Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Issue IV, 2013 | Page 54

D OM I N A T O R S continued from page 50 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 T 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