TL;DR
The 2023 Multi-Unit 50 list ranks top brands by number of multi-unit franchisees and percentage of multi-unit franchisees. The list includes brands such as Subway, McDonald's, and The UPS Store, with the top brand having 3,232 multi-unit franchisees.
Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees RANK BRAND MULTI-UNIT ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES TOTAL 1 SUBWAY 3,232 4,064 7,296 2 MCDONALD’S 1,736 334 2,070 3 THE UPS STORE 924 2,306 3,230 4 AFC 835 1,937 2,772 5 DUNKIN’ 776 4,690 5,466 6 ACE HARDWARE 599 2,416 3,015 7 RE/MAX 581 765 1,346 8 GREAT CLIPS 576 243 819 9 HEALTH MART PHARMACY 556 3,192 3,748 10 H&R BLOCK 522 624 1,146 11 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL 508 2,160 2,668 12 KELLER WILLIAMS 504 788 1,292 13 LIBERTY TAX SERVICE 492 680 1,172 14 DOMINO’S PIZZA 491 214 705 15 LITTLE CAESARS 483 266 749 16 VISION SOURCE 430 2,035 2,465 17 DQ GRILL & CHILL 397 1,062 1,459 18 HISSHO SUSHI 375 495 870 19 JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE 349 164 513 20 JIMMY JOHN’S 348 766 1,114 21 ANYTIME FITNESS 337 1,542 1,879 21 CHICK-FIL-A 337 1,557 1,894 23 JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS 322 232 554 24 CENTURY 21 316 640 956 25 BURGER KING 313 183 496 26 SPORT CLIPS 300 118 418 27 SUPERCUTS 268 109 377 28 SERVPRO 261 696 957 29 BASKIN-ROBBINS 255 1,508 1,763 30 TACO BELL 254 233 487 31 FIREHOUSE SUBS 248 222 470 32 PAPA JOHN’S 235 350 585 33 MASSAGE ENVY 230 211 441 34 SONIC DRIVE-IN 222 328 550 35 EDIBLE 214 279 493 36 COLDWELL BANKER 212 425 637 37 SMOOTHIE KING 202 241 443 38 PAPA MURPHY’S TAKE ‘N’ BAKE PIZZA 200 209 409 39 SNOWFOX 193 700 893 40 WENDY’S 188 63 251 41 KFC 184 245 429 42 HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER 183 56 239 43 TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE 178 391 569 43 WINGSTOP 178 79 257 45 COLD STONE CREAMERY 174 387 561 46 CLUB PILATES 170 126 296 47 EUROPEAN WAX CENTER 169 98 267 48 CULVER’S 168 293 461 49 DQ TREAT 166 741 907 50 MIDAS 154 231 385 50 KEYSTONE INSURERS GROUP 154 234 388 Top 50 Brands by Percentage of Multi-Unit Franchisees RANK BRAND % MULTI-UNIT ZEES MULTI-UNIT ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES TOTAL 1 FIVE GUYS 97.96% 96 2 98 2 PANERA BREAD 96.43% 27 1 28 3 FRESHII 96.
30% 52 2 54 4 PALM BEACH TAN 93.10% 27 2 29 5 JACK IN THE BOX 92.47% 86 7 93 6 SMARTSTYLE 92.
00% 115 10 125 7 MIRACLE-EAR 90.99% 101 10 111 8 MCDONALD’S 83.86% 1,736 334 2,070 9 APPLEBEE’S 82.
35% 28 6 34 10 FRONTIER ADJUSTERS 80.00% 104 26 130 11 COST CUTTERS HAIR SALON 77.78% 70 20 90 12 HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER 76.
57% 183 56 239 13 GODFATHER’S PIZZA 75.66% 143 46 189 14 WENDY’S 74.90% 188 63 251 15 FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS 74.
47% 35 12 47 16 BARBERITOS 73.68% 28 10 38 17 MICHELIN COMMERCIAL SERVICE NETWORK 72.73% 24 9 33 18 BLAZE PIZZA 72.
13% 44 17 61 19 SPORT CLIPS 71.77% 300 118 418 20 SUPERCUTS 71.09% 268 109 377 21 BOJANGLES 70.
77% 46 19 65 22 VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE 70.37% 38 16 54 23 GREAT CLIPS 70.33% 576 243 819 24 PLAYA BOWLS 70.
00% 21 9 30 25 DOMINO’S PIZZA 69.65% 491 214 705 26 WINGSTOP 69.26% 178 79 257 27 SOLA SALON STUDIOS 69.
23% 90 40 130 28 BURN BOOT CAMP 68.64% 151 69 220 29 JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE 68.03% 349 164 513 30 CARL’S JR.
67.74% 63 30 93 31 CAPTAIN D’S 67.71% 65 31 96 32 PACLEASE 67.
31% 35 17 52 33 PENN STATION EAST COAST SUBS 67.14% 47 23 70 34 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY 65.94% 91 47 138 35 HARDEE’S 65.
93% 60 31 91 36 LITTLE CAESARS 64.49% 483 266 749 37 AVIS 63.89% 23 13 36 38 EUROPEAN WAX CENTER 63.
30% 169 98 267 39 BURGER KING 63.10% 313 183 496 40 HOMESMART 62.90% 39 23 62 41 BUDGET CAR RENTAL 62.
86% 22 13 35 42 PANDORA 62.22% 28 17 45 43 RALLY’S 61.90% 26 16 42 44 FREEDOM BOAT CLUB 61.
22% 30 19 49 45 FUZZY’S TACO SHOP 58.33% 28 20 48 46 JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS 58.12% 322 232 554 47 SUN TAN CITY 57.
89% 22 16 38 48 RENT-A-CENTER 57.69% 15 11 26 49 CLUB PILATES 57.43% 170 126 296 50 STRETCH ZONE 57.
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This story was originally published by Multi-Unit Franchisee in Franchising.com on October 21, 2023. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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