and my wife won't let me eat any of that stuff tell you what i'll give you 10 bucks for that
thing yeah me too fast food is one of the biggest money-making industries in the world but have you
ever stopped and wondered which restaurants dominate the game well here are the top ten
most profitable fast food chains if i sell two sandwiches for ten dollars each that equals money
subway is this subway the transportation system or somewhere the sandwich chop
even though subway has been falling behind a little bit and has been under a lot of fire
in the last few years it's still considered the largest fast food chain in the world at
least in terms of the number of outlets initially known as pete's super submarine subway was first
founded in 1965 by 17 year old fred deluca in bridgeport connecticut what started as a small
submarine sandwich shop to help pay for deluca's tuition quickly turned into a worldwide sensation
oh and it's gone viral soon enough subway began expanding and franchising all around the world
today there are over 40 000 locations in operation subway revolutionized the fast food industry
thanks to its healthier menu offerings and the ability to customize your subs to your liking
even though in recent years the chain has closed a good amount of locations around 2 400
outlets worldwide it's still managed to generate pretty impressive revenues 10.4 billion dollars
which is a slight increase from past years yeah making money starbucks our coffee costs a billion
dollars this is starbucks starbucks is easily one of the most famous coffeehouse chains in the world
and how could it not be with its iconic customized cups signature drinks and thousands of locations
chances are you've been to a starbucks at least once in your life and since it was founded back
in 1971 it also makes it one of the oldest coffee house chains there are now over 32 660 stores
operating in 76 countries we are international businessmen starbucks built its business model on
selling high quality coffee beans good service and unique flavors which obviously all paid off as the
company keeps on growing every single day not only because of its growing popularity but also because
they continually update their coffee and beverage menus needless to say that with a menu of over 87
000 drink combinations you will never run out of ideas on how to make your starbucks
experience magical however because of the pandemic starbucks can't deny that it took a pretty hefty
hit in sales but that hasn't stopped it from slowly climbing back up the ladder we need to
figure out how we're gonna survive taco bell when i get crammed in by the taco bell coupon taco bell
everyone's favorite hangout spot after a night out a stressful week or just a regular tuesday
taco bell first saw the light of day back in 1962 in downey california when glenn bell decided
to open his own restaurant and yes in case you didn't already know taco bell did inherit its name
from the owner taco bell is now one of the most popular fast food chains in 31 countries with over
7 000 locations and serves more than 40 million customers each week in the us alone so many people
as the name suggests the chain specializes in yes tacos but also nachos burritos and quesadillas
in terms of revenues the last few years have been particularly successful in 2020 the chain reported
a one percent growth in same store sales as well as an increase of more than one billion dollars in
digital sales their ability to adapt and quickly respond to the pandemic's changing restrictions
played a huge role in taco bell's advancement especially thanks to its go mobile restaurants
which offer contactless curbside pickups keep it up taco bell yeah that's good social distancing
real good wendy's okay wendy's we love wendy known for its square patties and one-of-a-kind frosties
wendy's knows a thing or two about good business the chain was first founded by
dave thomas in columbus ohio in 1969 with the goal of providing his customers with fast hearty food
all in a family setting after one successful year thomas opened another location which had the first
modern drive-through window among fast food restaurants and after that it was only a matter
of time before wendy's blew up the restaurant can now be found in over 29 countries with 6 500
restaurants wendy's raging prosperity is mostly due to its extensive menu that keeps on evolving
from burgers to salads to unique signs and now even breakfast combos you're always sure to find
something to satisfy your craving you have to come to the restaurant to order food well
send somebody to pick it up just have it ready and it's ready now like many other restaurants
wendy's has focused on the future of the fast food industry due to the pandemic it began increasing
its digital outlook wendy saw an increase in its app downloads by 15 and now plans on developing
artificial intelligence-enabled apps to predict customers tastes by analyzing patterns of past
orders overall wendy's had a minor increase in revenues to 1.73 billion in 2020 not a bad chunk
of change here we go profit profit profit sonic drive-in carefully thanks for coming to sonic
we'll see you next time may the force be with you all right with its drive-in concept car hops
roller skates and retro theme you can't help but feel transported back in time whenever you visit
the restaurant sonic got its start back in 1953 in shawnee oklahoma and was founded by troy smith
what started as an abandoned root beer stand serving burgers and hot dogs quickly became one
of the biggest quick service restaurants in the u.s there are now over 3 500 sonics operating in
46 u.s states and it doesn't seem like it's going to slow down anytime soon slow down i
can't slow down i'm running a six billion dollar company if i slow down the company goes under
known for its broad menu of carnival-like items like burgers corn dogs milkshakes and cheesy tots
sonic knows how to deliver exactly what the people want quality and tasty food the chain
generates pretty impressive yearly revenues around 4.6 billion dollars in 2020 alone by
constantly updating the menu and offering fast and friendly service of course your chain will do well
and sonic is living proof integrated customer engagement now allows off-premises orderings
through the web which increased sales like crazy and contributed to a customer boost like no other
before finally a customer dominoes so i guess only domino's is allowed to sell pizza now domino's has
been competing for years with pizza hut to land the number one spot as the largest pizza chain
and while the title's been going back and forth as of 2020 domino's is the proud holder of the title
with almost 16 000 stores across 85 different countries and 4.117 billion dollars in revenue
it's not that surprising the chain's so famous domino's founded in 1960 by brothers tom
and james monaghan started out selling only two types of pizza obviously the menu significantly
expanded over the years and today there are about 34 million possible pizza combinations
that's a lot not only does dominoes offer a ridiculously high number of choices but it
was also the pioneer of fast delivery with its 30 minutes or less guarantee this alone has become an
industry-wide expectation every pizza chain needs to meet if they want to compete with domino's
the chain also has one of the best developed apps in the business with a trusty tracker and online
ordering giving them another advantage in the fast food game domino's sells around 3 million pizzas
every day globally and keeps expanding more and more mainly thanks to its cloud kitchen concept
which more restaurants are doing since delivery apps are becoming increasingly popular you want to
order a pizza that doesn't sound very exciting but now you can follow your order online kfc
now give us five bucks is there anything more satisfying than seeing that giant bucket of
kentucky fried chicken with colonel sanders face plastered on it arguably no kfc is one
of the oldest fast food chains and also one of the most successful worldwide it all started back
in the 1930s when colonel harlan sanders began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant
in corbyn kentucky during the great depression today there are over 25 000 locations in more than
145 countries with china being the biggest market the chain has a brand value of 8.3 billion dollars
only in china and has over 6 600 outlets there kfc was the first american fast food chain to open in
the country in 1987 and it became a symbol of the country's rapidly reforming economy
of course the united states is a close second in terms of popularity locations
and income as the red and white striped bucket was invented here why did kfc go out of business
as the pandemic hit a lot of businesses hard including fast food chains many kfc outlets had
to shut down however despite the huge amount of restaurant closures kfc still managed to increase
its revenues to 27.9 billion dollars in 2020 which is pretty impressive considering it seems that
nothing can stop kfc from thriving but they thought it was doing product integration for kfc
they feel like burger king you're dressed for burger king should we make it burger king famous
for its giant whopper burger king has come a long way since it first opened back in 1953.
back then it was called insta burger king and it opened its doors in jacksonville florida where it
served signature flame broiled burgers milkshakes and fries just like today the chain got bigger and
bigger and by 1967 it was the second largest fast food chain in the country right behind mcdonald's
the home of the whopper is now spread out over 100 countries and has 17 800 stores offering
an extensive range of burgers sandwiches fries hot dogs and even tacos for a while
they sell everything here that's what i'm trying to tell you bk recently launched a one dollar menu
called the your way menu which has been a raging success with customers the menu consists of four
items a bacon cheeseburger chicken junior sandwich fries and a soft drink but despite demand going up
it didn't stop sales from dropping 11 percent due to the pandemic we can still easily say that with
a revenue of just over 20 billion dollars it still didn't do too bad we still got it we still got it
chick-fil-a the sales for chick-fil-a went through the roof yes another fried chicken
fast food place what can we say america just really loves fried chicken chick-fil-a was
officially opened in atlanta georgia in 1967 by s truitt cassie funnily enough the chain
didn't start out by selling the now famous chicken sandwich but rather hamburgers often credited as
popularizing the chicken sandwich it all happened when a local poultry supplier approached kathy
saying he'd produced too many chicken breasts cleveland what should i do with this accepting
the supply but not knowing what to do with it kathy decided to put it between two buns and voila
the new sensation was born but aside from its signature sandwich the chain also offers a broad
range of entrees salads sides and sauces it didn't take long before chick-fil-a started to skyrocket
in popularity not only because of its tasty menu items but also because of its friendly and polite
service in 2016 the chain was even named the most polite chain restaurant by qsr magazine
today there are about 3 000 chick-fil-a across the country as well as a few new outlets in the uk
and canada the chain is now among the largest fast food chains and has a yearly revenue of about 10
billion dollars that's huge so huge mcdonald's i'm a powerful man simpson i can walk into mcdonald's
order soup and they'll make it of course mcdonald's would be a part of a list of most
profitable fast food chains everybody knows mcds heck apparently the golden arches are more
recognizable worldwide than the christian cross founded in the 1940s by two brothers mcdonald's
has now become the second largest fast food chain in the world there are over 39 000 restaurants
and more than a hundred countries all offering signature meals cater to the country's taste
which is part of what makes the restaurant so great mcdonald's also sells more than
75 hamburgers every second and serves an astonishing 69 million people every day
sure it did suffer some setbacks due to the pandemic but nothing too major around 200
locations were closed and the annual revenue fell from 21.8 billion dollars in 2019 to 19.2 billion
dollars with a new mcdonald's opening every 14 and a half hours it shouldn't be too much of a
problem to recoup you have your own mcdonald's no way order up more great videos just tap or click
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