Billions) |
| McDonald’s | MCD | $34.17 |
| Subway | N/A | $11.43 |
| Starbucks | SBUX | $8.49 |
| Burger King | BKW | $8.13 |
| Wendy’s | WEN | $8.11 |
| Taco Bell (Yum! Brands) | YUM | $7.00 |
| Dunkin’ Donuts (Dunkin’ Brands) | DNKN | $5.93 |
| Pizza Hut (Yum! Brands) | YUM | $5.50 |
| KFC (Yum! Brands) | YUM | $4.60 |
| Applebee’s (DineEquity) | DIN | $4.43 |
The list is part of NRN‘s Top 100 special report that is available to its magazine subscribers.
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