Franchise Update Issue 4, 2025 | 2025 FLDC Conference Numbers

Total Attendees 540
Franchisor Attendees 333
Suppliers 180
Other 27
Brands Represented 325
Sponsoring Companies 85

Franchisor Profiles by Title

CEO, President, Founder 13.6%
CDO, SVP 11.6%
VP Development 22.9%
Director 29.9%
Manager 10.0%
COO, CMO, CRO, CTO 7.0%
Lead Qualifier/Fran. Admin 3.0%
Other 2.0%

By Category

Service (Territory) 26%
Service (Brick-and-Mortar) 26%
Food 34%
Retail (Non-Food) 10%
Retail Food 4%

By Investment Level

More than $1M 24%
$500,001–$1M 27%
$250,001–$500,000 22%
$100,001–$250,000 16%
$50,001–$100,000 7%
Less than $50,000 4%

By Number of Units

More than 1,000 27%
501–1,000 13%
251–500 17%
101–250 14%
26–100 18%
Fewer than 25 11%

By System-Wide Gross Sales

More than $100M 50%
$81M–$100M 7%
$61M–$80M 5%
$41M–$60M 4%
$21M–$40M 11%
$9M–$20M 10%
$1M–$8M 13%
Attentive audience members sitting in a session at the 2025 FLDC conference
Conference attendees participating in a session.