Not exact matches
Crunch
Franchise was founded in 2010, but despite its relative youth as a business and relatively high investment price tag, Crunch had already grown to 184
units by the start
of 2017.
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.
To be eligible to rank, a franchisor must be seeking new franchisees in the U.S. or Canada and must have had a minimum
of 10
units open and operating as
of July 31, 2017, with at least one
franchise located in North America.
As the 36 - year - old founder
of Morrisville, North Carolina - based Window Gang, he's watched his
franchise's
units nearly double in each
of the past three years.
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.
Founded in 2004, the company has grown its number
of units over the past few years, going from 52
franchises in 2014 to 115 in 2018.
While the company is one
of the biggest
of the bunch, with thousands
of franchises around the world, just 148 franchisees own
units of this iconic brand.
For one, the franchisor is not responsible for the day - to - day management
of the individual
franchise units.
Headquarters: Morristown, N.J. Year it began
franchising: 1999 Number
of franchises: 152 Startup costs: $ 296,000 to $ 572,000 for food court
units Overall 2012
Franchise 500 rank: 188
Headquarters: Columbus, Ohio Year it began
franchising: 1991 Number
of franchises: 105
franchises plus 51 company - owned
units Startup costs: $ 405,000 to $ 705,000 Overall 2012
Franchise 500 rank: 250 No matter how you slice it, the Super Bowl is a big event for this proprietor
of pizza, subs, salads and wings.
Headquarters: Orange City, Iowa Year it began
franchising: 1984 Number
of franchises: 162
franchised units plus two company - owned Startup costs: $ 800,000 to $ 1.9 million Overall 2012
Franchise 500 rank: 190
The Beef Jerky Outlet, a 13 -
unit franchise sells over 200 varieties
of small - batch jerky, including alligator, kangaroo and pheasant.
New
franchise ARMS, which was released at the beginning
of June, sold 1.18 million
units.
At the top
of the category, 7 - Eleven leaped back into the Top 10, with net
franchise growth
of almost 1,800
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.
So he jumped ship and started Pieology, a Southern California - based fast - casual pizza
franchise that will have 110
units by the end
of this year.
JOSH LIPTON, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: Heading into Apple «s latest earnings report, investors have been concerned about the health
of the iPhone
franchise, specifically the iPhone X. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reporting that iPhone
units this quarter
of 3 percent to 52.2 million versus expectations
of 52.5 million; iPhone revenue up 14 percent.
* CONCLUDED ACQUISITION
OF PEPSICO INDIA»S PREVIOUSLY
FRANCHISED SUB TERRITORY IN JHARKHAND, MANUFACTURING
UNIT AT JAMSHEDPUR Source text - http://bit.ly/2px8Rgg Further company coverage:
This award goes to the AD who has increased the number
of offices in his coverage area; worked diligently with his owners to drive revenue increases; received positive feedback on the
Franchise Research Institute's annual FranSurvey; and increased the revenue of his or her franchise unit by at least 75
Franchise Research Institute's annual FranSurvey; and increased the revenue
of his or her
franchise unit by at least 75
franchise unit by at least 75 percent.
Being a
franchised network
of IT consultants to small businesses, CMIT Solutions is expecting to expand from 130 locations to 500 locations across the nation and from only having
units in 32 states to all 50 states within the next couple
of years.
Startup Home Care has a membership network
of over 300 different
franchise units.
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.
When all is said and done, roughly one - third
of the
units will be
franchised and two - thirds company - operated.
100 Percent
Franchised Model with Strong and Improving Franchisee Base (Applebee's has 60 franchisees globally and franchisees operate an average
of 32
units.
Buffalo Wild Wings added 62 company - owned stores last year, and projects it will open 100
units — a combination
of company - owned and
franchises — in North America this year.
40
units With a mix
of company - owned and
franchised locations, parent company Consolidated Restaurant Operations has taken its Tex - Mex brand to 12 states, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
We are currently
franchising our Old Chicago brand which is seeing industry leading results: 11 + Quarters
of positive comp sales, 35 % -40 % beverage mix, new 5000 sq. ft. prototype build - out
of ~ $ 1.8 M and Cash on Cash returns
of 35.3 %, Avg
unit volume: $ 2.8 M
Located at 10921F W. Broad Street in Glen Allen, near the intersection with Cox Rd., the restaurant marks the first
of eight
units franchise owners Jeff and Deborah Percey have committed to opening in the area.
Designed to attract franchisees with an appetite for multi-
unit expansion, the incentives include discounted initial
franchise fees and offers reduced royalties for up to three years, driving
unit level profitability early on in the initial entrance phase
of development in a new market.
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.
The company owns 49 locations and
franchises 136 additional
units in 34 states, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico and 1 Canadian Province.
Franchise Growth Accelerates at Cicis 70 + pipeline
of new
units driven by continued positive SSS growth and alignment
of franchisees with -LSB-...]
The
unit closed as
of June 29 for compliance reasons related to its
franchise agreement.
The company is recruiting passionate
franchise partners with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and is awarding a variety
of franchise opportunities including area development, single
unit, and non-traditional venues such as convenience stores.
The Melting Pot ® Restaurants, Inc., the world's premier fondue restaurant and a leading polished casual dining
franchise, announced today the signing
of its largest development agreement in the brand's 42 - year history — a 17 -
unit deal to expand the brand's presence in Mexico.
Monster Hunter Tri sets a new bar in the action / adventure genre with the introduction
of new features and game play elements as the multi-million
unit selling
franchise makes its debut on the Wii system.
Pokémon is one
of the most popular
franchises of all time, and last month it was revealed that the series had sold 300 million
units across all
of its titles.
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.
Developer Vector
Unit has proven its mastery over water - based racing to me on several occasions, and this extension
of the Hydro Thunder
franchise is a prime example.
«I am very pleased and proud to say that we have successfully shipped 1.2 million
units of One Piece: Pirate Warriors worldwide, and we are glad to continue working on this fantastic
franchise with One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 to keep all the fans happy,» said Koji Nakajima, producer
of One Piece games at Namco Bandai Games Inc. «It's thanks to all
of you, the people all over the world who bought the game, that I am able to announce this great news.»
Since the first Monster Hunter title released 14 years ago in 2004, cumulative sales
of the
franchise have hit 46 million
units worldwide as
of February 9.
Considering Nintendo has many
franchises, many
of which sell less than 1 million
units per installment, Pikmin is actually one
of the better selling ones.
Players will surely agree when talking about gameplay, story and graphics, but now we've got another clue
of this success: the
franchise has sold 8 million
units worldwide, according to what the developer stated in a conversation with Famitsu.
Ryu Ga Gotoku:
Of the End (or Yakuza:
Of the End), a new title in the Yakuza
franchise that is known to be a top seller, resides at seventh place with 24,247
units sold.
The
franchise now sits at the amount
of 48 million copies globally, which means it can reach quite easily the milestone
of 50 million
units when it releases on PC this fall, or even earlier if the buzz keeps working as it's done until now.