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Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees

RANK BRAND MULTI-UNIT ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES TOTAL DATA YEAR

1

SUBWAY

3,472

3,313

6,785

2020

2

MCDONALD’S

1,792

333

2,125

2020

3

THE UPS STORE

924

2,306

3,230

2020

4

AFC

837

1,929

2,766

2020

5

DUNKIN’

797

4,918

5,715

2020

6

ACE HARDWARE

601

2,411

3,012

2020

7

RE/MAX

580

764

1,344

2020

8

GREAT CLIPS

574

243

817

2020

9

HEALTH MART PHARMACY

556

3,190

3,746

2020

10

DOMINO’S PIZZA

535

229

764

2020

11

H&R BLOCK

522

624

1,146

2020

12

LIBERTY TAX SERVICE

484

675

1,159

2020

12

LITTLE CAESARS

484

264

748

2020

14

FIREHOUSE SUBS

465

22

487

2020

15

VISION SOURCE

416

2,068

2,484

2019

16

DQ GRILL & CHILL

407

1,080

1,487

2020

17

HISSHO SUSHI

375

494

869

2020

18

BURGER KING

368

353

721

2020

19

JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE

351

164

515

2020

20

JIMMY JOHN’S

347

770

1,117

2020

21

CHICK-FIL-A

336

1,555

1,891

2020

22

TACO BELL

333

278

611

2020

23

ANYTIME FITNESS

331

1,502

1,833

2020

24

CENTURY 21

316

639

955

2020

25

JERSEY MIKE’S

296

222

518

2020

26

KELLER WILLIAMS

293

474

767

2020

27

BASKIN-ROBBINS

292

1,421

1,713

2020

28

SPORT CLIPS

280

112

392

2020

29

SERVPRO

262

694

956

2020

30

PAPA JOHN’S

261

367

628

2020

31

SUPERCUTS

259

103

362

2020

32

KFC

250

339

589

2020

33

SONIC DRIVE-IN

237

174

411

2019

34

MASSAGE ENVY

230

213

443

2020

35

EDIBLE

214

279

493

2020

36

COLDWELL BANKER

206

423

629

2020

37

SMOOTHIE KING

204

239

443

2020

37

WENDY’S

204

113

317

2020

39

PAPA MURPHY’S TAKE ’N’ BAKE PIZZA

192

207

399

2020

40

HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER

185

41

226

2020

41

DQ TREAT

183

725

908

2020

42

WINGSTOP

181

77

258

2020

43

COLD STONE CREAMERY

175

384

559

2020

44

PIZZA HUT

173

123

296

2020

45

EUROPEAN WAX CENTER

172

97

269

2020

45

CLUB PILATES

172

126

298

2020

47

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

168

289

457

2020

48

CULVER’S BUTTERBURGERS & FROZEN CUSTARD

167

293

460

2020

49

POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN

164

647

811

2020

50

ARBY’S

156

250

406

2020



Top 50 Brands by Percentage of Multi-Unit Franchisees

 

RANK BRANDS % MULTI-UNIT ZEES MULTI-UNIT ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES TOTAL DATA YEAR

1

PANERA BREAD

100.00%

28

0

28

2020

2

FRESHII

98.15%

53

1

54

2020

3

FIVE GUYS

97.96%

96

2

98

2020

4

DUTCH BROS.

96.15%

50

2

52

2019

5

FIREHOUSE SUBS

95.48%

465

22

487

2020

6

JACK IN THE BOX

94.23%

98

6

104

2020

7

PALM BEACH TAN

93.10%

27

2

29

2020

8

SMARTSTYLE

92.31%

108

9

117

2020

9

MIRACLE-EAR

91.20%

114

11

125

2020

10

APPLEBEE’S 

87.50%

28

4

32

2020

11

MCDONALD’S

84.33%

1,792

333

2,125

2020

12

HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER

81.86%

185

41

226

2020

13

FRONTIER ADJUSTERS

79.07%

102

27

129

2020

14

VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE

76.47%

52

16

68

2020

15

CARL’S JR.

75.70%

81

26

107

2020

16

GODFATHER’S PIZZA

75.53%

142

46

188

2020

17

COST CUTTERS FAMILY HAIR SALON

75.28%

67

22

89

2020

18

FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS

75.00%

36

12

48

2020

19

SIMPLE SIMON’S PIZZA

73.13%

98

36

134

2020

20

BLAZE PIZZA

73.02%

46

17

63

2020

21

MICHELIN COMMERCIAL SERVICE NETWORK

72.73%

24

9

33

2020

22

SUPERCUTS

71.55%

259

103

362

2020

23

SPORT CLIPS

71.43%

280

112

392

2020

24

BOJANGLES

70.31%

45

19

64

2020

25

GREAT CLIPS

70.26%

574

243

817

2020

26

WINGSTOP

70.16%

181

77

258

2020

27

DOMINO’S PIZZA

70.03%

535

229

764

2020

28

SOLA SALON STUDIOS

69.77%

90

39

129

2020

29

CAPTAIN D’S

69.57%

64

28

92

2020

30

HARDEE’S

69.31%

70

31

101

2020

31

JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE

68.16%

351

164

515

2020

32

PACLEASE

67.86%

38

18

56

2020

33

PLAYA BOWLS

66.67%

20

10

30

2020

34

PENN STATION EAST COAST SUBS

66.23%

51

26

77

2020

35

SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

65.94%

91

47

138

2020

36

ROSATI’S CHICAGO PIZZA

65.79%

25

13

38

2019

37

LITTLE CAESARS

64.71%

484

264

748

2020

38

WENDY’S

64.35%

204

113

317

2020

39

EUROPEAN WAX CENTER

63.94%

172

97

269

2020

40

AVIS

63.89%

23

13

36

2020

41

BUDGET

62.86%

22

13

35

2020

42

HOMESMART

62.71%

37

22

59

2020

43

PANDORA

62.22%

28

17

45

2020

44

RALLY’S

61.90%

26

16

42

2020

45

FREEDOM BOAT CLUB

61.22%

30

19

49

2020

46

BARBERITOS

60.53%

23

15

38

2020

47

SMASHBURGER

59.52%

25

17

42

2020

48

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK

59.29%

83

57

140

2020

49

PIZZA HUT

58.45%

173

123

296

2020

50

FUZZY’S TACO SHOP

58.33%

28

20

48

2020

 

SOURCE: Frandata. Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded.

 

Published: September 24th, 2022

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