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Top 10 Overall Franchises
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Key Facts For KFC Corporation
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- Franchising Since:
- 1930
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- Franchise Units:
- 18,875
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- Cash Investment:
- $750,000
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- Total Investments:
- $1,262,800 - $2,543,000
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- Royalty Fee Rate:
- 5%
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- Financing Available:
- 1
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- Website:
- www.kfc.com
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Key Facts For Pizza Schmizza
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- Franchising Since:
- 1993
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- Franchise Units:
- 23
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- Cash Investment:
- $150,000
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- Total Investments:
- $91 - 381K
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- Royalty Fee Rate:
- 5%
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- Financing Available:
- 1
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- Website:
- www.schmizza.com
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Key Facts For McDonalds Corporation
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- Franchising Since:
- 1955
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- Franchise Units:
- 29712
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- Cash Investment:
- $750,000
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- Total Investments:
- $989,352 - $2,217,045
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- Royalty Fee Rate:
- 4%
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- Financing Available:
- 1
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- Website:
- www.aboutmcdonalds.com
Key Facts For Tim Hortons
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- Franchising Since:
- 1964
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- Franchise Units:
- 34
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- Cash Investment:
- $55,000 - $163,000
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- Total Investments:
- $46,100 - $498,300
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- Royalty Fee Rate:
- 4.5%
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- Financing Available:
- 1
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- Website:
- www.timhortons.com
Key Facts For Anago Cleaning Systems
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- Franchising Since:
- 1989
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- Franchise Units:
- 2,400
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- Cash Investment:
- Master $89k; Unit $1k - $25K
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- Total Investments:
- Master $154k - $257k; Unit$4,590 - $32,248
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- Royalty Fee Rate:
- 5%
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- Financing Available:
- 1
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- Website:
- www.anagocleaning.com
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Key Facts For Hardee's
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- Franchising Since:
- 1961
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- Franchise Units:
- 1,589
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- Cash Investment:
- $35,000
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- Total Investments:
- $1,038,374 - $2,217,366
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- Royalty Fee Rate:
- 5%
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- Financing Available:
- 1
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- Website:
- www.ckefranchise.com
Key Facts For Russos New York Pizzaria
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- Franchising Since:
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- Franchise Units:
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- Cash Investment:
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- Total Investments:
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- Royalty Fee Rate:
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- Financing Available:
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- Website:
- nypizzeria.com
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Key Facts For Maaco Franchising
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- Franchising Since:
- 1972
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- Franchise Units:
- 460
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- Cash Investment:
- $5,995
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- Total Investments:
- $250,000-$300,000
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- Royalty Fee Rate:
- 8%
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- Financing Available:
- 1
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- Website:
- www.maacofranchise.com
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Key Facts For Hyatt Hotels Corporation
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- Franchising Since:
- 1957
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- Franchise Units:
- 1,535
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- Cash Investment:
- $25-25.5K
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- Total Investments:
- $138.6 - 187.2K
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- Royalty Fee Rate:
- 8%
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- Financing Available:
- 1
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- Website:
- www.hyatt.com
Evaluation Criteria: Best Franchise Opportunities
Growth Prospect
During our analysis of the leading franchises in the United States we spend time analyzing the overall potential growth of a business operating under the name and vision of a franchise. This involves a historical analysis of a franchise’s performance in different markets and regions, their prospective growth potential based on a trend analysis, and their average financial performance for businesses under their franchise.
Marketing Support
Many franchisees turn to their franchisor when searching for marketing support and assistance in obtaining relevant advertising. It is important for a leading franchise to offer their franchisees effective means of marketing and advertising their business to their target audience. We analyze the amount of work and effort placed into reaching out to relevant markets where the audiences for their franchises are located.
Training
The amount of training required to run different positions within a franchise business is an important factor to take into consideration when starting a business. We analyze the level of training required for individuals to effectively operate within the franchised business in addition to the amount of assistance the franchisor provides to the franchisee to ensure that individuals in their employ are capable of handling the job.
Ongoing Support
The level of ongoing support provided by the franchisor is measured based on how much assistance and communication the franchisor provides to their franchisees over time. We analyze the impact their involvement has on setting the right goals and expectations on a quarterly basis and how much the franchisor assists their franchisees in better understanding the finer or more detailed aspects of their business.
Value
At the end of the day one of the most important aspects of any franchise is the overall value provided to the franchisees compared to the investment required to start the business. During our analysis of the leading franchises, we compare the initial and ongoing investment required by the franchisee compared to the overall value of the franchise, brand, and offerings from the franchisor and the level of profitability possible.
