Burger King's Franchisee Profiles and Contact Information

The Burger King Franchisee Playbook is a Burger King franchisee list covering virtually every US franchise owner in the system: about 290 ownership groups operating roughly 5,500 Burger King restaurants, with decision-maker contacts, headquarters data, and every other brand each group operates. Data is current as of October 2026 and pulled to order from FRANdata's live franchise database.

Most Burger King customers never think about who owns the restaurant they're eating in. If you sell to, lend to, invest in, or recruit Burger King franchise owners, that is the first thing you need to know. This playbook answers it, along with what else those owners run.

How Many Burger King Franchisees Are There?

About 290 franchisees operate roughly 5,500 franchised Burger King restaurants in the US, as of October 2026, in virtually every state. Together those same franchisees run about 11,500 franchised units across more than 130 brands, which means roughly 6,000 of their restaurants carry a name other than Burger King.

• About one in four Burger King franchisees is multi-brand, and those multi-brand groups control about 60% of franchised Burger King units.
• About 140 franchisees run five or fewer Burger King restaurants, and many of them are single-unit owners.

Who Are the Largest Burger King Franchisees?

Burger King franchise ownership is highly concentrated. About 20 operators control half of all franchised Burger King restaurants, and roughly 25 groups with 50 or more Burger King units hold more than half the system. Eight franchisees each operate more than 100 Burger King restaurants.

The largest Burger King franchisee operates roughly 500 Burger King restaurants, but its full portfolio is about three times that: around 1,500 units across 10 brands. The playbook ranks every Burger King franchisee by Burger King units and by total units, so you can see each account at its true size.

What Other Brands Do Burger King Franchisees Own?

Burger King franchisees diversify mostly within quick service. The most common sister brand is Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, which, like Burger King, is owned by Restaurant Brands International (RBI). The most common brands across the Burger King franchisee set:

The full brand index in the playbook covers more than 130 concepts, from Applebee's, IHOP, and Chick-fil-A to bakery-café, frozen dessert, and a small number of hotel and automotive franchises.

Who Owns Burger King Franchises?

Burger King franchise owners are more varied than most target lists suggest. The franchisee set includes large private multi-brand platforms, regional family-owned groups, single-store owner-operators, and newer groups formed by former Burger King and RBI executives. It also includes non-traditional operators that most lists miss: contract food service companies, travel center chains, and a military exchange service. Each of these buys, decides, and expands differently, and the playbook helps you tell them apart.

Is Burger King Making a Turnaround? What the Franchisee Base Shows

Burger King's franchised system is at its smallest since 1993. FRANdata's analysis in the October 2026 issue of its FRANbrain newsletter points out that it took Burger King 26 years to grow from about 5,500 franchised locations to its 2019 peak of roughly 7,300, and only six years to fall back. Even after counting the roughly 1,000 restaurants corporate acquired in 2024, the total system has shrunk by almost one location in ten since 2019.

FRANdata also sees signs of a turnaround, and they show up first in the franchisee base. Burger King's current US leadership has shifted the focus to franchisee profitability. They rebuilt trust with the system's most vocal operators, and franchisees then voted to increase their own marketing fund contributions. People with an inside view are now buying in: former Burger King and RBI executives, including leaders from franchising, development, and company operations, have bought franchised restaurants of their own. The family of a senior Burger King leader took on more than 50 locations.

For anyone selling into the system, financing it, or competing for its operators, the franchisee base is where you'll see a turnaround take hold.

How FRANdata Builds the Burger King Franchisee List

Mapping who owns a franchise system is harder than it looks. Large operators often run hundreds of restaurants through dozens of separate LLCs, several headquarters, and a mix of brands that never appear together in any public filing. One mid-sized Burger King operator, for example, runs about 110 restaurants through more than 100 separate legal entities in over a dozen states. Across the full set, FRANdata ties nearly 1,500 store-level corporate names back to fewer than 290 ownership groups.

What's in the Burger King Franchisee Playbook?

• Franchisee roster: every Burger King ownership group in the set, with total units owned and Burger King units owned
• Decision-maker contacts: more than 1,200 contacts, with email, phone, and nearly 900 LinkedIn profiles; about 98% of franchisees have at least one decision-maker contact
• Headquarters data: HQ addresses, county, and metro area (CBSA) for each group, including operators with more than one office
• Unit-level detail: every franchised location each group operates, across all brands, with store corporate name, address, county, CBSA, and store phone
• Brand portfolio index: every brand in the franchisee set, classified by FRANdata industry and sector
• Company profiles: website, LinkedIn, Facebook, and main email, where available

Who Uses a Burger King Franchisee List?

• Suppliers and vendors selling equipment, technology, food, packaging, or services to Burger King franchise owners
• Private equity and investors looking for acquisition targets or evaluating the strength of the franchisee base
• Lenders underwriting multi-unit Burger King operators and their other brands
• Emerging franchisors recruiting experienced multi-unit operators
• M&A advisors and consultants mapping consolidation in the system

Because ownership is concentrated, a small number of relationships reach a large share of restaurants. The playbook shows you which groups those are, who leads them, and where they operate.

Delivery, License, and Price

Pulled to order from FRANdata's live database and delivered as an Excel file within 2 to 4 business days. Includes a one-year license for internal use by the purchasing organization.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Burger King franchisees are there in the US?

As of October 2026, about 290 franchisees operate roughly 5,500 franchised Burger King restaurants in the US. About one in four also operates at least one other franchise brand.

Who owns Burger King?

Burger King is owned by Restaurant Brands International (RBI), which also owns Popeyes, Tim Hortons, and Firehouse Subs. Most US Burger King restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, ranging from single-store owners to multi-brand groups with more than 1,000 total units.

Who are the largest Burger King franchisees?

About 20 operators control half of all franchised Burger King restaurants, and eight franchisees each run more than 100 Burger King units. The largest operates roughly 500 Burger King restaurants within a portfolio of about 1,500 units. The playbook includes the full ranked roster by Burger King units and total units.

What other brands do Burger King franchisees own?

Burger King franchisees operate more than 130 other brands. The most common are Popeyes, Subway, Dunkin', Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, and Arby's.

Is Burger King shrinking?

Burger King's franchised system is at its smallest since 1993, down from a 2019 peak of roughly 7,300 franchised locations to about 5,500. FRANdata sees early signs of a turnaround, including franchisees voting to raise marketing fund contributions and former Burger King and RBI executives buying franchised restaurants.

What contact information is included?

More than 1,200 decision-maker contacts with email, phone, and LinkedIn where available, plus headquarters addresses and company website, LinkedIn, and Facebook pages. About 98% of franchisees have at least one decision-maker contact.

How is the Burger King Franchisee Playbook different from the Burger King FDD?

The Burger King Franchise Disclosure Document is the franchisor's legal disclosure: fees, obligations, financial statements, and outlet data. The playbook is built from franchisee ownership research. It groups every location under its real ownership group, adds each group's other brands, and includes decision-maker contacts that an FDD does not provide.

How current is the data, and how is it delivered?

The playbook is pulled to order from FRANdata's live database and delivered as an Excel file within 2 to 4 business days, with a one-year license for internal use.

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