List of restaurant chains
International

List of restaurant chains

Section Title: International
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Name	Known for	Parent company	First store location	Founded	Locations worldwide	Employees	Related restaurants

Applebee's	baby back ribs	DineEquity	Decatur, Georgia	1980	2,010	31,500

Arby's	roast beef sandwiches	Roark Capital Group (majority)	Boardman, Ohio	1964	3,688	26,788

Auntie Anne's	baked pretzels	Focus Brands	Downingtown, Pennsylvania	1988	347	12,000

Baton Rouge	steak	Imvescor	Montreal, Quebec	1992	29

BeaverTails	baked pastry	Ottawa, Ontario	1978	119

Big Smoke Burger	burgers	Toronto, Ontario	2007	19

Bonchon Chicken	fried chicken	Bonchon Chicken Inc.	Busan, South Korea	2002	64

Buffalo Wild Wings	chicken wings	Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.	Columbus, Ohio	1981	1,190

Burger King	burgers	Restaurant Brands International	Miami, Florida	1954	15,738	34,248	Tim Hortons, Hungry Jack's

Carl's Jr.	burgers	CKE Restaurants	Anaheim, California	1956	1,170	20,521	Hardee's

Charley's Grilled Subs	sub sandwiches	Gosh Enterprises, Inc.	Columbus, Ohio	1986	359	15,380

Chick-Fil-A	chicken	Hapeville, Georgia	1946	over 2000

Chili's	steaks, ribs	Brinker International	Dallas, Texas	1975	1,400	31,000	Maggiano's Little Italy

Chipotle Mexican Grill	burritos	Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.	Denver, Colorado	1993	900	17,198	ShopHouse

Church's Chicken	fried chicken, french fries	Friedman Fleischer & Lowe	San Antonio, Texas	1952	1700

Cora	breakfast foods	Montreal, Quebec	1987	130

Costa Coffee	coffee	Whitbread	London, England	1971	1850

Crepes & Waffles	ice cream	Crêpes & Waffles S.A.	Bogotá, Colombia	1980	161

Délifrance	bakery	Grands Moulins de Paris	1983

Denny's	family dining	1953	1500

Dome	coffee	Dôme Coffees Australia Pty Ltd	Cottesloe, Western Australia	1990	45	29,063

Din Tai Fung	Chinese cuisine	Taipei, Taiwan	1972

Domino's	pizza	Domino's Pizza, Inc.	Ypsilanti, Michigan	1960	8,500	28,735

Dunkin' Donuts	donuts	Dunkin' Brands	Quincy, Massachusetts	1950	11,000	15,000+

Earls Kitchen + Bar	burgers, beer	Earls Restaurants Ltd.	Edmonton, Alberta	1982	64

East Side Mario's	Italian cuisine	Prime Restaurants	Miami, Florida	1987	85

Five Guys	burgers and fries	Arlington County, Virginia	1986	1,500

Gloria Jean's Coffees	coffee	1979	750	10,205

Hamburguesas El Corral	burgers	Va! Group	Bogotá, Colombia	1983	193

Hard Rock Cafe	theme dining	Seminole Tribe of Florida	London, England	1971	140	7,901

Hardee's	burgers	CKE Restaurants	Greenville, North Carolina	1960	1,917	25,700	Carl's Jr.

Harvey's	burgers	Recipe Unlimited	Richmond Hill, Ontario	1959	1,265	7,000

Hooters	theme dining	Chanticleer Holdings LLC	Clearwater, Florida	1983	485	Hooters, Inc. & Hooters of America, Inc.

IHOP	breakfast foods	DineEquity	Toluca Lake, Burbank, California	1958	1,550+	32,300

Jack Astor's Bar & Grill	casual dining	Service Inspired Restaurants Corporation	St. Catharines, Ontario	1990	41	2,519

Jimmy John's	sandwiches	Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC	Charleston, Illinois	1983	2,630

Jollibee	burgers	Jollibee Foods Corporation	Quezon City, Philippines	1975	743	29,216	Chowking, Greenwich Pizza, Red Ribbon

Juan Valdez Cafe	coffee	Procafecol S.A.	Bogotá, Colombia	2002	200	5,000	Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia

The Keg	steaks	Vancouver, British Columbia	1971	9,917

Kenny Rogers Roasters	chicken	Nathan's Famous, Inc.	1991	10,400	Nathan's Famous, Miami Subs Pizza and Grill, Arthur Treacher's

KFC	chicken	Yum! Brands	Corbin, Kentucky	1952	18,875	43,682	Pizza Hut, Taco Bell

Krispy Kreme	donuts	Erlich, Inc	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	1937	1,043	3,700

Little Caesars	pizza	Ilitch Holdings	Garden City, Michigan	1959	2,000	23,001

Loving Hut	vegan fast food	Taipei, Taiwan	2000	125

Marrybrown	casual dining	Malaysia	1981	250	9,461

McDonald's	burgers	McDonald's Corporation	San Bernardino, California	1940	31,000	105,577

MK Restaurant	Thai cuisine	Bangkok, Thailand	1986	421

MOS Burger	burgers	Tokyo, Japan	1972	7,000

Nando's	chicken	Rosettenville, South Africa	1987	10,988

Olive Garden	Italian cuisine	Darden Restaurants	Orlando, Florida	1982	668	24,663	Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster, Seasons 52

Outback Steakhouse	Australian themed	Bloomin' Brands, Inc.	Tampa, Florida	1988	900	24,005

Panda Express	Chinese Fast Food	Panda Restaurant Group	Rosemead, California	1983	1,900+	25,000+

Panera Bread	bakery, sandwiches	Covelli Enterprises| Kirkwood, Missouri	1993	1,272	20,427

Papa John's Pizza	pizza	Papa John's International	Louisville, Kentucky	1984	3,100	28,000

Paris Baguette	bakery cafe	Paris-Croissant Food Company	Seoul, South Korea	1986	3,120	Caffè Pascucci

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery	casual dining	Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc.	Cincinnati, Ohio	1958	500

PizzaExpress	Italian cuisine	Hony Capital	London, England	1965	386

The Pizza Company	pizza	Minor International	Bangkok, Thailand	1980	277

Pizza Hut	pizza	Yum! Brands	Wichita, Kansas	1958	13,000	41,360	KFC, Taco Bell

Planet Hollywood	theme dining	Manhattan, New York	1991	8,199

Pollo Campero	chicken	Guatemala	1971	350	6,346

Ponderosa Steakhouse	steaks	Homestyle Dining LLC	Plano, Texas	1965	148

Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits	chicken	Restaurant Brands International	Arabi, Louisiana	1972	1,800	22,500

Quiznos	sub sandwiches	Quiznos LLC	Denver, Colorado	1978	5,000	24,053

Rainforest Cafe	theme dining	Landry's, Inc.	Bloomington, Minnesota	1994	35	22,000

Red Lobster	seafood	Darden Restaurants	Lakeland, Florida	1968	680	24,989	Bahama Breeze, The Capital Grille, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, LongHorn Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Seasons 52

Red Robin	Burgers & Brews	Seattle, Washington	1968	538

Ruby Tuesday	burgers, salad bar	Ruby Tuesday Inc.	Knoxville, Tennessee	1972	850	40,500	Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, Marlin & Ray's Seafood & Sunsets, Truffles Grill, Wok Hay

Secret Recipe	Malaysia	1997	100

Shakey's Pizza	pizza	Hunt International	Sacramento, California	1954	400	10,001

Sizzler	steaks	Sizzler Restaurants	Culver City, California	1958	270	9,951	Pat and Oscar's

Starbucks	coffee	Starbucks	Seattle, Washington	1971	23,768	58,429	Seattle's Best Coffee

Steak 'n Shake	burgers, ice cream	The Steak 'n Shake Company	Normal, Illinois	1934	502	10,001

Subway	sub sandwiches	Doctor's Associates Inc.	Bridgeport, Connecticut	1965	40,000	104,719	Sunset Boulevard

Swensen's	ice cream	International Franchise Corp	San Francisco, California	1948	20,630	Yogen Früz, I Can't Believe It's Yogurt (ICBY), Golden Swirl, Bresler's ice cream

T.G.I. Friday's	casual dining	Carlson Companies	New York, New York	1965	800	25,000

Taco Bell	tacos	Yum! Brands	Downey, California	1962	5,800	41,367	KFC, Pizza Hut

Telepizza	pizza	Madrid, Spain	1988	1,150	9,555

Tim Hortons	doughnuts, coffee, sandwiches	Restaurant Brands International	Hamilton, Ontario	1964	4,613	100,000

Tony Roma's	baby back ribs	Miami, Florida	1972	260	10,466

Wendy's	burgers	The Wendy's Company	Columbus, Ohio	1969	6,700	42,157

Whataburger	burgers	Whataburger	Houston, Texas	1954	5,600	34,122

White Castle	sliders	White Castle Systems, Inc	Columbus, Ohio	1921	420	12,000

Yoshinoya	beef bowls	Tokyo, Japan	1899	1,300	9,248

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Applebee's is an restaurant chain.

final_sentence: Applebee's is an restaurant chain.