Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue III, 2017 | Page 54

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Ranking the most multi-friendly brands
Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees
RANK BRAND
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SUBWAY
MCDONALD’S
DUNKIN’ DONUTS
LIBERTY TAX SERVICE
THE UPS STORE
AFC (ADVANCED FRESH CONCEPTS)
H&R BLOCK
LITTLE CAESARS
DAIRY QUEEN
GREAT CLIPS
DOMINO’S
HEALTH MART PHARMACY
RE/MAX
BURGER KING
ACE HARDWARE
FIREHOUSE SUBS
VISION SOURCE
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE
JIMMY JOHN’S
TACO BELL
CENTURY 21
ANYTIME FITNESS
KFC
WENDY’S
HISSHO SUSHI
SPORT CLIPS
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON
PAPA JOHN’S
DUNKIN’ DONUTS/BASKIN-ROBBINS COMBO
PAPA MURPHY’S
EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS
COLDWELL BANKER
FANTASTIC SAMS
CHICK-FIL-A
SONIC DRIVE-IN
GNC
SUPERCUTS
DQ TREAT
JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS
ARBY’S
BASKIN-ROBBINS
PIZZA HUT
COLD STONE CREAMERY
AUNTIE ANNE’S
MIDAS
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN
ZAXBY’S
JIFFY LUBE
KUMON
MIRACLE-EAR
MULTI-UNIT
FRANCHISEES SINGLE-UNIT
FRANCHISEES TOTAL
FRANCHISEES
4,186
2,070
1,179
810
801
778
720
709
600
565
544
535
516
507
506
469
425
416
403
370
359
349
343
329
318
307
273
272
256
254
252
248
222
215
215
211
208
207
198
192
191
178
176
172
166
166
164
147
147
143 4,033
435
773
972
2,359
1,544
792
75
2,135
359
307
2,934
1,896
403
2,600
19
2,235
142
322
327
908
1,433
526
242
10
151
78
443
237
286
304
509
315
1,261
322
294
150
873
196
134
620
122
410
295
272
552
30
163
1,188
25 8,219
2,505
1,952
1,782
3,160
2,322
1,512
784
2,735
924
851
3,469
2,412
910
3,106
488
2,660
558
725
697
1,267
1,782
869
571
328
458
351
715
493
540
556
757
537
1,476
537
505
358
1,080
394
326
811
300
586
467
438
718
194
310
1,335
168
Source: FRANdata Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded.
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