Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees

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Featured in: Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine: Issue 3, 2021

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