Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of fast food companies in Europe holds companies in 34 of its countries.
List of Fast Food Companies in Europe
Fast food companies prepare standard meals to order within minutes, for eating in, taking away or delivery. We list 71,107 fast food companies in Europe, most of them in the UK (24%) and France (19%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
71,107 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies71,107
Countries34
Largest countryThe UK
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email27%
Phone65%
Website60%
CEO name73%
Live sample of fast food companies in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 71,107 fast food companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
Mcdonald's Deutschland LLC, Zweigniederlassung MunchenMcdonald's Deutschland LLC, Zweigniederlassung Munchen
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonald's Deutschland LLC, Zweigniederlassung Munchen | Germany | München | Drygalski-allee 51 | München | 81477 | *****.com | 1976 | $5,840,956,000 | 55,000 | Foreign company | 9459 | 80333B50822 |
| 2 | Mcdonald's Italia SRL | Italy | Assago | Via del Bosco Rinnovato 6 | Milano | 20057 | *****.it | 1986 | $926,668,507 | 3,787 | Corporation | 9459 | IT13890640967 |
| 3 | Mac Donald's France Restaurants | France | Guyancourt | 1 Rue Gustave Eiffel | Yvelines | 78280 | *****.fr | 1995 | $2,228 | 2,000 | Corporation | 9459 | 40118227400019 |
| 4 | Heinritzi GMBH & CO. Restaurant KG | Germany | Rosenheim | Adlzreiterstr. 15 | Rosenheim | 83022 | *****.de | 1982 | $112,373,736 | 1,099 | Corporation | 5 | 83278A6177 |
| 5 | Nicefoods | Serbia | Beograd | Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 85-A | Grad Beograd | PAK 1 | *****.rs | 1989 | $137,884,816 | 1,046 | Corporation | 20 | 07092652 |
| 6 | J.M.C. Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Largymore | Sprucefield Centre | Lisburn and Castlereagh | BT27 5UN | *****.com | 1993 | $55,071,799 | 1,034 | Corporation | N/A | NI027644 |
| 7 | Etnafood SRL | Italy | Catania | Corso Sicilia 40 | Catania | 95131 | *****.it | 1999 | $97,317,882 | 997 | Corporation | 26 | IT05728870964 |
| 8 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | East Cliff | St. Pauls Road | Bournemouth | BH8 8DL | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 9 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Hengrove Park | Unit H | City of Bristol | BS14 0HR | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 10 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Totterdown | East Street | City of Bristol | BS3 4JY | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 11 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Coychurch | Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd | Bridgend | CF35 5HY | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 12 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Coventry | Unit 3 West Orchards Shopping Centre | Coventry, West Midlands | CV1 1QX | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 13 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Chalk | Imperial Retail Park | Kent | DA11 0DQ | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 14 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Durham | 30-31a High Street | Durham | DH1 3UL | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 15 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Seacroft | York Road | Leeds, West Yorkshire | LS14 6US | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 16 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Hampstead | 302-304 Pentonville Road | London | N1 9NR | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 17 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Southport | 8a Eastbank Street | Sefton, Merseyside | PR8 1DW | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 18 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Charlton | Bugsbys Way Greenwich Shopping Park | London | SE7 7SR | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 19 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | London | Crescent Arcade | London | SE8 3EL | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 20 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Staines-upon-thames | Unit A | Surrey | TW18 4WB | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 21 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Linn | 47 Castlemilk Arcade | Glasgow City | G45 9AA | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 22 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Ilford | Horns Road | London | IG2 6BE | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 23 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Washington | Unit 31 | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | NE38 7SB | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 24 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Chorley | 102 Market Street | Lancashire | PR7 2SE | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A | |
| 25 | Mcdonald's Restaurants LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Plasmarl | Foundry Road | Swansea | SA6 8DU | *****.com | N/A | 0 | 971 | 1244 | N/A |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most fast food companies?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Fast food companies per country, 34 countries
- 1The UK16,986 (24%)
- 2France13,241 (19%)
- 3Germany10,842 (15%)
- 4Belgium9,046 (13%)
- 5Romania5,214 (7%)
- 6The Netherlands2,818 (4%)
- 7Italy2,714 (4%)
- 8Poland1,594 (2%)
- 9Norway1,481 (2%)
- 10Austria1,259 (2%)
- 11Spain789 (1%)
- 12Denmark743 (1%)
- 13Switzerland675 (1%)
- 14The Czech Republic582 (1%)
- 15Portugal548 (1%)
The UK and France together hold 43% of the fast food companies in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 19 countries hold 2,575 more.
Largest fast food companies in Europe
The biggest fast food companies in Europe by staff and by revenue and the biggest newcomers of 2026. Click a name for the record.
232 fast food companies in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 93 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
3,364 fast food companies were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
Most fast food companies in Europe are very small: 88% have 1 to 4 employees, and 55% sit between $100K and $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 59,779 | 88% | |
| 5-9 | 4,738 | 7% | |
| 10-19 | 1,890 | 3% | |
| 20-49 | 1,064 | 2% | |
| 50-99 | 283 | 0% | |
| 100-199 | 75 | 0% | |
| 200-499 | 46 | 0% | |
| 500+ | 103 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 24,943 | 40% | |
| $100K-$500K | 34,185 | 55% | |
| $500K-$1M | 1,449 | 2% | |
| $1M-$5M | 1,284 | 2% | |
| $5M-$10M | 139 | 0% | |
| $10M-$50M | 77 | 0% | |
| $50M+ | 16 | 0% |
How many fast food companies started this year?
This year 3,364 new fast food companies registered in Europe, after 5,880 last year.
Founded per year
- 3,8372022
- 4,2782023
- 4,7592024
- 5,8802025
- 3,3642026 so far
Oldest fast food companies in Europe
26 fast food companies in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
1818208 years ago
Legal forms of fast food companies in Europe
40% of the fast food companies in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations28,454
- Sole traders24,195
- Partnerships3,749
- Cooperatives257
- Non-profit174
- Foreign companies36
- Other or unknown14,242
Which fast food companies are part of a group?
12,407 of the 71,107 fast food companies in Europe (17%) are part of a chain or group: 4,976 head offices or parent companies and 7,431 branches. The other 58,700 (83%) trade from a single location. 44 of the 49 largest fast food companies in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 58,700 | 83% | |
| Head office | 4,976 | 7% | |
| Branch | 7,431 | 10% |
Largest groups in this list
- 2Sushi Circle Gastronomie GmbH4,800 in group
- 4Burger King Restauration658 in group
- 5Kochlöffel GmbH96 in group
The groups are counted from the 49 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 71,107; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do fast food companies do?
Fast food companies serve burgers, fries, pizza, kebabs and sandwiches from a short menu with quick preparation, from single snack bars to franchise chains. Their customers are walk-in guests, drivers at drive-through lanes and households that order through delivery apps.
Our data comes from the business registers of 34 European countries. SIC has no code of its own for fast food companies: they sit in SIC code 5812 (eating places), so within that we select them on the CompanyData industry label for fast food restaurants, snack bars and takeaways. In NACE, the European code those registers use, 71,107 of them (100%) sit in class 56.10 (restaurants and mobile food service activities), part of division 56 (food and beverage service activities).
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Our data holds 71,107 fast food companies in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
The UK, with 16,986 fast food companies or 24% of the total, followed by France (13,241) and Germany (10,842).
Most fast food companies in Europe are very small: 88% have 1 to 4 employees, and 55% sit between $100K and $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Mcdonald's Italia SRL in Assago with 3,787 employees.
This year 3,364 new fast food companies registered in Europe, after 5,880 last year.
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