Franchise Update Issue 4, 2025 | Page 39

FLDC

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 %
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