Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue I, 2012

MEGA 2012 Mega Franchisee Rankings Each year we work with FRANdata to compile a list of the country’s largest multi-unit franchisee organizations. Based on unit count, the rankings show not only the number of units they operate, but also the brands favored by these “mega” franchisees. The list is dominated by food brands, but also includes non-food concepts such as business services (tax preparation), consumer services (automotive), and lodging. Building a multi-unit empire is a matter of taste, opportunity, passion, and comfort level. Seeing what the “big guys” are buying for their portfolios may help guide you if you’re looking to expand and diversify your own growing empire. RANK NAME UNITS BRANDS 1 1,155 KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell 2 Target Corp. 1,082 Jamba Juice, Pizza Hut 3 Borders Inc. 480 Seattle’s Best Coffee 4 HMSHost Corp. 469 360 Gourmet Burritos, A&W Restaurants, Blimpie’s, Bruegger’s, Burger King, Chili’s, Cinnabon, Cold Stone Creamery, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Famous Famiglia Pizzeria, Godfather’s Pizza, Gordon Biersch, Great Steak & Potato Company, Häagen-Dazs, Johnny Rockets, KFC, Manchu Wok, Maui Tacos, Nathan’s, On the Border, Pinkberry, Pizza Hut, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Quiznos, Ranch One, Roy Rogers, Ruby’s Diner, Salsarita’s, Sbarro, Taco Bell, T.G.I. Friday’s/Friday’s Grill, The Great American Bagel, Tony Roma’s, Villa Pizza/Cozzoli’s Pizza/Villa Fresh Italian, Wall Street Deli, Wolfgang Puck Express, Yeung’s Lotus Express 5 Harman Management Corp. 431 KFC, KFC/A&W 6 AAFES 430 A&W Restaurants, Baskin-Robbins, Blimpie’s, Burger King, Captain D’s, Carvel, Charley’s Grilled Subs, Church’s Fried Chicken, Cinnabon, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Godfather’s Pizza, Manchu Wok, Pizza Hut, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Subway, Taco Bell, Taco John’s 7 Heartland Automotive Services Inc. 426 Jiffy Lube 8 Aramak Corp. 404 A&W Restaurants, Back Yard Burgers, Beef ’O’ Brady’s, Ben & Jerry’s, Blimpie’s, Burger King, Camille’s Sidewalk Café, Caribou Coffee, Carl’s Jr., Cheeburger Cheeburger, Chili’s, Cold Stone Creamery, Cosi, Denny’s, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Extreme Pita, Hardee’s, IHOP, Jamba Juice, KFC, Long John Silver’s, McAlister’s Deli, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Nathan’s, Noble Roman’s/Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs, Papa John’s Pizza, Pizza Fusion, Pizza Hut, Quiznos, Raising Cane’s, Round Table Pizza, Sbarro, Seattle’s Best Coffee, Subway, Taco Bell, Tim Hortons, Togo’s, Wendy’s 9 Boddie-Noell Enterprises Inc. 347 Hardee’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill 10 Apple American Group LLC 336 Applebee’s 11 Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. 315 Burger King 12 Strategic Restaurants Acquisition Corp. 297 Burger King, T.G.I. Friday’s 13 A & A Restaurant Management Inc. 292 Jack in the Box 14 Wendfair Corp. 292 Wendy’s 15 ADF Companies 290 Panera Bread, Pizza Hut 16 Bridgeman Foods/ERJ Dining LLC 276 Chili’s, Wendy’s 17 Kazi Foods Inc. 275 A&W Restaurants, Burger King, KFC, Long John Silver’s, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell 18 United States Beef Corp. 274 Arby’s, Taco Bueno 19 Pilot Travel Centers LLC 272 Subway, Wendy’s 20 Fugate Enterprises 270 Pizza Hut, Taco Bell 21 46 NPC International Inc. Mason-Harrison-Ratliff Enterprises 259 Sonic Drive-In Multi-Unit Franchisee Is s ue I, 2012

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