Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine Special Edition | Page 25

LARGEST FRANCHISEES BY STATE, continued STATE/TERRITORY LARGEST FRANCHISEE UNITS PENNSYLVANIA VALENTI MANAGEMENT LLC 62 RHODE ISLAND THE JAN COMPANIES 30 SOUTH CAROLINA APPLE GOLD INC 39 SOUTH DAKOTA NPC INTERNATIONAL INC; WALSH 22 TENNESSEE TRI STAR ENERGY LLC 125 TEXAS MUY BRANDS LLC 300 UTAH SIZZLING PLATTER INC 61 VERMONT PETER NAPOLI; ARISTOTLE SOULIOTIS 14 VIRGINIA BODDIE-NOELL ENTERPRISES INC 173 WASHINGTON HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE SVCS INC 100 WEST VIRGINIA LITTLE GENERAL STORE INC WISCONSIN WISCONSIN HOSPITALITY GROUP LLC WYOMING KENT COLVIN 50 116 17 C 2015 Dominators onsolidation. Acquisitions. New territories. New brands. Multi-unit, multi-brand operators and their organizations are becoming larger each year as franchising matures—a trend that continues to accelerate as these Dominators expand their portfolios through refranchising, acquisitions, new units, and by scooping up successful units from retirees. Banking on their good credit, infrastructure, and track record, today’s Dominators are creating historically large franchisee organizations, as the rankings from FRANdata demonstrate. And they keep on getting bigger every year. Today’s 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 sale at a time. They create jobs by the hundreds and thousands, hiring young