Food Magazine October 2017 | Page 29

TOP 10 LARGEST FOOD FRANCHISES IN THE US

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Subway is the largest franchiser in the United States with 26,887 locations . Its highest sales are in Florida , California and Texas . It is also currently the biggest operator of restaurants in the world . However , the Subway brand may be falling victim to overexpansion in recent years . Although $ 11.9bn in US revenues is nothing to sneeze at , its per-store revenue falls far behind that of McDonald ’ s and Starbucks . 29