Restaurants companies, explained.

Delivery Hero runs local delivery apps such as Baemin, talabat, Glovo, foodpanda and PedidosYa in about 70 countries, earning commissions and delivery fees on restaurant orders, selling groceries from its own Dmart warehouses and selling ads to restaurants and brands.

McDonald's franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants in more than 100 countries, earning rent and royalties on franchisee sales and running some restaurants itself.

Meituan runs China’s biggest app for local services: it delivers food and shop goods within minutes and sells restaurant, hotel and travel deals, earning delivery fees, commissions and ads from merchants, and now runs the Keeta delivery app abroad.

Restaurant Brands International is a Miami-based franchisor of Burger King, Tim Hortons, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs, with 33,041 restaurants in over 120 countries that earn it royalties, rent and supply sales.

Starbucks roasts coffee and sells drinks and food through about 41,000 company-operated and licensed coffeehouses worldwide, plus packaged coffee sold in grocery through partners like Nestlé.

Sysco is the world's largest foodservice distributor: from 333 distribution facilities in North America and Europe it delivers food, supplies and equipment to restaurants, hospitals, schools and hotels, earning a thin margin on very large volumes.

Yum! Brands is a US restaurant franchisor that licenses KFC, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill, and until September 2026 Pizza Hut, to franchisees in 155 countries and earns fees on their sales.