Out of all the corporations on this list, Subway has the most locations in the United States and is nearly 10,000 stores ahead of its nearest competitor, Yum! Brands Inc. Established in 1965, “Pete’s Super Submarines” was organized under a new parent company, Doctor’s Associates, the following year; its name a reference to one of its founders’ desire to go to medical school, and the other’s doctorate in physics. Despite the scandalous arrest of Jared Fogle, its former spokesman, on child pornography charges, the franchise continues to rank among the fastest-growing retailers in the world.