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John Y. Brown Jr.
John Y. Brown Jr. (1933–2022), Kentucky businessman and 55th governor, bought Kentucky Fried Chicken from Colonel Sanders in 1964 for $2 million with Jack Massey, grew it to 3,500 franchises, sold it for $285 million, and governed 1979–1983.
Johnny Rockets
Johnny Rockets is an American retro-themed fast-casual hamburger chain founded June 6, 1986 on Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, by Ronn Teitelbaum; known for 1950s diner decor, jukeboxes, hand-spun shakes, and over 325 locations in 25+ countries.
Jollibee
Jollibee is a Filipino fast-food chain owned by Jollibee Foods Corporation (PSE: JFC), famous for Chickenjoy fried chicken, Jolly Spaghetti, and the Yumburger. Founded 1975 as an ice cream shop, it leads Philippine fast food over McDonald's and runs 1,300-plus home stores with global expansion.
Kenny Rogers Roasters
Kenny Rogers Roasters (KRR) is a rotisserie-chicken casual dining chain founded in 1991 by singer Kenny Rogers and former Kentucky governor John Y. Brown Jr. in Coral Springs, Florida; now Berjaya-owned and operating mainly in Asia and the Middle East.
Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme: American doughnut chain founded by Vernon Rudolph July 13, 1937, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; known for Original Glazed doughnuts, the Hot Light, and a Hub and Spoke model; Nasdaq ticker DNUT.
List of Canadian restaurant chains
The list of Canadian restaurant chains, also called restaurant chains in Canada, covers multi-location brands founded or headquartered in Canada, including Tim Hortons, A&W, and Boston Pizza.
List of chicken restaurants
List of chicken restaurants: major fried- and grilled-chicken chains including KFC (1952), Chick-fil-A (1967), Popeyes (1972), Raising Cane's, Wingstop, and Jollibee, ranked by 2025 U.S. systemwide sales with founding dates and signatures.
List of countries with Burger King franchises
List of countries with Burger King franchises: markets where the Burger King chain operates, about 73 listed by BK's official site, with 19,900 restaurants as of December 31, 2025, run mostly through master franchisees such as AmRest, Restaurant Brands Europe, and the China JV with CPE.
List of countries with Jollibee outlets
Countries and territories with Jollibee outlets, the flagship brand of Jollibee Foods Corporation: 1,341 Philippine stores and 536 abroad as of 2025, led by Vietnam, the US, and the Middle East.
List of countries with KFC franchises
KFC franchises: over 34,000 restaurants in 150+ countries as of 2026, 99% franchised, largest market China with 10,000+ stores; regional entry years from Canada 1955 to India 1995, plus recent entries and re-entries.
List of defunct fast-food restaurant chains
The list of defunct fast-food restaurant chains records quick-service brands that ceased to exist, such as Burger Chef and Howard Johnson's, tracing founding waves from the 1950s and later bankruptcies.
List of fast food restaurant chains
Fast food restaurant chains: quick-service franchise systems like McDonald's, KFC, Subway, Starbucks, and Burger King, defined by limited menus, no table service, and franchised expansion; ranked by Technomic U.S. system sales and RestaurantData outlet counts.
List of McDonald's products
List of McDonald's products: the fast-food chain's menu items, from Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Filet-O-Fish, Egg McMuffin, and Chicken McNuggets to McCafé drinks, McFlurry desserts, sauces, and country-specific offerings, with dated national introductions from 1965 onward.
List of pizza chains
List of pizza chains: major franchised pizza restaurant chains worldwide, led by Domino's (22,142 stores), Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, and Little Caesars; covers founding years, store counts, revenue, franchising, and the 2026 Pizza Hut sale.
List of pizza chains of the United States
US pizza chains: Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, Little Caesars lead sales; Hunt Brothers leads locations; founding dates, market shares, Pizza Hut sale, and category decline.
List of restaurant chains
Restaurant chains: multi-location standardized restaurant groups. Largest by outlets are Subway (42,998) and McDonald's (40,275+, 2022); formats span QSR, fast casual, casual and fine dining; U.S. Top 500 chains took $450B in 2025.
Little Caesars
Little Caesars: American pizza chain founded 1959 by Mike and Marian Ilitch in Garden City, Michigan, headquartered in Detroit; known for Hot-N-Ready carryout pizza, Pizza! Pizza! slogan, third-largest pizza chain worldwide with 4,374 US units in 2025.
Long John Silver's
Long John Silver's is an American fast-food seafood and chicken chain founded in 1969 in Lexington, Kentucky, headquartered in Louisville, known for hand-battered Alaska pollock, hushpuppies, and Yum! Brands ownership from the 2000s to 2011.
Lynsi Snyder
Lynsi Snyder (Lynsi Lavelle Snyder-Ellingson), granddaughter of In-N-Out founders Harry and Esther Snyder, is owner and president of the chain since 2010, full owner since 2017, worth about $7.3 billion in 2025.
Mac Tonight
Mac Tonight is a fictional McDonald's advertising character introduced in 1986 to promote dinnertime business, a lounge singer with a crescent moon head, tuxedo, and piano.
Marco's Pizza
Marco's Pizza: American carryout and delivery pizza chain founded 1978 by Italian-born Pat Giammarco in Oregon, Ohio; Toledo-based, sold to Jack Butorac 2004; 1,184 stores in 35 states, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Mexico per 2026 FDD.
McDonald's
McDonald's, the American fast-food hamburger chain founded by Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino in 1940 and globalized by Ray Kroc from 1955, now runs over 36,000 franchised restaurants in more than 100 countries with over $130 billion in 2024 systemwide sales.
McDonald's French fries
McDonald's French fries (World Famous Fries®) are the chain's signature side: whole Russet Burbank, Ranger, Umatilla Russet, and Shepody potatoes, par-fried with beef flavoring by suppliers, frozen, and cooked in canola-blend oil in US restaurants; UK versions are vegetarian.
McDonald's Israel (מקדונלד'ס ישראל)
McDonald's Israel (מקדונלד'ס ישראל) is the Israeli McDonald's chain, first opened in Ramat Gan in October 1993 by franchisee Omri Padan's Alonyal. McDonald's Corporation bought the 225-restaurant, 5,000-employee business in 2024 after boycotts, and a Wiz-founders group is near a franchise deal.
McDonald's Monopoly
McDonald's Monopoly is McDonald's recurring collect-and-win sales promotion, launched in the US in 1987 and licensed from Hasbro. Players peel game pieces for instant wins or rare-property sets; a 1989-2001 insider fraud by Simon Marketing's Jerome Jacobson stole over $24 million in prizes.
McDonald's No. 1 Store Museum
McDonald's No. 1 Store Museum, in Des Plaines, Illinois, was a full-scale 1985 replica of Ray Kroc's first franchised McDonald's (opened April 15, 1955). Flood-damaged and closed to the public since 2008, it was demolished after the November 2017 announcement; the first McDonald's itself was in San Bernardino.
McDonaldization
McDonaldization: George Ritzer's 1983 sociological thesis that fast-food restaurant principles (efficiency, calculability, predictability, control) increasingly dominate society, adapting Weber's rationalization theory; distinct from casual uses of the term.
McDonaldland
McDonaldland is McDonald's fictional advertising world, created by Needham, Harper & Steers in 1971, home to Ronald McDonald, Grimace, Hamburglar, and Mayor McCheese; it ran until the early 2000s, lost a Krofft copyright suit, and returned in 2025.
McRib
The McRib is a McDonald's barbecue pork sandwich, a boneless restructured pork patty in BBQ sauce with pickles and onions, invented by René Arend, debuting in 1981, retired in 1985, and since sold intermittently as a scarcity-marketed limited-time item.
Mister Donut
Mister Donut (ミスタードーナツ), US doughnut chain founded 1956 by Harry Winokur, brother-in-law of Dunkin' founder William Rosenberg; operated in Japan by Duskin since 1971, where it leads the market with Pon de Ring.