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
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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