In the time it might take to get to 10 company - owned shops, he may get 100 or
more franchised units operating.
Not exact matches
The first step to take before even considering
franchising any sort of business concept is to open one or
more prototype
units and see how they perform.
They opened two
more locations after that, and in 2016, they followed with their first
franchise unit in Vancouver, Wash..
These fans have already backed up the money truck to Activision's front door (the CoD
franchise has sold 56 million console
units in the U.S. alone, with the November 2010 - released Call of Duty: Black Ops, topping $ 1 billion in sales in just 42 days) and see Elite as
more money grab than value - added proposition.
«We're still in the early stages of delivery in
franchising, but I can see this becoming a much
more common way of ordering food,» says Marty Ferrill, president of the Philly Pretzel Factory, a 159 -
unit brand that sells soft pretzels, pretzel dogs and other snacks.
She began
franchising in 2006, and has grown Accessible to
more than 70
units.
While the companies on Entrepreneur's 31st Annual
Franchise 500Â ® grew overall — adding
more than 12,000
units, 2.9 percent above 2008's numbers — that growth was considerably smaller than the 4.7 percent increase of the year before.
Calling Project Pie the «anti-chain chain,» Markham lets franchisees choose from several décor packages that look
more like hip indie restaurants than
franchise units.
A year later, Jeff became CMIT Solutions» president and CEO, guiding a technology
franchise company that's expanded to
more than 150
units run by 121
franchise partners.
Founded in 2004, Newk's currently operates and
franchises more than 115
units in 15 states.
The initial
franchise fee is $ 40,000; however, reduced
franchise fees apply for veterans, minorities and Area Development Agreements of four or
more units.
HANOVER, Md. (June 29, 2015)-- The Greene Turtle announced today that a group of investors
more than 30 combined years of corporate management experience and ties to multiple global and regional quick - service and fast - casual restaurant
franchises has signed a
franchise agreement for the development of 10
units in Montgomery, Bucks, Lehigh and Northampton Counties, the areas surrounding Philadelphia.
Pie Five currently has 44 locations in 13 states, with
more than 400 announced company - owned and
franchised units in development.
The company has 26 locations in eight states (Florida, Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia) with
more than 200 announced
franchise units under contract in 14 states and Washington, DC.
First introduced in 2011, Pie Five Pizza currently has 19 locations in five states with
more than 150 announced
franchised units under contract in 12 states and the District of Columbia.
«Houston is the natural next step for Pie Five's expansion, now that we have a solid and rapidly expanding base of restaurants in the Dallas - Fort Worth area and
more than 100
franchise units under contract in 11 states,» said Chris Smith, vice president of operations for Pie Five Pizza Co., a subsidiary of Pizza Inn Holdings, Inc. «It's not an exaggeration to say that we're changing the way people experience pizza, and I have no doubt our friends in the Bayou City will love what we're bringing to their area.»
The initial
franchise fee is $ 40,000; however, reduced
franchise fees apply for Area Development Agreements of four or
more units.
Smoothie King
Franchises, Inc. is a privately held, New Orleans - area - based
franchise company with
more than 690
units worldwide.
More than 150 announced
franchise units are currently under contract in Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington, DC.
There are some protagonists from earlier entries — as well as all - new faces, such as lead characters Rowan and Lianna — but this is clearly a package aimed at modern followers of the
franchise, and thanks to the focus on switching between
units during battle, you'll get
more of a chance to familiarise yourself with each one than you perhaps did in Hyrule Warriors.
As of Dec. 31, 2013, global shipments of the
franchise totals
more seven million
units since the first Dead Rising's launch.
The game launched a
franchise with 13 core titles that has sold
more than 17 million
units worldwide.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii system had the biggest first day in
franchise history and sold
more than 600,000
units in its first week.
Of particular note, the publisher put a number to just how successful the Final Fantasy
franchise has been, saying that
more than 85 million
units have been sold since the first installment was released in 1987.
That's the promise from series creator Kazunori Yamauchi, who has worked on the PlayStation racing
franchise for 15 years and has watched it sell
more than 70 million
units since 1997.
First launched in 2011, PAYDAY is a cooperative first - person shooter computer and video game
franchise with
more than 16 million
units sold on PC, SteamOS, PlayStation ® 4, Xbox One, PlayStation ® 3, Xbox 360, and, now, the Nintendo Switch system.
First launched in 2011, PAYDAY is a cooperative first - person shooter computer and video game
franchise with
more than 16 million
units sold on PC, SteamOS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation ™ 4 and Xbox One, soon coming to the Nintendo Switch system.
«Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is the next big installment in the award winning shooter - looter
franchise, which to date, has sold - in
more than 18 million
units worldwide,» said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K.
The parent company of Grand Theft Auto's developer Rockstar Games also revealed in the presentation that
more than 54 million of those
units were of Grand Theft Auto V alone, the latest game from the
franchise released in September 2013.
FIFA 11 managed to shift over 2.6 million
units on its opening weekend, but naturally EA are still looking for ways to make their lead UK sports
franchise more profitable.
But far
more remarkable are the Console Patron
Units's portable offerings, which placed Neptune, Noire, Vert and Blanc in idol simulations, strategy role - playing titles, and in the case of Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed, a spin - off that drew inspiration from Omega Force's Dynasty Warriors
franchise.
About TEKKEN ® Created and published worldwide by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc., the TEKKEN ® fighting game series is among the world's most popular and well - known gaming brands with
franchise sales of
more than 45 million
units to date.
Though the
franchise has never reached the heights of the Resident Evil or Street Fighter series, it has a very strong following, counting
more than 33 million
units in cumulative sales as of September 2015.
Activision's (NASDAQ: ATVI) Call of Duty
franchise currently sells
more units annually than any other game, but the series is too new to compare to Nintendo's handheld champion.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI, winner of 15 E3 awards including Best PC Game and Best Strategy Game, is the next entry in the popular Civilization
franchise, which has sold in over 34 million
units worldwide, including
more than 8 million
units of Civilization V.
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franchise managed to shift 14.5 million
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The Wii - exclusive sequel has sold
more than 5 million
units since its October, 2010 launch, putting
franchise sales over 10 million across 3 titles (Just Dance 1, 2, Kids).
In fact, the highly prolific studio has been lead developer or co-developer on
more than 25 products across 10 different
franchises, with combined sales of
more than 100 million
units.
It goes some way to show that annual sports
franchises such as Madden and NBA are still as popular as ever with Take Two's NBA2K16 taking the crown, the company recently announced that the game sold in
more than 4 million
units worldwide during its first week of release.
The series has since sold
more than 25 million
units and Activision claims it to be the third largest
franchise in video game history.
Recognised for having some of the richest, most engrossing storytelling in the industry, Assassin's Creed games have sold
more than 105 million
units worldwide, and the
franchise is now established as one of the best - selling series ever.
It launched one of the best - selling game
franchises of all time — with the game and its sequels accounting for
more than 260 million
units sold worldwide since 2003.
The game launched a
franchise with 13 core titles that has sold
more than 17 million
units worldwide.
To date, Nintendo has sold
more than 2 billion video games worldwide and
more than 360 million hardware
units globally, creating such industry icons as Mario © and Donkey Kong and launched
franchises like The Legend of Zelda © and Pokemon ©.
The rebooted God of War has become the fastest selling game in the
franchise, shifting 35 %
more physical
units in its first week than the previous best seller, God of War III.
He served as programmer and executive producer for the popular MMO
franchise Guild Wars, which has sold
more than six million
units.
To date, the award - winning Unreal
franchise, including Unreal, Unreal Tournament and Unreal Championship has sold
more than 12 million
units worldwide across the PC, PlayStation ® 2, Xbox ™ and Dreamcast ™ platforms.
Since the launch of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 99 the
franchise has sold
more than 25 million
units worldwide **.
Now that Halo 4 and 5 have so vastly expanded the
franchise's universe, developers have
more units, vehicles and settings to play with.
Utilizing the
franchise model, he expanded Crescent City to a system that included nearly 40 franchisees with
more than 100
units in development.