Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees

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 into this growing operational approach.

Here are 2021'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 ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES GRAND TOTAL DATA YEAR 1 SUBWAY 3,669 3,491 7,160 2019 2 MCDONALD’S 1,840 318 2,158 2019 3 THE UPS STORE 903 2,312 3,215 2019 4 AFC 841 1,904 2,745 2019 5 DUNKIN’ 811 5,115 5,926 2019 6 LITTLE CAESARS 653 66 719 2019 7 HEALTH MART PHARMACY 579 3,238 3,817 2019 8 GREAT CLIPS 574 243 817 2020 9 ACE HARDWARE 571 2,479 3,050 2019 10 H&R BLOCK 554 670 1,224 2019 11 DOMINO’S PIZZA 535 228 763 2020 12 LIBERTY TAX SERVICE 484 675 1,159 2020 13 FIREHOUSE SUBS 467 15 482 2019 14 JIMMY JOHN’S 429 309 738 2019 15 VISION SOURCE 416 2,068 2,484 2019 16 DQ GRILL & CHILL 403 1,095 1,498 2019 17 JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE 370 151 521 2019 18 BURGER KING 369 357 726 2020 19 CENTURY 21 316 639 955 2020 19 CHICK-FIL-A 316 1,503 1,819 2019 21 TACO BELL 316 300 616 2020 22 HISSHO SUSHI 309 472 781 2019 23 JERSEY MIKE’S 295 223 518 2020 24 SUPERCUTS 287 125 412 2019 25 SPORT CLIPS 283 115 398 2019 26 ANYTIME FITNESS 266 1,591 1,857 2019 27 PAPA JOHN’S 258 370 628 2020 28 BASKIN-ROBBINS 255 1600 1,855 2019 29 MASSAGE ENVY 244 213 457 2019 30 KFC 241 352 593 2020 31 SONIC DRIVE-IN 238 173 411 2019 32 SERVPRO 237 772 1,009 2019 33 EDIBLE 227 289 516 2019 34 WENDY’S 216 114 330 2019 35 PAPA MURPHY’S 207 224 431 2019 36 COLDWELL BANKER 206 423 629 2020 37 SMOOTHIE KING 204 233 437 2019 38 HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER 198 40 238 2019 39 WINGSTOP 184 91 275 2019 40 FANTASTIC SAMS 183 248 431 2019 41 COLD STONE CREAMERY 174 393 567 2019 42 DQ TREAT 170 760 930 2019 43 CULVER’S 167 293 460 2020 44 EUROPEAN WAX CENTER 165 114 279 2019 45 ARBY’S 162 233 395 2019 45 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 162 649 811 2020 47 MIDAS 159 263 422 2019 48 MATHNASIUM 155 408 563 2020 49 CLUB PILATES 152 166 318 2019 50 PIZZA HUT 148 149 297 2020 Top 50 Brands by Percentage of Multi-Unit Franchisees RANK BRAND % MULTI-UNIT ZEES MULTI-UNIT ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES GRAND TOTAL DATA YEAR 1 PANCHERO’S 100.00% 26 0 26 2019 2 FIVE GUYS BURGERS AND FRIES 99.

02% 101 1 102 2019 3 FIREHOUSE SUBS 96.89% 467 15 482 2019 4 JACK IN THE BOX 94.23% 98 6 104 2020 5 FRESHII 94.

20% 65 4 69 2019 6 CAPTAIN D’S 93.24% 69 5 74 2019 7 SMARTSTYLE 92.48% 123 10 133 2019 8 MIRACLE-EAR 91.

20% 114 11 125 2020 9 LITTLE CAESARS 90.82% 653 66 719 2019 10 PALM BEACH TAN 89.29% 25 3 28 2019 11 APPLEBEE’S 87.

50% 28 4 32 2020 12 MCDONALD’S 85.26% 1,840 318 2,158 2019 13 HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER 83.19% 198 40 238 2019 14 FRONTIER ADJUSTERS 79.

23% 103 27 130 2019 15 TIDE CLEANERS 78.57% 22 6 28 2019 16 COST CUTTERS FAMILY HAIR SALON 75.00% 60 20 80 2019 16 GODFATHER’S PIZZA 75.

00% 129 43 172 2019 18 CARL’S JR. 71.68% 81 32 113 2019 19 SPORT CLIPS 71.

11% 283 115 398 2019 20 JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE 71.02% 370 151 521 2019 21 GREAT CLIPS 70.26% 574 243 817 2020 22 DOMINO’S PIZZA 70.

12% 535 228 763 2020 23 SUPERCUTS 69.66% 287 125 412 2019 24 BOJANGLES’ 68.18% 45 21 66 2019 25 PACLEASE 67.

86% 38 18 56 2020 26 WINGSTOP 66.91% 184 91 275 2019 27 PENN STATION EAST COAST SUBS 66.25% 53 27 80 2019 28 SOLA SALON STUDIOS 66.

17% 88 45 133 2019 29 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY 65.94% 91 47 138 2020 30 ROSATI’S CHICAGO PIZZA 65.79% 25 13 38 2019 31 BARBERITOS 65.

71% 23 12 35 2019 32 PLAYA BOWLS 65.52% 19 10 29 2019 33 WENDY’S 65.45% 216 114 330 2019 34 FREEDOM BOAT CLUB 65.

31% 32 17 49 2019 35 MICHELIN COMMERCIAL SERVICE NETWORK 65.00% 26 14 40 2019 36 SUN TAN CITY 64.10% 25 14 39 2019 37 HARDEE’S 63.

71% 79 45 124 2019 38 BUDGET 61.90% 26 16 42 2019 38 RALLY’S 61.90% 26 16 42 2020 40 RENT-A-CENTER 61.

54% 16 10 26 2019 41 HOMESMART 60.38% 32 21 53 2019 42 THE GOOD FEET STORE 60.00% 18 12 30 2019 43 EUROPEAN WAX CENTER 59.

14% 165 114 279 2019 44 FUZZY’S TACO SHOP 58.70% 27 19 46 2019 45 JIMMY JOHN’S 58.13% 429 309 738 2019 46 SONIC DRIVE-IN 57.

91% 238 173 411 2019 47 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE 57.02% 69 52 121 2020 48 JERSEY MIKE’S 56.95% 295 223 518 2020 49 TWO MEN AND A TRUCK 56.

74% 80 61 141 2019 50 STRETCH ZONE 56.25% 18 14 32 2019 SOURCE: Frandata. Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded.