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.

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.