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The 2013 Multi-Unit 50

Ranking the most multi-friendly brands

Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

RANK	BRAND	MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEES	SINGLE-UNIT FRANCHISEES	TOTAL FRANCHISEES
1	SUBWAY	3,920	8,286	47.31%
2	MCDONALD’S	2,192	2,703	81.10%
3	H&R BLOCK	885	1,752	50.51%
4	LIBERTY TAX SERVICE	841	1,817	46.29%
5	DUNKIN’ DONUTS	807	1,406	57.40%
6	AFC FRANCHISE CORP./SOUTHERN TSUNAMI	775	1,717	45.14%
7	THE UPS STORE	708	3,302	21.44%
8	DOMINO’S PIZZA	646	1,112	58.09%
9	LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA	634	736	86.14%
10	DAIRY QUEEN/DQ	625	2,732	22.88%
11	BURGER KING	589	1,027	57.35%
12	JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE	531	679	78.20%
13	GREAT CLIPS	519	823	63.06%
14	RE/MAX	460	2,376	19.36%
15	ACE HARDWARE	442	3,083	14.34%
16	WENDY’S	419	695	60.29%
17	CENTURY 21	401	1,622	24.72%
18	KFC	367	637	57.61%
19	TACO BELL	357	562	63.52%
20	HEALTH MART PHARMACIES	325	2,306	14.09%
21	QUIZNOS	291	1,700	17.12%
22	COUNTRY INNS & SUITES BY CARLSON	284	399	71.18%
23	PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA	275	545	50.46%
24	VISION SOURCE	273	2,006	13.61%
25	COLDWELL BANKER	265	1,500	17.67%
26	DUNKIN’ DONUTS/BASKIN-ROBBINS COMBO	257	540	47.59%
27	SONIC DRIVE-IN	247	491	50.31%
28	JIMMY JOHN’S	246	510	48.24%
29	PAPA MURPHY’S	244	518	47.10%
30	FANTASTIC SAMS	240	591	40.61%
31	ARBY’S	231	381	60.63%
32	SPORT CLIPS	222	367	60.49%
33	ANYTIME FITNESS	215	1,170	18.38%
34	COLD STONE CREAMERY	214	687	31.15%
34	SNAP FITNESS	214	610	35.08%
36	FIREHOUSE SUBS	209	242	86.36%
37	PIZZA HUT	202	392	51.53%
38	MIDAS	192	490	39.18%
38	PACIFIC PRIDE SERVICES	192	315	60.95%
40	DENNY’S	184	476	38.66%
41	KUMON CENTER	183	1,232	14.85%
42	GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS/GNC	178	485	36.70%
43	MASSAGE ENVY	171	419	40.81%
44	EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS	170	585	29.06%
44	POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN	170	557	30.52%
46	FIVE GUYS	165	183	90.16%
47	ZAXBY’S	156	191	81.68%
48	BASKIN-ROBBINS	153	707	21.64%
49	CHICK-FIL-A	151	1,222	12.36%
50	MIRACLE EAR	145	188	77.13%

Top 50 Brands by Percentage of Multi-Unit Franchisees

RANK	COMPANY	% MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEES	MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEES	SINGLE-UNIT FRANCHISEES	TOTAL FRANCHISEES
1	APPLEBEE’S	100.00%	41	0	41
2	PANERA BREAD	96.88%	31	1	32
3	GATEWAY NEWSTANDS	95.70%	89	4	93
4	JENNY CRAIG	94.29%	33	2	35
5	RALLY’S	91.43%	32	3	35
6	FIVE GUYS	90.16%	165	18	183
7	JIMMY’S PIZZA	90.00%	36	4	40
8	BOJANGLES’	89.33%	67	8	75
9	CHECKERS	88.29%	98	13	111
10	BAJA FRESH	86.61%	97	15	112
11	Z PIZZA	86.44%	51	8	59
12	FIREHOUSE SUBS	86.36%	209	33	242
13	THE LITTLE GYM	86.18%	131	21	152
14	LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA	86.14%	634	102	736
15	LONG JOHN SILVER’S	85.71%	66	11	77
16	BACK YARD BURGERS	84.85%	28	5	33
17	CAPTAIN D’S	84.21%	64	12	76
18	ZAXBY’S	81.68%	156	35	191
19	MCDONALD’S	81.10%	2,192	511	2,703
20	SEATTLE’S BEST COFFEE	80.65%	25	6	31
21	SUPERCUTS	79.07%	102	27	129
22	RADISSON HOTELS	78.43%	80	22	102
23	JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE	78.20%	531	148	679
24	PONDEROSA STEAKHOUSE	77.59%	45	13	58
25	MIRACLE EAR	77.13%	145	43	188
26	HERTZ RENT-A-CAR	75.44%	43	14	57
27	MCALISTER’S DELI	75.00%	39	13	52
28	BRUEGGER’S	73.53%	25	9	34
29	FAZOLI’S	73.33%	22	8	30
30	AARON’S	73.02%	92	34	126
31	PENN STATION EAST COAST SUBS	73.02%	46	17	63
32	JACK IN THE BOX	72.89%	121	45	166
33	BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE	71.43%	20	8	28
34	CARL’S JR.	71.29%	72	29	101
35	COUNTRY INNS & SUITES BY CARLSON	71.18%	284	115	399
36	QDOBA MEXICAN GRILL	70.13%	54	23	77
37	UNO CHICAGO GRILL/PIZZERIA UNO	70.00%	21	9	30
38	GRANDY’S	69.77%	30	13	43
39	PASSPORT HEALTH	68.97%	40	18	58
39	SUN TAN CITY	68.97%	20	9	29
41	VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE	68.25%	43	20	63
42	ACE SUSHI	68.22%	73	34	107
43	COST CUTTERS	67.50%	54	26	80
44	GODFATHER’S PIZZA	65.98%	128	66	194
45	DUTCH BROS. COFFEE	65.38%	34	18	52
46	AVIS RENT-A-CAR	64.00%	32	18	50
47	TACO BELL	63.52%	357	205	562
48	FRONTIER ADJUSTERS	63.11%	142	83	225
49	GREAT CLIPS	63.06%	519	304	823
50	PLANET FITNESS	61.04%	94	60	154

Source: FRANdata
Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded.