2019 Dominators

Multi-unit, multi-brand operators continue to grow--and they're getting bigger every year--a trend that continues to accelerate as these "dominators" grow their portfolios through acquisitions, new unit buildouts, refranchising, and scooping up successful units from retiring franchisees. Banking on their good credit, solid infrastructure, and proven track record, today's Dominators are creating historically large franchisee organizations, as the rankings from FRANdata show. Today's dominators are sophisticated, savvy, and experienced at managing organizations with hundreds of units, often spread across several states, regions, or even the entire U.

S. They also understand that all success is local and about unit economics: one customer and one sale at a time. They create jobs by the hundreds and thousands, hiring young employees and providing a career path for them to grow.

They do business with local suppliers--lots of them! And they give back to their communities on a large scale, encouraging their employees to support local organizations and charities. No franchisee gets to the top without years of hard work, sacrifice, perseverance, and an unwavering desire to be the best.

(50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) MSA FRANCHISED UNITS LOS ANGELES-RIVERSIDE-ORANGE COUNTY, CA 19,371 NEW YORK-NORTHERN NEW JERSEY-LONG ISLAND, NY-NJ-CT-PA 18,642 CHICAGO-GARY-KENOSHA, IL-IN-WI 11,880 WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE, DC-MD-VA-WV 10,654 DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX 10,085 HOUSTON-GALVESTON-BRAZORIA, TX 8,723 ATLANTA, GA 8,306 SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-SAN JOSE, CA 7,954 BOSTON-WORCESTER-LAWRENCE, MA-NH-ME-CT 7,527 PHILADELPHIA-WILMINGTON-ATLANTIC CITY, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,909 DETROIT-ANN ARBOR-FLINT, MI 6,481 PHOENIX-MESA, AZ 5,752 SEATTLE-TACOMA-BREMERTON, WA 5,226 MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, MN-WI 4,826 DENVER-BOULDER-GREELEY, CO 4,740 MIAMI-FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 4,530 TAMPA-ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL 4,324 SAN DIEGO, CA 3,911 ST LOUIS, MO-IL 3,789 CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-ROCK HILL, NC-SC 3,629 ORLANDO, FL 3,521 PORTLAND-SALEM, OR-WA 3,395 CLEVELAND-AKRON, OH 3,367 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 3,080 SAN ANTONIO, TX 3,022 SACRAMENTO-YOLO, CA 3,013 LAS VEGAS, NV-AZ 2,978 CINCINNATI-HAMILTON, OH-KY-IN 2,940 KANSAS CITY, MO-KS 2,934 RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL, NC 2,899 AUSTIN-SAN MARCOS, TX 2,883 NASHVILLE, TN 2,703 PITTSBURGH, PA 2,700 COLUMBUS, OH 2,526 NORFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH-NEWPORT NEWS, VA-NC 2,474 MILWAUKEE-RACINE, WI 2,382 JACKSONVILLE, FL 2,212 SALT LAKE CITY-OGDEN, UT 2,110 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 2,026 HARTFORD, CT 1,927 GREENSBORO-WINSTON-SALEM-HIGH POINT, NC 1,847 WEST PALM BEACH-BOCA RATON, FL 1,825 RICHMOND-PETERSBURG, VA 1,807 GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON, SC 1,732 NEW ORLEANS, LA 1,652 MEMPHIS, TN-AR-MS 1,623 LOUISVILLE, KY-IN 1,615 GRAND RAPIDS-MUSKEGON-HOLLAND, MI 1,509 KNOXVILLE, TN 1,474 BIRMINGHAM, AL 1,449 OMAHA, NE-IA 1,385 TULSA, OK 1,289 DAYTON-SPRINGFIELD, OH 1,273 CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 1,242 SARASOTA-BRADENTON, FL 1,190 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 1,160 COLUMBIA, SC 1,152 TUCSON, AZ 1,149 LITTLE ROCK-NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 1,135 BUFFALO-NIAGARA FALLS, NY 1,121 FRESNO, CA 1,089 ROCHESTER, NY 1,074 FORT MYERS-CAPE CORAL, FL 1,065 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 1,055 BATON ROUGE, LA 1,035 BOISE CITY, ID 1,014 DES MOINES, IA 999 ALBANY-SCHENECTADY-TROY, NY 992 MOBILE, AL 976 LARGEST FRANCHISEES BY STATE STATE (and DC) LARGEST FRANCHISEES UNITS ALABAMA NPC INTERNATIONAL 105 ALASKA SUBWAY DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA 24 ARIZONA DESERT DE ORO FOODS 168 ARKANSAS K-MAC ENTERPRISES 83 CALIFORNIA G & M OIL CO 278 COLORADO HARMAN MANAGEMENT 91 CONNECTICUT GREAT AMERICAN DONUT 37 DELAWARE RYAN S GROUP; MITRA QSR 15 DIST.

OF COLUMBIA PANKAJ SETH; TEAM WASHINGTON 9 FLORIDA NPC INTERNATIONAL 175 GEORGIA GPS HOSPITALITY 101 HAWAII KAZI MANAGEMENT 40 IDAHO NPC INTERNATIONAL 37 ILLINOIS DHANANI GROUP 180 INDIANA FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP 126 IOWA NPC INTERNATIONAL 49 KANSAS ROTTINGHAUS 172 KENTUCKY FOURTEEN FOODS 61 LOUISIANA GPS HOSPITALITY 122 MAINE SUBWAY DEVELOPMENT OF MAINE 28 MARYLAND DAVCO RESTAURANTS 101 MASSACHUSETTS HK ENTERPRISES 70 MICHIGAN FORWARD CORP; STARBOARD GROUP 65 MINNESOTA BORDER FOODS 78 MISSISSIPPI NPC INTERNATIONAL 137 MISSOURI FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP 134 MONTANA MERIDIAN RESTAURANTS UNLIMITED 21 NORTH CAROLINA SPEEDWAY 189 NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS UNION OIL CO 27 NEBRASKA CARPENTER CONCEPTS 48 NEVADA TERRIBLE HERBST 85 NEW HAMPSHIRE PETER NAPOLI 32 NEW JERSEY BRIAD RESTAURANT GROUP 74 NEW MEXICO MERRITT GROUP SONIC 68 NEW YORK METRO FRANCHISING COMMISSARY 137 OHIO THE COVELLI FAMILY LTD PARTNERSHIP 140 OKLAHOMA WING FINANCIAL SERVICES 95 OREGON GBMO 60 PENNSYLVANIA CARROLS GROUP; VALENTI MANAGEMENT 62 RHODE ISLAND THE JAN COMPANIES 27 SOUTH CAROLINA PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS 36 SOUTH DAKOTA VELARDE 23 TENNESSEE SW DEVELOPMENT OF EAST TN 94 TEXAS SUN HOLDINGS 348 UTAH SIZZLING PLATTER 56 VERMONT VERMONT DONUT ENTERPRISES 17 VIRGINIA BODDIE-NOELL ENTERPRISES 177 WASHINGTON HEARTLAND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE 95 WEST VIRGINIA LITTLE GENERAL STORE 47 WISCONSIN WISCONSIN HOSPITALITY GROUP 65 WYOMING HIGH PLAINS PIZZA 22 LARGEST FRANCHISEES BY REGION REGION UNITS NEW ENGLAND (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) DHANANI GROUP 102 HK ENTERPRISES 87 FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP 65 PR RESTAURANTS 63 DE FOODS 56 EAST (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA, WV) CARROLS GROUP 203 METRO FRANCHISING COMMISSARY 137 ADF COMPANIES 130 TARGET 128 MUY BRANDS 126 SOUTH (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, IA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA) NPC INTERNATIONAL 1,000 SUN HOLDINGS 482 KBP FOODS 420 MUY BRANDS 416 SPEEDWAY 400 MIDWEST (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP 284 CARROLS GROUP 279 DHANANI GROUP 275 KBP FOODS 176 MUY BRANDS 160 PLAINS (IA, KS, MO, NE, ND, OK, SD) ROTTINGHAUS 330 FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP 306 NPC INTERNATIONAL 259 K-MAC ENTERPRISES 146 LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES 145 MOUNTAIN WEST (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY) NPC INTERNATIONAL 146 HARMAN MANAGEMENT 118 FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP 111 SIZZLING PLATTER 80 ALVARADO CONCEPTS 65 SOUTHWEST (AZ, NV, NM) DESERT DE ORO FOODS 177 MERRITT GROUP SONIC 119 TERRIBLE HERBST 85 STINE ENTERPRISES 73 SUBWAY DEVELOPMENT OF LAS VEGAS 64 WEST (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) G & M OIL CO 278 HARMAN MANAGEMENT 272 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIZZA 258 FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP 200 TARGET 188 *Note: Data based on most current FDDs.