STAR Awards
2025 STAR Award Winners
Most Responsive Brand BrightStar Care
Runner-Up Most Responsive Brand PJ’ s Coffee of New Orleans
Overall Best Franchise Development Website Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Overall Best Online Lead Form Submission & Follow-Up BrightStar Care
Franchise Development Website Snapology( Unleashed Brands), up to $ 100,000 Hungry Howie’ s, $ 101,000 to $ 250,000 Mighty Auto Parts, $ 251,000 to $ 500,000 PJ’ s Coffee of New Orleans, $ 501,000 to $ 1 million Goldfish Swim School, more than $ 1 million
Online Lead Form Submission & Follow-Up Touching Hearts at Home, up to $ 100,000 Comfort Keepers, $ 101,000 to $ 250,000 Marco’ s Pizza, $ 251,000 to $ 500,000 Pinch A Penny, $ 501,000 to $ 1 million Celebree School, more than $ 1 million
2025 Franchise Innovation Awards for Franchise Development Winners
Most Innovative Onboarding Program Shipley Do-Nuts
Most Innovative Lead Generation Program or Platform Cousins Maine Lobster
Innovation in Support of Franchisee Profitability & Validation Empower Brands
Most Innovative PR or Social Media Campaign Capriotti’ s Sandwich Shop
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