Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue III, 2012 | Page 56
The 2012 Multi-Unit 50
Ranking the most multi-friendly brands
Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees
RANK BRAND
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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
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
46
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49
50
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SUBWAY
MCDONALD'S
H&R BLOCK
SOUTHERN TSUNAMI
DUNKIN' DONUTS
LIBERTY TAX SERVICE
DOMINO'S PIZZA
BURGER KING
LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE
GREAT CLIPS
ACE HARDWARE
CENTURY 21
RE/MAX
THE UPS STORE
QUIZNOS
PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA
TACO BELL
WENDY'S
KFC
HEALTH MART PHARMACY
VISION SOURCE
COLDWELL BANKER
ARBY'S
DUNKIN' DONUTS/BASKIN-ROBBINS COMBO
DQ GRILL & CHILL/DAIRY QUEEN GRILL & CHILL
COUNTRY INNS & SUITES BY CARLSON
FANTASTIC SAMS
SONIC DRIVE-IN
PAPA MURPHY'S
SNAP FITNESS
COLD STONE CREAMERY
JIMMY JOHN'S
PACIFIC PRIDE SERVICES
ANYTIME FITNESS
MIDAS
SPORT CLIPS
FIREHOUSE SUBS
PIZZA HUT
INSTANT TAX SERVICE
BASKIN-ROBBINS
EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN
GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS
KUMON
MASSAGE ENVY
JIFFY LUBE
SYLVAN LEARNING
MIRACLE-EAR
ZAXBY'S
MULTI-UNIT
FRANCHISEES
TOTAL FRANCHISEES
% OF MULTI-UNIT
FRANCHISEES
3,866
2,185
865
792
778
774
643
609
585
579
484
475
463
461
455
348
328
324
320
311
310
295
286
256
252
251
249
247
237
233
218
215
213
199
196
194
191
183
179
173
172
170
167
164
163
156
156
153
152
145
8,062
2,792
1,720
1,619
1,377
1,753
1,136
1,088
680
738
786
2,992
1,787
2,448
3,731
2,106
362
609
445
552
2,156
1,836
915
419
565
1,268
370
714
559
554
657
723
452
340
1,045
508
364
202
355
269
740
584
553
524
1,133
415
336
383
189
161
47.95%
78.26%
50.29%
48.92%
56.50%
44.15%
56.60%
55.97%
86.03%
78.46%
61.58%
15.88%
25.91%
18.83%
26.29%
16.52%
90.61%
53.20%
71.91%
56.34%
14.38%
16.07%
31.26%
61.10%
44.60%
19.79%
67.30%
34.59%
42.40%
42.06%
38.45%
33.89%
47.12%
58.53%
18.76%
38.19%
52.47%
90.59%
50.42%
64.31%
23.24%
29.11%
30.20%
31.30%
14.39%
37.59%
46.43%
39.95%
80.42%
90.06%
Source: FRANdata
Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded.
Multi-Unit Franchisee Is s ue III, 2012