This list of pizza chains includes notable pizzerias and
pizza chains. Pizza is a dish of
Neapolitan
Neapolitan means of or pertaining to Naples, a city in Italy; or to:
Geography and history
* Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city
* Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and Hig ...
origin and
cuisine, made with an
oven-baked, flat, generally round
bread that is often covered with
tomato
The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...
es or a tomato-based sauce and
mozzarella
Mozzarella (, ; nap, muzzarella ) is a southern Italian cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo's milk by the pasta filata method.
Fresh mozzarella is generally white but when seasoned it turns to a light yellow depending on the anim ...
cheese. Other toppings are added according to region, culture, or personal preference.
A restaurant or takeout where pizzas are made and sold as main food is called a ''
pizzeria
A pizzeria is a restaurant focusing on pizza. As well as pizza, dishes at pizzerias can include kebab, salads and pasta.
Many pizzerias offer take-away, where the customer orders their food either in advance or at the restaurant and then t ...
'' () or simply “pizza parlor” in English. The term ''pizza pie'' is a (mainly American)
dialect
The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of linguistic phenomena:
One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a ...
al, and ''pie'' is used for simplicity in some contexts, such as among pizzeria staff.
International chains
US based
see also article:
List of pizza chains of the United States
This is a list of pizza chains of the United States. This list is limited to pizza chain restaurants that are based, headquartered or originated in the United States.
Pizza chains of the United States
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California Pizza Kitchen
California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) is an American casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, United States ...
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Chuck E. Cheese
Chuck E. Cheese (formerly known as Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre, Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza and simply Chuck E. Cheese's) is an American family entertainment center and pizza restaurant chain founded in 1977 by Atari's co-founder Nolan Bu ...
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Domino's Pizza
Domino's Pizza, Inc., trading as Domino's, is an American multinational pizza restaurant chain founded in 1960 and led by CEO Russell Weiner. The corporation is Delaware domiciled and headquartered at the Domino's Farms Office Park in Ann Arbor ...
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Little Caesars
Little Caesar Enterprises Inc. (doing business as Little Caesars) is an American multi-national pizza chain. Based on 2020 statistics, Little Caesars is the third-largest pizza chain by total sales in the United States, behind Pizza Hut and ...
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Papa John's Pizza
Papa John's International, Inc., d/b/a Papa Johns, is an American pizza restaurant chain. It is the fourth largest pizza delivery restaurant chain in the United States, with headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia metropolit ...
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Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American multinational restaurant chain and international franchise founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas by Dan and Frank Carney. They serve their signature pan pizza and other dishes including pasta, breadsticks and dessert a ...
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Pizza Inn
Pizza Inn is a Dallas-based restaurant chain and international food franchise, specializing in American-style pan pizza, pasta, and side dishes.
The company is based in the Dallas suburb of The Colony, Texas. At its peak, Pizza Inn had over 50 ...
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Sbarro
Sbarro, LLC is an American pizzeria chain that specializes in New York-style pizza sold by the slice and other Italian-American cuisine. In 2011, the company was ranked 15th in foreign sales among U.S.-based quick-serve and fast-casual comp ...
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Shakey's Pizza
Shakey's Pizza is a pizza restaurant chain based in the United States. Founded in 1954, it was the first franchise pizza chain in the United States. In 1968, the chain had 342 locations. The chain had about 500 stores globally, and 58 in the Un ...
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Uno Pizzeria & Grill
Canada, Europe and Asia
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Boston Pizza
Boston Pizza (BP), known as Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar outside of Canada, is a Canadian multinational restaurant chain that owns and franchises locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
History
Boston Pizza ...
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Dodo Pizza
Dodo Pizza is a worldwide pizza delivery franchise founded in 2011 by Fyodor Ovchinnikov. The corporation was founded in Syktyvkar, Russia. Its headquarters are also in Syktyvkar, as well as in Moscow.
As of February 2021, the company has 570 pi ...
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Figaro's Pizza
Figaro's Pizza is an American multinational quick service restaurant chain serving Italian cuisine. The company has 37 locations in 4 countries, including Cyprus, the United States and Nigeria.
History
Figaro's Pizza was founded in Salem, Oreg ...
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Sarpino's Pizzeria
Sarpino's Pizzeria is a Canadian fast food restaurant chain specializing in pizza, with international operations headquartered in Singapore and U.S. operations headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnshire, Illinois.
History
The first Sar ...
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Telepizza
Telepizza () is a Spanish multinational pizza restaurant chain. As of 2017 it is the largest pizza chain not originating in North America by number of stores.
Telepizza was founded as "Pizza Phone" in 1987 by Leopoldo Fernández Pujals, a Cub ...
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The Pizza Company
The Pizza Company ( th, เดอะ พิซซ่า คอมปะนี) is a restaurant chain and international franchise based in Bangkok, Thailand. With focus on pizza and Italian-American cuisine, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of ...
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PizzaExpress
PizzaExpress is a British multinational restaurant group, owned by a group of bondholders. It has over 470 restaurants across the United Kingdom and 100 overseas in Europe, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, the Philippines, the Unite ...
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Pizza Corner
Pizza Corner was an international franchise of pizzeria chains that offered a wide range of pizzas, pastas and side dishes from chicken wings to salads. Pizza Corner operated as both standalone restaurants or combined with other Global Franch ...
(owned now by Caesars Pizza)
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Pizza Pizza
Pizza Pizza Ltd. is a franchised Canadian pizza quick-service restaurant with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. Its restaurants are mainly in the province of Ontario while others are located in Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and west ...
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Vapiano
Vapiano SE is a German restaurant franchise company headquartered in Cologne. The chain's restaurants offer Italian food adhering to the fast-casual principle. Vapiano was established in 2002 in Hamburg.
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Yellow Cab Pizza
Yellow Cab Pizza Co. is a pizza restaurant chain based in the Philippines. Founded in April 2001 by Eric Puno, Henry Lee and Albert Tan, Yellow Cab Pizza is owned by Max's Group, who is also the owner of the restaurant fried chicken chain Max' ...
Pizzerias by country of origin
Australia
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Pizza Capers
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La Porchetta
Brazil
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Mister Pizza
Mister Pizza () is one of the largest chains of pizzerias in Brazil. The company was founded in 1981 by Mayer Ambar, Luiz Ambar, Álvaro Feio and Charles Saba.
Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, there are more than 50 stores, distributed in severa ...
Canada
![Pizza Pizza at DVP Onramp](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Pizza_Pizza_at_DVP_Onramp.jpg)
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241 Pizza
241 Pizza is a Canadian franchise chain of quick-serve pizza restaurants headquartered in the Toronto district of Scarborough, Ontario.
241 Pizza has 62 locations across Ontario, predominantly in Southern Ontario, and has expanded throughout Cana ...
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Boston Pizza
Boston Pizza (BP), known as Boston's The Gourmet Pizza Restaurant and Sports Bar outside of Canada, is a Canadian multinational restaurant chain that owns and franchises locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
History
Boston Pizza ...
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Freshslice Pizza
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Gabriel Pizza
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Greco Pizza Restaurant
Greco Pizza Restaurant is a franchise restaurant chain consisting of over 100 outlets in Eastern Canada. The restaurants also deliver pizza. Greco bills itself as the largest pizza chain in Atlantic Canada.
History
The first Greco Pizza restaur ...
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King of Donair
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Mikes
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Mother's Pizza
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Panago
Panago is a privately held Canadian pizza delivery and takeout chain with approximately 200 locations across six provinces. It was founded in 1986 by the Rooke Family. Panago is a franchise business with each location being franchisee-owned and ...
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Pizza 73
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Pizza Delight
Pizza Delight is a Canadian pizza restaurant franchise. It was founded in 1968 in Shediac, New Brunswick by Léandre Bourque and Allard Robichaud and then later purchased by Bernard Imbeault and two of his friends. The chain's head offices are now ...
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Pizza Nova
Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd., doing business as Pizza Nova, is a Canadian franchise chain of pizza restaurants headquartered in Scarborough, Toronto. The chain was founded on 12 May 1963 by a young family of Italian immigrants. The first restaurant ...
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Pizzaiolo
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Pizza Pizza
Pizza Pizza Ltd. is a franchised Canadian pizza quick-service restaurant with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario. Its restaurants are mainly in the province of Ontario while others are located in Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and west ...
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Topper's Pizza
China
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Kro's Nest
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Origus
Colombia
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Jeno's Pizza
Finland
![Kotipizza Kauhava 2016](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Kotipizza_Kauhava_2016.jpg)
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Kotipizza
France
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Speed Rabbit Pizza
Germany
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Vapiano
Vapiano SE is a German restaurant franchise company headquartered in Cologne. The chain's restaurants offer Italian food adhering to the fast-casual principle. Vapiano was established in 2002 in Hamburg.
India
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Smokin' Joes
Ireland
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Four Star Pizza
Four Star Pizza is a fast food pizza company which operates throughout Ireland. It originated in Washington, Pennsylvania, US, in 1981 by Alan and Susan Cottrill, who previously operated Domino's Pizza stores in Ohio. Besides sharing the English ...
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Apache Pizza
Israel
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Big Apple Pizza
Big Apple Pizza ( he, ביג אפל פיצה) is an Israeli pizza chain with 10 branches throughout Israel, founded in 1986.
History
Big Apple Pizza was founded in 1986 by Haim Kedem, in the Jerusalem mall, Dorot Rishonim.
Italy
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Rossopomodoro
Rossopomodoro is an Italian pizza restaurant chain, headquartered in Naples, with outlets in Italy, the UK, France, Germany, Iceland, Turkey, Denmark, the US, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Brazil and Malta.
They were founded by three former professional ...
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Spizzico
Japan
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Aoki's Pizza
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Pizza California
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Pizza-La
Lithuania
![Čili Pica Naujamiestis 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/%C4%8Cili_Pica_Naujamiestis_2.JPG)
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Čili
Mexico
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Benedetti's Pizza
Netherlands
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New York Pizza
New Zealand
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Hell Pizza
Hell Pizza is a New Zealand-based pizza chain. It was established in Wellington (Kelburn) in 1996 and has since expanded around New Zealand.
Franchises have also operated at various times in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, South Korea, Ind ...
Norway
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Peppes Pizza
Peppes Pizza is a Norwegian pizza chain that serves American style. Peppes Pizza is the largest pizza restaurant chain in Scandinavia with close to 90 departments.
The restaurant chain was founded in 1970 by the american, Louis Jordan and his n ...
Philippines
![Greenwhich store](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Greenwhich_store.jpg)
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Greenwich Pizza
Greenwich Pizza, also known as Greenwich, is a pizza and pasta chain in the Philippines. It was founded in 1971 by Cresida Tueres.
Greenwich Pizza started in 1971 as a small store at Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan, Rizal (now part of ...
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Yellow Cab Pizza
Yellow Cab Pizza Co. is a pizza restaurant chain based in the Philippines. Founded in April 2001 by Eric Puno, Henry Lee and Albert Tan, Yellow Cab Pizza is owned by Max's Group, who is also the owner of the restaurant fried chicken chain Max' ...
Russia
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Dodo Pizza
Dodo Pizza is a worldwide pizza delivery franchise founded in 2011 by Fyodor Ovchinnikov. The corporation was founded in Syktyvkar, Russia. Its headquarters are also in Syktyvkar, as well as in Moscow.
As of February 2021, the company has 570 pi ...
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New York Pizza
South Africa
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Debonairs Pizza
Debonairs Pizza is a South African based pizza restaurant chain franchise founded in 1991 by Craig MacKenzie and Andrew Harvey. MacKenzie came up with the idea and business model to found the company following a gap-year trip to Los Angeles when ...
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Panarottis
Spur Corporation (doing business as Spur Steak Ranches) () is a steakhouse franchise restaurant chain originating from South Africa with a focus on family dining. The head office of Spur Corporation is situated in Century City, Cape Town. Altho ...
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Roman's Pizza
South Korea
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Mr. Pizza
Mr. Pizza Inc. (Korean: 미스터피자) is a South Korean pizza chain established in 1990. It is the top pizza brand in Korea in terms of the number of franchisees and sales.
Mr. Pizza has won recognition overseas. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 Chin ...
Spain
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Telepizza
Telepizza () is a Spanish multinational pizza restaurant chain. As of 2017 it is the largest pizza chain not originating in North America by number of stores.
Telepizza was founded as "Pizza Phone" in 1987 by Leopoldo Fernández Pujals, a Cub ...
Taiwan
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Alleycat's Pizza
Thailand
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The Pizza Company
The Pizza Company ( th, เดอะ พิซซ่า คอมปะนี) is a restaurant chain and international franchise based in Bangkok, Thailand. With focus on pizza and Italian-American cuisine, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of ...
Trinidad and Tobago
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Mario's Pizzeria
Ukraine
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Pizza Celentano
United Kingdom
![Askitalian](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Askitalian.jpg)
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Bella Italia
Bella Italia (formerly known as Bella Pasta) is a chain of over 90 restaurants offering meals inspired by Italian cuisine in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The chain is part of The Big Table Group, which also owns Café Rouge and Las Iguanas ...
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Carluccio's
Carluccio's is an Italian cuisine, Italian restaurant chain founded in London in 1999.
In 1991, Antonio Carluccio and his then wife opened an Italian food shop, named Carluccio's.
In 1999, the first "Carluccio's Caffè" was opened in Market ...
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easyPizza
EasyPizza (styled as easyPizza) was a short-lived pizza delivery franchise launched on 17 December 2004, owned by EasyGroup.
Overview
easyPizza offered a restricted menu and prices that varied according demand. Cheaper pizzas were offered during ...
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Franco Manca
Franco Manca is a sourdough Neapolitan pizza business operating around 70 pizzerias in the UK. It was founded in 2008 by Giuseppe Mascoli and Bridget Hugo. The first store opened on Market Row in Brixton Market. Initially sites were in the Londo ...
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PizzaExpress
PizzaExpress is a British multinational restaurant group, owned by a group of bondholders. It has over 470 restaurants across the United Kingdom and 100 overseas in Europe, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, the Philippines, the Unite ...
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Prezzo
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Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, Tria; , ), also anglicized as Trent ...
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Strada
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Tops Pizza
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Zizzi
Zizzi is a chain of Italian-inspired restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In February 2015, Bridgepoint Capital completed a £250 million acquisition of '' ASK Italian'' and ''Zizzi'', and subsequently bought by TowerBrook Capital Partn ...
See also
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List of pizza franchises
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List of casual dining restaurant chains
This is a list of casual dining restaurant chains around the world, arranged in alphabetical order. A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately priced food in a casual atmosphere. Except for buffet-style restaurants and, mor ...
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List of coffeehouse chains
This list of notable coffeehouse chains catalogues the spread and markets share of coffeehouses world-wide. This list excludes the many companies which operate coffeeshops within retail establishments, notably bookstores and department stores, o ...
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List of fast food restaurant chains
The following is a list of notable current and former fast food restaurant chains, as distinct from fast casual restaurants (see List of casual dining restaurant chains), coffeehouses (see List of coffeehouse chains), ice cream parlors (see List ...
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List of ice cream parlor chains
This is a list of notable ice cream parlor chains. Ice cream parlors are places that sell ice cream, gelato, sorbet and/or frozen yogurt to consumers. Ice cream is typically sold as regular ice cream (also called hard-packed ice cream), gelato an ...
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Lists of restaurants
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