Franchise 500
The Franchise 500 is an annual listing of the top 500 American franchising companies complied by Entrepreneur magazine, through a submission and review process.[1] The ranking is determined by finances, costs, size, growth, support, and brand strength.[2] The list includes both public and privately held companies, and has been published annually since 1979.[3][4]
Qualifications
The magazine complies its ranking of the companies on a set of criteria—franchises are assessed across five pillars including: costs and fees, size and growth, support, financial strength and stability, and brand strength. Alongside the main ranking, Entrepreneur includes additional lists with the publication of the Franchise 500, organized by 6 categories: “Top Global,” “Top Brands," "Fastest Growing", "Top New," "Any Budget," and "Top Franchises for Veterans."[5]
Rankings
- Franchise 500' - Overall ranking of the most successful franchise companies of the year.[6]
Additional
- Top Global - Most successful franchisers based on an international appeal and expansion outside the U.S.
- Top Brands - Most popular brands from customer investments of the year.
- Fastest Growing - Fastest expanding companies by growth of number of franchises and revenue.
- Top New - Top newly formed franchise companies.
- Any Budget - Best franchises for owners to startup based on initial investments
- Top Franchises for Veterans - Best franchises for veterans to become owners.
2020 list
In 2020, the ten most successful companies of the 500 were:[5]
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Locations
(U.S.) |
Locations
(Global) |
Investment
(US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunkin' Donuts |  Canton, MA
|
Food and Beverage | 9,499 | 3,458 | $396K-1.6M |
| 2 | Taco Bell | Irvine, CA
|
Food and Beverage | 6,161 | 501 | $526K-3M |
| 3 | McDonald's | Chicago, IL
|
Food and Beverage | 13,232 | 21,289 | $1.3M-2.2M |
| 4 | Sonic Drive-In | Oklahoma City, OK
|
Food and Beverage | 3,231 | 0 | $1.2M-3.5M |
| 5 | The UPS Store | San Diego, CA
|
Shipping | 4,819 | 347 | $138K-479K |
| 6 | Ace Hardware | Oak Brook, IL
|
Hardware store | 4,386 | 793 | $286K-2.1M |
| 7 | Planet Fitness | Hampton, NH
|
Fitness center | 1,740 | 39 | $1.1M-4.2M |
| 8 | Jersey Mike's Subs | Manasquan, NJ
|
Food and Beverage | 1,520 | 0 | $237K-767K |
| 9 | Culver's | Prairie du Sac, WI
|
Food and Beverage | 709 | 0 | $2M-4.7M |
| 10 | Pizza Hut | Plano, TX
|
Food and Beverage | 6,087 | 11,033 | $357K-2.2M |
See also
References
- ^ "2020 Franchise 500 Ranking". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Understand the Ranking". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "About the Franchise 500®". Entrepreneur. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10.
- ^ Inc, Entrepreneur Media. "Entrepreneur Magazine's 41st Annual Franchise 500® Released". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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- ^ Inc, Entrepreneur Media. "Entrepreneur Magazine's 41st Annual Franchise 500® Released". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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