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title: "The Top 200: A Franchise Ranking 13 Years in the Making"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/63780901-d887-41fa-8c7d-28b6c492f0d0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-top-200-a-franchise-ranking-13-years-in-the-making-2705198
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2018-01-09T20:15:12.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:51.488Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/079d580a6253bbda063a272261b86ef45692.jpg
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# The Top 200: A Franchise Ranking 13 Years in the Making

**TL;DR:** Franchise Business Review has identified the top 200 award-winning franchise companies based on franchisee satisfaction and performance. The company, founded by CEO Eric Stites in 2005, provides franchise information resources for entrepreneurs.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-01-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-top-200-a-franchise-ranking-13-years-in-the-making-2705198).*

## Story

When CEO Eric Stites founded Franchise Business Review in 2005, his goal was simple: to create the best franchise information resource available for entrepreneurs. At that time, there were over fifty different franchise websites, but none of them offered reviews and ratings of franchise opportunities based on the actual performance and satisfaction of real franchise owners.

Now, 13 years later, FBR has once again identified 200 award-winning franchise companies based exclusively on satisfaction levels and performance among their franchisees - as reported by the franchisees themselves.

All North American franchise companies with 10 or more franchisees are eligible to participate (at no cost) in FBR’s research, but only the best of the best will claim a coveted FBR50 Award. Research for the 2019 awards is already underway. Learn more and register.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- franchisee satisfaction (topic)
- Eric Stites (person)
- award-winning franchises (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-top-200-a-franchise-ranking-13-years-in-the-making-2705198). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/63780901-d887-41fa-8c7d-28b6c492f0d0).