In early 2011, it became apparent that. Starbucks’ $9.1 billion in 2010 domestic sales had leapfrogged the company past Burger King ($8.7 billion) and Wendy’s ($8.3 billion), trailing only McDonald’s ($32.4 billion) and Subway (10.5 billion) as the nation’s third-largest chain restaurant. Compared to the prior year, Starbucks’ 2010 sales were up 8.7 percent, versus 4.4 percent for McDonald’s 6.0 percent for Subway, and declines of 2.5 percent for Burger King and 0.6 percent for Wendy’s