Q1 | 2017

Mega 99

The annual Mega 99 issue identifies the biggest franchisees, how franchisees can scale for growth, and how the presidential election could affect regulations.

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Building for Success: Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Infrastructure!

Revving Up for Growth: Tropical Smoothie Franchisee and AD Adds New Concept

Disciplined and Relentless: Global Basketball Player Transitions to Franchising

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Brotherhood of Friends: Chalak Mitra Group spreads to 27 states

Al Bhakta is proof that friends can be successful in business together. As managing director of the Dallas-based Chalak Mitra Group of Companies, Bhakta is one of seven longtime friends who have made wise business decisions together through the years.

Danielle Buenrostro

Got EMV?: Why You Should, and What's Ahead

The chip card (EMV) deadline passed in October 2015. Yet according to industry accounts, fewer than 50 percent of retail and restaurant outlets were set up by the end of December 2016 to accept cards this way.

Tom Epstein

Channeling Dave (Thomas): JAE Soars From 13 to 179 Wendy's

Eddie Rodriguez, one of the 10 largest Wendy's franchisees, says he has never worked a day in his life. After 43 years in franchising, Rodriguez continues his relentless dedication to growing a brand he believes in--and in expanding it beyond his company's 179 Wendy's locations in Florida, New Mexico, and Texas.

Danielle Buenrostro

The Gig Economy: Managing Employees in a Changing World

We often hear about the wage gap. But one emerging reality from the trend of the flexible economy is a tax classification gap.

Jocelyn Mangan

First Prize Rose: Harry Rose Shows How It's Done

Harry Rose, founder and chairman of The Rose Group, is a winner. In 2016, for the second year in a row, Applebee's named Rose its Franchisee of the Year.

Danielle Buenrostro

The Real Deal: Life Lessons from a 13-Year-Old

I have had the good fortune to experience and witness many professionals who truly know how to serve. However, one person in particular consistently blows me away by how he builds rapport instantly with strangers and learns so much about them in only a short conversation.

John (and Bo) DiJulius

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A Winning Combination: Veronica and Tyler Jordan Pair Up for Success

Veronica Jordan was determined to trade in her 9-to-5 desk job for something more creative and profitable. In 2012, after searching for 3 years, she came across a Facebook ad that inspired her to unleash her inner entrepreneur.

Danielle Buenrostro

The Pursuit of Happiness: Key Economic Decisions are Now in Play

The recent U.S. election cycle, more than any other in recent memory, tapped into deep angst within both major parties and the electorate at large.

Carol M. Schleif

Franchise Consolidation Grows: Trend to Spread Beyond Restaurants

Consolidation arguably has been one of the largest and most important trends in the franchise sector in the past few years, and it's not hard to see why.

Dean Zuccarello

Performance Groups: Peer Pressure can be a Good Thing!

"If you always do what you've always done..." You know the ending to this old saw, and when it comes to your company's financial results it is absolutely true.

Rod Bristol

The Coming Recession: What Lessons Can We Learn In Advance?

One of the economic truths for the U.S. economy is that we have recessions, and the next one is coming. Maybe not in the next month or even the next year, but it is coming.

Darrell Johnson

2017 Mega 99 Rankings

Each year we work with FRANdata to compile a list of the country's largest multi-unit franchisee organizations. Based on total unit count, the rankings show not only the number of units these "mega" franchisees operate, but also the brands they favor.

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It's Mega Time!: Six Great Stories to Start the Year

We're starting 2017 in our customary way: with our "Mega 99" list of the largest U.S. franchisees, ranked by total number of units.

Kerry Pipes and Eddy Goldberg

Regulatory Unburdening?: An End to Uncertainty--but What Lies Ahead?

Uncertainty is the bane of business. Although the regulatory environment of the past few years seemed bent on attacking the franchise business model, the early drama and politics of the incoming administration seem to be creating a new kind of uncertainty.

Eddy Goldberg

Franchise Update Goes International!

Going international? So are we! This past December, Franchise Update Media co-produced its first conference in Europe, partnering with the Best Franchisee of the World.

Multi-Unit Franchisee