Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue IV, 2013 | Page 54
D OM I N A T O R S
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Largest Franchisees by State, continued
STATE/TERRITORY
LARGEST FRANCHISEE
UNITS
PENNSYLVANIA
JERRY BUSS
54
PUERTO RICO
LYLE SWANSON
37
RHODE ISLAND
JAN CO INC
30
SOUTH CAROLINA
APPLE GOLD INC
40
SOUTH DAKOTA
NPC INTERNATIONAL INC; WALSH (tie)
22
TENNESSEE
TRI-STAR ENERGY LLC
122
TEXAS
MUY BRANDS LLC
218
UTAH
SIZZLING PLATTER INC
57
VERMONT
PETER NAPOLI
14
VIRGINIA
BODDIE-NOELL ENTERPRISES INC
174
WASHINGTON
HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC
100
WEST VIRGINIA
LITTLE GENERAL STORE INC
WISCONSIN
WISCONSIN HOSPITALITY GROUP LLC
WYOMING
KENT COLVIN
27
118
17
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Market Dominators
he trend of multi-unit, multi-brand franchisee organizations becoming larger and more numerous each
year is here to stay—and accelerating as operators who
rode out the recession are expanding their portfolios by
swallowing smaller fish, acquiring under-performing units,
building new stores, and expanding into new brands and
territories. The shakeout (and subsequent consolidation)
of weaker operators, combined with improved operations
by the stronger ones, is creating some extremely large
franchisee organizations, as the rankings show.
These multi-unit and multi-brand dominators are sophisticated, savvy, and experienced at managing organizations with hundreds of units, often spread across several
states. They also understand that success is all about unit
economics, one customer and one unit at a time.
They create jobs by the hundreds and thousands by
hiring employees and doing business with local suppliers.
And the best give back to their communities on a large
scale, encouraging their employees to participate in supporting local organizations and charities.
But no franchise dominator gets to the top without years
of hard work, sacrifice, perseverance, and an unwavering
desire to be the best at what they do. Congratulations to
this year’s Dominators!
Largest Franchisees by REGION
REGION UNITS
ADF COMPANIES
158
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP
152
135
TARGET CORP
HMSHOST 121
DAVCO RESTAURANTS INC
111
MIDWEST
(IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)
HEARTLAND FOOD CORP
TARGET CORP
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP LLC
CARROLS GROUP
BORDER FOODS INC
52
SOUTHWEST
(CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
CONSTANTINE SCRIVANOS
NORTHEAST FOODS LLC
HK ENTERPRISES
CARLOS ANDRADE
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP LLC
111
101
74
68
65
302
206
199
181
154
(IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, OK, SD)
ROTTINGHAUS LLC
NPC INTERNATIONAL INC
UNITED STATES BEEF CORP
FUGATE ENTERPRISES
WING FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
(AZ, NV, NM)
B & B CONSULTANTS INC
CRAWFORD OIL INC
STINE ENTERPRISES INC
UNION DISTRIBUTING CO OF TUCSON
LAS CAL CORP
118
82
70
70
65
WEST
PLAINS
MOUNTAIN WEST
(CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
HARMAN MANAGEMENT CORP
NPC INTERNATIONAL INC
SIZZLING PLATTER INC
PALO ALTO INC
JACKSON FOOD STORES INC
REGION UNITS
NEW ENGLAND
EAST
(DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, WV)
REGION UNITS
(AK, CA, HI, OR, WA)
319
239
213
135
113
TARGET CORP
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIZZA
HARMAN MANAGEMENT CORP
HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC
JAMES GRESSETT
250
223
211
158
147
SOUTH
92
89
84
66
60
Multi-Unit Franchisee Is s ue IV, 2013
(AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, IA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA)
NPC INTERNATIONAL INC
788
TARGET CORP
356
BODDIE-NOELL ENTERPRISES INC
299
ARAMARK 288
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP
233
Source: FRANdata