World's 10 Biggest Fast-Food Chains

Starbucks

Rank: 4

Total stores: 17,243

The largest coffeehouse company in the world, Starbucks is an American company and was co-founded by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl and Gordon Bowker who met while studying in University of San Francisco. The company has outlets in 62 countries and has about 10,821 stores in United States. It has 6,422 stores outside U.S., and in the emerging markets, the coffeehouse giant has about 2,074 stores. Starbucks locations offer whole-bean coffee, full-leaf tea, microground instant coffee, pastries and snacks.

Pizza Hut

Rank: 5

Total stores: 13,782

Pizza Hut is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands and is a favorite among teenagers. The American restaurant chain was founded by Dan and Frank Carney in 1958 and currently has stores in over 94 countries. Inside U.S., the fast food company has about 7,600 stores and 6,182 stores outside U.S. The company has 2,820 stores in emerging market and it specializes in different styles of Pizza and offers side dishes like pasta, garlic bread, salads and so on.

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