2020 Multi-Unit 50: The Most Multi-Friendly Brands
Multi-brand franchising is a growing phenomenon. Some franchisees are not content with operating one brand so they add one, two, three, or more other brands to their portfolios. Our annual Multi-Brand 50 issue provides data supplied by FRANdata that gives insight to this growing operational approach. Here are 2020's rankings of the country's largest multi-brand operators, along with the brands they've chosen.
Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees
|
RANK |
BRAND |
MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEES |
SINGLE-UNIT FRANCHISEES |
TOTAL FRANCHISEES |
DATA YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
SUBWAY |
3,813 |
3,584 |
7,397 |
2018 |
|
2 |
MCDONALD’S |
1,840 |
318 |
2,158 |
2019 |
|
3 |
THE UPS STORE |
890 |
2,216 |
3,106 |
2018 |
|
4 |
AFC |
826 |
1,801 |
2,627 |
2018 |
|
5 |
DUNKIN’ |
812 |
5,113 |
5,925 |
2019 |
|
6 |
LITTLE CAESARS |
690 |
81 |
771 |
2018 |
|
7 |
LIBERTY TAX SERVICE |
602 |
789 |
1,391 |
2018 |
|
8 |
H&R BLOCK |
600 |
719 |
1,319 |
2018 |
|
9 |
GREAT CLIPS |
594 |
300 |
894 |
2018 |
|
10 |
HEALTH MART PHARMACY |
583 |
3,151 |
3,734 |
2018 |
|
11 |
ACE HARDWARE |
547 |
2,529 |
3,076 |
2018 |
|
12 |
DOMINO’S PIZZA |
534 |
239 |
773 |
2019 |
|
13 |
FIREHOUSE SUBS |
467 |
12 |
479 |
2018 |
|
14 |
JIMMY JOHN’S |
439 |
284 |
723 |
2018 |
|
15 |
VISION SOURCE |
427 |
2,171 |
2,598 |
2019 |
|
16 |
DQ GRILL & CHILL |
403 |
1,095 |
1,498 |
2019 |
|
17 |
BURGER KING |
399 |
382 |
781 |
2019 |
|
18 |
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE |
386 |
159 |
545 |
2018 |
|
19 |
CENTURY 21 |
350 |
736 |
1,086 |
2018 |
|
20 |
TACO BELL |
339 |
325 |
664 |
2018 |
|
21 |
ANYTIME FITNESS |
332 |
1,660 |
1,992 |
2018 |
|
22 |
HISSHO SUSHI |
309 |
472 |
781 |
2019 |
|
23 |
SUPERCUTS |
291 |
144 |
435 |
2018 |
|
24 |
SPORT CLIPS |
289 |
121 |
410 |
2018 |
|
25 |
CHICK-FIL-A |
276 |
1,461 |
1,737 |
2018 |
|
26 |
BASKIN-ROBBINS |
270 |
1,588 |
1,858 |
2019 |
|
27 |
KFC |
257 |
380 |
637 |
2019 |
|
28 |
PAPA JOHN’S |
253 |
392 |
645 |
2018 |
|
29 |
EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS |
252 |
305 |
557 |
2018 |
|
30 |
JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS |
250 |
209 |
459 |
2018 |
|
31 |
WENDY’S |
227 |
121 |
348 |
2018 |
|
32 |
COLDWELL BANKER |
225 |
467 |
692 |
2018 |
|
33 |
PAPA MURPHY’S |
224 |
238 |
462 |
2018 |
|
34 |
SERVPRO |
216 |
834 |
1,050 |
2018 |
|
35 |
FANTASTIC SAMS |
196 |
293 |
489 |
2018 |
|
36 |
SMOOTHIE KING |
192 |
224 |
416 |
2018 |
|
37 |
GNC |
181 |
234 |
415 |
2018 |
|
38 |
HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER |
181 |
30 |
211 |
2018 |
|
39 |
WINGSTOP |
178 |
110 |
288 |
2018 |
|
40 |
AUNTIE ANNE’S |
175 |
314 |
489 |
2018 |
|
41 |
DQ TREAT |
171 |
759 |
930 |
2019 |
|
42 |
PIZZA HUT |
166 |
126 |
292 |
2018 |
|
43 |
ARBY’S |
164 |
254 |
418 |
2019 |
|
44 |
EUROPEAN WAX CENTER |
164 |
112 |
276 |
2018 |
|
45 |
POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN |
164 |
660 |
824 |
2018 |
|
46 |
KELLER WILLIAMS |
163 |
781 |
944 |
2018 |
|
47 |
MIDAS |
163 |
267 |
430 |
2018 |
|
48 |
MATHNASIUM |
162 |
422 |
584 |
2019 |
|
49 |
CULVER’S |
155 |
274 |
429 |
2018 |
|
50 |
SONIC DRIVE-IN |
155 |
308 |
463 |
2019 |
|
SOURCE: Frandata. Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded. |
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Top 50 Brands by Percentage of Multi-Unit Franchisees
|
RANK |
BRAND |
% MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEES |
MULTI-UNIT FRANCHISEES |
SINGLE-UNIT FRANCHISEES |
TOTAL FRANCHISEES |
DATA YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
PANERA BREAD |
100.00% |
28 |
0 |
28 |
2018 |
|
2 |
FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES |
98.17% |
107 |
2 |
109 |
2018 |
|
3 |
FIREHOUSE SUBS |
97.49% |
467 |
12 |
479 |
2018 |
|
4 |
CAPTAIN D’S |
94.81% |
73 |
4 |
77 |
2018 |
|
5 |
SMARTSTYLE |
93.00% |
93 |
7 |
100 |
2018 |
|
6 |
JACK IN THE BOX |
92.73% |
102 |
8 |
110 |
2018 |
|
7 |
DUTCH BROS. |
92.45% |
49 |
4 |
53 |
2018 |
|
8 |
MIRACLE-EAR |
92.00% |
138 |
12 |
150 |
2018 |
|
9 |
FRESHII |
90.14% |
64 |
7 |
71 |
2018 |
|
10 |
LITTLE CAESARS |
89.49% |
690 |
81 |
771 |
2018 |
|
11 |
PALM BEACH TAN |
88.89% |
24 |
3 |
27 |
2018 |
|
12 |
APPLEBEE’S |
88.57% |
31 |
4 |
35 |
2019 |
|
13 |
HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER |
85.78% |
181 |
30 |
211 |
2018 |
|
14 |
MCDONALD’S |
85.26% |
1,840 |
318 |
2,158 |
2019 |
|
15 |
CHEEZIES PIZZA |
82.61% |
38 |
8 |
46 |
2018 |
|
16 |
ROSATI’S CHICAGO PIZZA |
76.19% |
32 |
10 |
42 |
2018 |
|
17 |
SIMPLE SIMON’S PIZZA |
75.94% |
101 |
32 |
133 |
2018 |
|
18 |
CARL’S JR. |
75.42% |
89 |
29 |
118 |
2018 |
|
19 |
BARBERITOS |
75.00% |
24 |
8 |
32 |
2018 |
|
20 |
HWY 55 BURGERS SHAKES & FRIES |
71.43% |
50 |
20 |
70 |
2018 |
|
21 |
VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE |
70.89% |
56 |
23 |
79 |
2018 |
|
22 |
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE |
70.83% |
386 |
159 |
545 |
2018 |
|
23 |
SPORT CLIPS |
70.49% |
289 |
121 |
410 |
2018 |
|
24 |
PENN STATION EAST COAST SUBS |
70.13% |
54 |
23 |
77 |
2018 |
|
25 |
GODFATHER’S PIZZA |
70.06% |
124 |
53 |
177 |
2018 |
|
26 |
BUDDY’S HOME FURNISHINGS |
69.44% |
25 |
11 |
36 |
2018 |
|
27 |
DOMINO’S PIZZA |
69.08% |
534 |
239 |
773 |
2019 |
|
28 |
BOJANGLES’ |
69.01% |
49 |
22 |
71 |
2018 |
|
29 |
PIEOLOGY PIZZERIA |
67.74% |
21 |
10 |
31 |
2018 |
|
30 |
FRONTIER ADJUSTERS |
67.68% |
111 |
53 |
164 |
2018 |
|
31 |
SUPERCUTS |
66.90% |
291 |
144 |
435 |
2018 |
|
32 |
GREAT CLIPS |
66.44% |
594 |
300 |
894 |
2018 |
|
33 |
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY |
66.42% |
89 |
45 |
134 |
2018 |
|
34 |
MICHELIN COMMERCIAL SERVICE NETWORK |
65.79% |
25 |
13 |
38 |
2018 |
|
35 |
SUN TAN CITY |
65.79% |
25 |
13 |
38 |
2018 |
|
36 |
TIDE CLEANERS |
65.38% |
17 |
9 |
26 |
2018 |
|
37 |
HARDEE’S |
65.35% |
83 |
44 |
127 |
2018 |
|
38 |
WENDY’S |
65.23% |
227 |
121 |
348 |
2018 |
|
39 |
COST CUTTERS FAMILY HAIR SALON |
64.86% |
48 |
26 |
74 |
2018 |
|
40 |
PACLEASE |
64.41% |
38 |
21 |
59 |
2019 |
|
41 |
RENT-A-CENTER |
62.07% |
18 |
11 |
29 |
2018 |
|
42 |
AVIS |
61.90% |
26 |
16 |
42 |
2018 |
|
43 |
WINGSTOP |
61.81% |
178 |
110 |
288 |
2018 |
|
44 |
THE GOOD FEET STORE |
61.54% |
16 |
10 |
26 |
2018 |
|
45 |
RALLY’S |
60.98% |
25 |
16 |
41 |
2019 |
|
46 |
CHECKERS |
60.94% |
78 |
50 |
128 |
2019 |
|
47 |
JIMMY JOHN’S |
60.72% |
439 |
284 |
723 |
2018 |
|
48 |
SOLA SALON STUDIOS |
60.47% |
78 |
51 |
129 |
2018 |
|
49 |
FREEDOM BOAT CLUB |
60.42% |
29 |
19 |
48 |
2018 |
|
50 |
HOMESMART |
60.38% |
32 |
21 |
53 |
2019 |
|
SOURCE: Frandata. Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded. |
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