FoodBud intelligence
Global foodservice chains, decoded by the numbers.
Data-backed intelligence on how the world's restaurant, coffee and tea chains grow, franchise, and expand across markets, with every figure linked to its source.
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Operators
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Ranked now
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Metrics
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Sources
Version locked to saas-export-2026-06-05-gh085 from commit 3e77877. Coverage is expanding toward the full research master set of about 221 operators.
Source-backed, not hype
Every metric carries an S1-S3 source tier and links back to the filing.
An operator's lens
Store count, scale basis, franchise mix, and expansion model are kept separate.
One backbone
Rankings, company cards, and analysis run on the same locked dataset.
Rankings preview
Top operators by scale
| Rank | Company | Region | Scale | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDonald's | US | $139.4B | 45,356 |
| 2 | Yum! Brands | US | $68.3B | 63,285 |
| 3 | Chipotle | US | $11.93B | 4,042 |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | US | $46.76B | 33,041 |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | US | $12.08B | 2,159 |
| 6 | Starbucks | US | $37.18B | 40,990 |
| 7 | Domino's Pizza | US | $20.13B | 22,142 |
| 8 | Wendy's | US | $13.96B | 7,397 |
Company cards
Built for comparable reading, not lazy comparison.
蜜雪集团
HKEX 02097 · HKEX
- Scale
- $8.56B
- Basis
- GMV / system sales
- Stores
- 59,823
- Model
- Franchise / master franchise
Starbucks
Nasdaq SBUX · US
- Scale
- $37.18B
- Basis
- Revenue
- Stores
- 40,990
- Model
- Direct / managed estate
McDonald's
NYSE MCD · US
- Scale
- $139.4B
- Basis
- GMV / system sales
- Stores
- 45,356
- Model
- Mixed direct + franchise
Yum! Brands
NYSE YUM · US
- Scale
- $68.3B
- Basis
- GMV / system sales
- Stores
- 63,285
- Model
- Franchise / master franchise