Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue III, 2013 | Page 52
The 2013 Multi-Unit 50
Ranking the most multi-friendly brands
Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees
RANK BRAND
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
34
36
37
38
38
40
41
42
43
44
44
46
47
48
49
50
MULTI-UNIT
FRANCHISEES
TOTAL FRANCHISEES
% OF MULTI-UNIT
FRANCHISEES
3,920
2,192
885
841
807
775
708
646
634
625
589
531
519
460
442
419
401
367
357
325
291
284
275
273
265
257
247
246
244
240
231
222
215
214
214
209
202
192
192
184
183
178
171
170
170
165
156
153
151
145
8,286
2,703
1,752
1,817
1,406
1,717
3,302
1,112
736
2,732
1,027
679
823
2,376
3,083
695
1,622
637
562
2,306
1,700
399
545
2,006
1,500
540
491
510
518
591
381
367
1,170
687
610
242
392
490
315
476
1,232
485
419
585
557
183
191
707
1,222
188
47.31%
81.10%
50.51%
46.29%
57.40%
45.14%
21.44%
58.09%
86.14%
22.88%
57.35%
78.20%
63.06%
19.36%
14.34%
60.29%
24.72%
57.61%
63.52%
14.09%
17.12%
71.18%
50.46%
13.61%
17.67%
47.59%
50.31%
48.24%
47.10%
40.61%
60.63%
60.49%
18.38%
31.15%
35.08%
86.36%
51.53%
39.18%
60.95%
38.66%
14.85%
36.70%
40.81%
29.06%
30.52%
90.16%
81.68%
21.64%
12.36%
77.13%
SUBWAY
MCDONALD’S
H&R BLOCK
LIBERTY TAX SERVICE
DUNKIN’ DONUTS
AFC FRANCHISE CORP./SOUTHERN TSUNAMI
THE UPS STORE
DOMINO’S PIZZA
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA
DAIRY QUEEN/DQ
BURGER KING
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE
GREAT CLIPS
RE/MAX
ACE HARDWARE
WENDY’S
CENTURY 21
KFC
TACO BELL
HEALTH MART PHARMACIES
QUIZNOS
COUNTRY INNS & SUITES BY CARLSON
PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA
VISION SOURCE
COLDWELL BANKER
DUNKIN’ DONUTS/BASKIN-ROBBINS COMBO
SONIC DRIVE-IN
JIMMY JOHN’S
PAPA MURPHY’S
FANTASTIC SAMS
ARBY’S
SPORT CLIPS
ANYTIME FITNESS
COLD STONE CREAMERY
SNAP FITNESS
FIREHOUSE SUBS
PIZZA HUT
MIDAS
PACIFIC PRIDE SERVICES
DENNY’S
KUMON CENTER
GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS/GNC
MASSAGE ENVY
EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN
FIVE GUYS
ZAXBY’S
BASKIN-ROBBINS
CHICK-FIL-A
MIRACLE EAR
Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded. Source: FRANdata
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