1. Auntie Anne's
   Cinnabon
2. McDonald's
   Krispy Kreme

McDonald's is one of the biggest and most popular fast food chains. The restaurant was founded in 1940 by Richard and Maurice McDonald.

1. Jollibee
   Chuck E. Cheese's
2. Dunkin' Donuts
   Burger King

Burger King prides itself on flame-grilled hamburgers. The company is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

1. Quizno's
   Chick-fil-A
2. First Kitchen
   Red Robin

Another popular American fast-food chain, Chick-fil-A specializes in chicken sandwiches. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

1. Dixy Chicken
   Pizza Hut
2. Chester's
   Long John Silver's

Pizza Hut serves American-Italian cuisine. The food chain was founded in 1958 by Dan and Frank Carney.

1. Sam's Chicken
   Little Chef
2. Upper Crust
   Taco Bell

Taco Bell is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands Inc. An American food chain, Taco Bell serves Tex-Mex food, including tacos, nachos and burritos.

1. KFC
   Rotiboy
2. Jollibee
   Starbucks

KFC is the second-largest food chain globally. The fried chicken fast-food company was founded by Colonel Sanders in 1952, in Kentucky.

1. Wendy's
   Auntie Anne's
2. Cinnabon
   First Kitchen

The Wendy's fast-food chain is perhaps best known for its iconic red-pigtailed logo. Founded by Dave Thomas, Wendy's specializes in hamburgers.

1. Dunkin' Donuts
   Chuck E. Cheese's
2. Chipotle
   Krispy Kreme

Chipotle is officially named the Chipotle Mexican Grill. The restaurants specialize in tacos and can be found in the United States, Germany and France.

1. Leons
   Domino's
2. Long John Silver's
   Red Robin

Domino's Pizza is the largest pizza chain in the world. The company was founded in 1960 in Michigan, United States.

1. Subway
   Dixy Chicken
2. Chester's
   Quizno's

The Subway fast-food chain was initially founded in 1965 under the name Peter's Super Submarines. The restaurants serve submarine sandwiches and salads.

1. Jollibee
   Sonic Drive-In
2. Little Chef
   Sam's Chicken

As the name suggests, Sonic Drive-In is a drive-in restaurant. The restaurant is a subsidiary of Inspire Brands.

1. Rotiboy
   Starbucks
2. Arby's
   Cinnabon

Another subsidiary of Inspire Brands, Arby's is a sandwich fast-food restaurant. The restaurant was first opened in Ohio in 1964.

1. First Kitchen
   Dunkin' Donuts
2. Auntie Anne's
   Popeyes

The Popeyes food chain was founded in 1972, New Orleans. Like KFC, the Popeyes chain specializes in fried chicken.

1. Little Caesars
   Krispy Kreme
2. Chuck E. Cheese's
   Long John Silver's

Little Caesar's has been identified as the third-largest pizza company in the world. It operates restaurants in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, the Middle East and Asia.

1. Red Robin
   Jollibee
2. Jack in the Box
   Leons

The Jack in the Box fast-food chain can be found mainly on the West Coast of the United States. The restaurant serves a variety of food items, from chicken sandwiches to hamburgers.

1. Dixy Chicken
   Quizno's
2. Dairy Queen
   Chester's

Dairy Queen was founded in 1940 in Illinois by John McCullough. The company is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.

1. Starbucks
   Carl's Jr.
2. Cinnabon
   Little Chef

The Carl's Jr. franchise operates restaurants in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United States. The fast-food restaurant began as a smaller version of Carl's Drive-In restaurant before taking off on its own.

1. Long John Silver's
   Upper Crust
2. Dunkin' Donuts
   Five Guys

The Five Guys fast-food chain is based in Lorton, Virginia. The restaurant serves french fries, hamburgers and hot dogs.

1. Rotiboy
   First Kitchen
2. Papa John's
   Krispy Kreme

Papa John's is a pizza fast-food restaurant. The company was founded in 1984 by John Schnatter.

1. Quizno's
   Jollibee
2. Wingstop
   Auntie Anne's

The Wingstop chain specializes in chicken wings. The first restaurant was opened in 1994 in Garland, Texas.

1. Sam's Chicken
   Red Robin
2. Hardee's
   Dixy Chicken

Hardee's or Hardee's Food System Inc. is a subsidiary of CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc. The restaurant serves various food items, from sandwiches to burgers.

1. Cinnabon
   Chuck E. Cheese's
2. Starbucks
   Steak 'n Shake

Steak 'n Shake is a subsidiary branch of Biglari Holdings. The restaurant's main items are milkshakes and hamburgers.

1. Chester's
   Long John Silver's
2. Culver's
   Krispy Kreme

The very first Culver's restaurant was opened in 1984 in Wisconsin by the Culvers. The fast-food restaurant can be found in the Midwestern region of the United States.

1. Dunkin' Donuts
   Rally's
2. Leons
   Little Chef

The Rally's fast-food restaurant is run by the Checkers Drive-In Restaurant Inc. The restaurant serves a variety of items such as hot dogs, fries, burgers and shakes.

1. Whataburger
   First Kitchen
2. Cinnabon
   Quizno's

The Whataburger restaurant was first opened in 1950 Corpus Christi, Texas by Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton. As the name suggests, the restaurant specializes in hamburgers.

1. Church's Chicken
   Jollibee
2. Auntie Anne's
   Dixy Chicken

The Church's Chicken food chain was founded initially as Church's Fried Chicken to Go by George Church Jr. Now Church's Chicken, the restaurant operates mainly in North America.

1. Rotiboy
   Starbucks
2. Chuck E. Cheese's
   Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons is a Canadian fast-food chain best known for its coffee and donuts. The restaurant is named after its founder, Tim Horton.

1. Red Robin
   In-N-Out
2. Krispy Kreme
   Long John Silver's

The In-N-Out restaurant food chain can be found mainly in the American Southwest and Pacific coast. It is a privately owned food chain.

1. Quizno's
   White Castle
2. Dunkin' Donuts
   Chester's

White Castle can be found in the Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Founded since 1921, the White Castle fast-food chain is thought to be the first American fast-food chain.

1. Leons
   Panda Express
2. Cinnabon
   First Kitchen

The Panda Express food chain specializes in American-Chinese cuisine. The restaurant was founded by Peggy and Andrew Cherng.

1. Jimmy John's
   Jollibee
2. Dixy Chicken
   Little Chef

The Jimmy John's fast-food chain is named after its founder, Jimmy John Liautaud. It is a sandwich restaurant which specializes in delivery.

1. Rotiboy
   Waffle House
2. Chuck E. Cheese's
   Starbucks

Waffle House is a waffle food chain which operates 2100 restaurants in the Southern and Midwestern United States. The Waffle House first opened its doors on Labor Day in 1955.

1. Quizno's
   Krispy Kreme
2. TGI Fridays
   Red Robin

TGI Fridays is a chain of privately owned casual-dining restaurants. The restaurant has a very comprehensive menu, including alcoholic beverages.

1. Dunkin' Donuts
   Auntie Anne's
2. Long John Silver's
   Denny's

Denny's is a diner-style restaurant food chain which operates in several countries across the globe. First opened in 1953, the restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

1. Jollibee
   Cinnabon
2. First Kitchen
   Cici's

Cicis was founded in 1985 by Mike Cole and Joe Croce. The restaurant is a pizza buffet restaurant.

1. Shake Shack
   Little Chef
2. Leons
   Sam's Chicken

Shake Shack was only recently founded in 2004. Now a casual restaurant, Shake Shack began as a hot-dog cart.

1. Dixy Chicken
   Sbarro
2. Chester's
   Chuck E. Cheese's

Sbarro is a privately owned food chain specializing in New York-style pizza. The company operates more than 800 locations.

1. Rotiboy
   Krispy Kreme
2. Starbucks
   Bojangles'

Bojangles' is officially known as Bojangles' Famous Chicken and Biscuit. A Southern-based food chain, Bojangles' serves spicy fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits.

1. El Pollo Loco
   Dunkin' Donuts
2. Long John Silver's
   Quizno's

El Pollo Loco, or The Crazy Chicken in English, was founded by Juan Francisco Ochoa. The restaurant serves Mexican-style grilled chicken.

1. Jollibee
   Cinnabon
2. Zaxby's
   Auntie Anne's

The Zaxby's fast-food chain can be found primarily in the Southern states. The restaurant serves chicken fingers, sandwiches, salads and chicken wings.