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• Aaron's, Inc.
• A & W Restaurants
• AAMCO Transmissions
• Ace Hardware
  Ace Hardware
  Ace Hardware Corporation is a hardware cooperative based in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States. ACE Hardware Corporation, with 4,444 stores, does over $3 billion in retail hardware sales annually down from its peak of $12.5 billion in 2007.-History:...
  
  
• AdvantaClean
  AdvantaClean
  AdvantaClean Systems, Inc. is a privately-held American franchise corporation with over 75 operational franchises nationwide providing mold remediation, air duct and dryer vent cleaning, emergency water removal, and fire damage cleanup services to residential, commercial, and governmental...
  
  
• Advantage Rent a Car
  Advantage Rent A Car
  Advantage Rent a Car was a formerly-independent car rental company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas which at its peak operated more than 150 U.S. locations and 130 locations in 33 countries internationally...
  
  
• Allstate
  Allstate
  The Allstate Corporation is the second-largest personal lines insurer in the United States and the largest that is publicly held. The company also has personal lines insurance operations in Canada. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck and Co., and was spun off in 1993...
  
  
• AlphaGraphics
  AlphaGraphics
  AlphaGraphics is a franchised chain of more than 260 independently owned and operated full-service print shops.AlphaGraphics business centers are franchised by AlphaGraphics, Inc., part of the UK-based Pindar Group. AlphaGraphics was founded by entrepreneur Rodger Ford in Tucson, Arizona, in 1969,...
  
  
• American Leak Detection
  American Leak Detection
  American Leak Detection is a plumbing inspection company headquartered in Palm Springs, California. Founded in 1974, ALD specializes in leak detection and has 117 franchises in 8 countries. The company has serviced approximately 4.5 million leaks since its inception and was recognized as one of...
  
  
• American Poolplayers Association
  American Poolplayers Association
  The American Association was founded in 1981 by professional pool players Terry Bell and Larry Hubbart, although with roots dating back to the National Pool League , founded in 1979. The APA conducts a system of franchised-based local amateur leagues of pool competition, including both...
  
  
• AmeriHost
• Amato's
  Amato's
  Amato's Sandwich Shops, Inc., is a chain of sandwich and pizza shops in northern New England, United States. Founded in 1902 by Giovanni Amato, Amato's owns and operates 12 stores. Recent expansion has been in the form of franchising, most notably in Irving Oil/Circle K locations in Maine and New...
  
  
• Ampm
  Ampm
  ampm is a convenience store chain with branches located in several U.S. states including Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, recently in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida, and in several countries worldwide, including Japan...
  
  
• Applebee's
  Applebee's
  Applebee’s International, Inc., is an American company which develops, franchises, and operates the Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurant chain. As of September 2011, there were 2,010 restaurants operating system-wide in the United States, one U.S. territory and 14 other countries...
  
  
• Arby's
  Arby's
  Arby's is a fast food restaurant chain in the United States and Canada. Roark Capital Group owns 81.5% of the company, with Wendy's Company owning the other 18.5%. It is primarily known for selling roast beef sandwiches and curly fries. The Arby's menu also includes chicken sandwiches, appetizers,...
  
  
• Assist-2-Sell
  Assist-2-Sell
  Assist-2-Sell is a real estate franchise organization in the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1987 by Mary LaMeres-Pomin and Lyle E. Martin and is based in Reno, NV....
  
  
• Athletic Nation
  Athletic Nation
  Athletic Nation Corporation is a chain of franchised personal training gyms founded by Dennis Mulgannon in 2001. The chain started with its first location in San Jose, California in 2006. Presently there are several locations across the United States....
  
  
• Atlanta Bread Company
  Atlanta Bread Company
  Atlanta Bread Company is a bakery café chain that was originally established in 1993 in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs, Georgia. In 1995, the company began franchising and expanding across the country. As of late 2008, the company has 110 locations in 24 states...
  
  
• Auntie Anne's
  Auntie Anne's
  Auntie Anne's, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is an American chain of pretzel bakeries founded by Anne F. Beiler and her husband, Jonas, in 1988. Auntie Anne's serves products such as pretzels, dips, and beverages...
  
  
• Auto Zone
• Avis Rent A Car

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• Bata
  Bata Shoes
  Bata Shoes is a large, family owned shoe company based in Bermuda but currently headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, operating 3 business units worldwide – Bata Metro Markets, Bata Emerging Markets and Bata Branded Business. It has a retail presence in over 50 countries and production...
  
  
• Baker's Dozen Donuts
  Baker's Dozen Donuts
  Baker's Dozen Donuts is a doughnut store operator in the Canadian province of Ontario.-Overview:Founded in 1978 by Peter Paraskakis as "Baker's Dozen Donut Corporation". It is based in Mississauga, Ontario....
  
  
• Baskin-Robbins
  Baskin-Robbins
  Baskin-Robbins is a global chain of ice cream parlors founded by Burt Baskin and Irvine Robbins in 1953, from the merging of their respective ice cream parlors, in Glendale, California. It claims to be the world's largest ice cream franchise, with more than 5,800 locations, 2,800 of which are...
  
  
• Baymont Inn & Suites
  Baymont Inn & Suites
  Baymont Inn & Suites is a hotel franchise owned by Wyndham Worldwide and based in the United States.The chain began as an idea by the current CEO of Marcus Corporation, Steven Marcus to create a limited-service, discount-priced motel chain. The first property, located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, opened...
  
  
• Beef `O'Brady's
• Ben & Jerry's
  Ben & Jerry's
  Ben & Jerry's is an American ice cream company, a division of the British-Dutch Unilever conglomerate, that manufactures ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, and ice cream novelty products, manufactured by Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc., headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont, United...
  
  
• Berlitz Language Schools
  Berlitz Language Schools
  Berlitz Corporation is a global leadership training and education company with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey and Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1878 by Maximilian D. Berlitz in Providence, Rhode Island...
  
  
• Big Apple Bagels
  Big Apple Bagels
  Big Apple Bagels is an American franchised chain of bakery-cafes based in Deerfield, Illinois. Coffee, along with a variety of other related products are sold. The products are sold as three different brands: Big Apple Bagels, Brewster's Coffee, and My Favorite Muffin.BAB, Inc., the parent company...
  
  
• Big Boy Restaurants International
• Big O Tires
  Big O Tires
  Big O Tires, LLC. is North America's largest franchiser of tire retailers. It is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, and has more than 540 franchises in 21 U.S. states and Canada. It sells its own Big O private brand tires and other brands...
  
  
• Blackjack Pizza
  Blackjack Pizza
  Blackjack Pizza is a Westminster, Colorado-based pizza delivery chain founded in 1983 by a former Domino's Pizza employee, Vince Schmuhl, because Domino's Pizza was the only major pizza delivery company in the Rocky Mountain region...
  
  
• Blake's Lotaburger
  Blake's Lotaburger
  Blake's Lotaburger is a New Mexico fast food chain based in Albuquerque and consisting of more than 76 stores as of 2009....
  
  
• Blockbuster Video
• Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits
• Booster Juice
  Booster Juice
  Booster Juice is Canada's largest chain of fresh juice and smoothie bars. The chain specializes in health-conscious smoothies composed of a pure juice, fruit sorbet or vanilla frozen yogurt, frozen fruit, fresh yogurt and ice...
  
  
• Boston Market
  Boston Market
  Boston Market, known as Boston Chicken until 1995, headquartered in Golden, Colorado, is a chain of American fast casual restaurants. It is owned by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.-History:...
  
  
• Boston Pizza
  Boston Pizza
  Boston Pizza is a Canadian-based restaurant chain which owns and franchises locations in Canada, the United States and Mexico.-History:...
  
  
• Bruegger's
  Bruegger's
  Bruegger's Enterprises, Inc., and wholly owned subsidiary Threecaf Brands Canada, Inc., are franchisers and operators of Bruegger's bakery-cafés, Timothy's World Coffee, mmmuffins, and Michel's Baguette....
  
  
• Buffalo Wild Wings
  Buffalo Wild Wings
  Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar is a casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise in the United States that is known for its Buffalo wings.-History:...
  
  
• Billeh Superstars
• Borders Group
  Borders Group
  Borders Group, Inc. was an international book and music retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company employed approximately 19,500 throughout the U.S., primarily in its Borders and Waldenbooks stores....
  
  
• Burger King
  Burger King
  Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
  
  

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• Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
  Camille's Sidewalk Cafe
  Camille's Sidewalk Cafe is a restaurant franchise headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, specializing in healthful, "fast casual" cuisine. Camille's has 33 locations as of 2011 in the United States.-Overview:...
  
  
• Canadian Residential Inspection Services
• Candy Bouquet
  Candy bouquet
  A Candy Bouquet is an arrangement of candy, cellophanes, chocolate and more to create an edible floral type arrangement. See also cookie bouquet.- External links :* See dozens of Free...
  
  
• Captain D's Seafood
• Carl's Jr.
  Carl's Jr.
  Carl's Jr. is an American fast-food restaurant chain located mostly in the Western and Southwestern United States. The first store has opened in Canada in Kelowna, BC. They are in the process of expanding to Mexico, Malaysia, Denmark, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Russia, Vietnam,...
  
  
• Carlson Wagonlit Travel
  Carlson Wagonlit Travel
  Carlson Wagonlit Travel is a large travel agency, handling both business and leisure clients.It operates in 157 countries and territories, with 22,000 employees. According to Business Travel News Online.com, in 2007, CWT surpassed American Express Business Travel and became the world's largest...
  
  
• Cartridge World
  Cartridge World
  Cartridge World claims to be the world’s fastest growing ink and toner refilling retailer and franchisor in the printer cartridge industry. The company refills and remanufactures inkjet and toner printer cartridges...
  
  
• Carvel
  Carvel
  Carvel is an ice cream franchise owned by Focus Brands. Carvel is best known for their soft serve ice cream and ice cream cakes, which feature a layer of distinctive 'crunchies'. It also sells a variety of novelty ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches....
  
  
• Century 21 Real Estate
  Century 21 Real Estate
  Century 21 Real Estate LLC is a real estate agent franchise company founded in 1971. The Century 21 System consists of over 8,000 independently owned and operated offices. Other examples of such a system are Coldwell Banker, Engel & Völkers, ERA Real Estate, ...Century 21 has offices in more than...
  
  
• Cefiore
  Cefiore
  Cefiore is a frozen yogurt retailer chain with an international presence. The first store opened in 2006, and the company has expanded in California, 8 other states and in 4 countries....
  
  
• CertaPro Painters
• Charley's Grilled Subs
  Charley's Grilled Subs
  Charley's Grilled Subs is a sandwich chain headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.The chain has 400 locations in 46 states and Puerto Rico in the United States and in 15 other countries, including Canada, Dubai, Germany, Guam, Italy, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Panama, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom,...
  
  
• Checkers Drive-In Restaurants
• Chem-Dry
  Chem-Dry
  Chem-Dry is a carpet cleaning franchise chain based in Logan, Utah. When is was founded in 1977 it was originally based in California.,Chem-Dry began franchising in 1978 and now has over 4000 locations worldwide, including in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark,...
  
  
• Chester's International
  Chester's International
  Chester’s International, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is the fifth-largest fried chicken quick-service restaurant in the U.S. with more than 1,800 locations and operations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and Canada.W.O...
  
  
• Chick Fil-A
• Choice Hotels International
• Church's Chicken
  Church's Chicken
  Church's Chicken is a US-based chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried chicken, also trading outside North America as Texas Chicken. The chain was founded as Church's Fried Chicken To Go by George W. Church, Sr., on April 17, 1952, in San Antonio, across the street from The Alamo...
  
  
• Circle K
  Circle K
  Circle K is an international chain of convenience stores, founded in 1951, in El Paso, Texas, United States. It is owned and operated by the Canadian-based Alimentation Couche-Tard.-Overview:...
  
  
• CiCi's Pizza
  CiCi's Pizza
  CiCi's Pizza is an American buffet restaurant chain based in Coppell, Texas, specializing in pizza. There are approximately 600 franchised and corporately owned restaurants in 35 states...
  
  
• Coffee Beanery
  Coffee Beanery
  Coffee Beanery is a Flushing, Michigan-based chain of coffee shops operating in the US, Europe, Asia, and US Territories. The company was founded in 1976...
  
  
• Coffee News
  Coffee News
  Coffee News is a weekly advertising publication that features good news and other fun, positive items. Created by Jean Daum, it began in 1988 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and is available across the United States and worldwide...
  
  
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Cold Stone Creamery
  Cold Stone Creamery is an American-based ice cream parlor chain. The company, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is owned and operated by Kahala Franchising, L.L.C. The company's main product is premium ice cream, or ice cream made with approximately 12-14% butterfat, that is made on location and...
  
  
• Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation
• College Hunks Hauling Junk
  College Hunks Hauling Junk
  College Hunks Hauling Junk and College Hunks Moving is a U.S. based junk removal and moving company with headquarters in Tampa, Florida. The company provides junk removal, local and long distance full service moving and office relocation services including in home donation pickup services for...
  
   and College Hunks Moving
• Cookies By Design
  Cookies by Design
  Cookies by Design, formerly Cookie Bouquet, is a producer of customizable cookies and baked goods solely in the United States. Founded in 1983 by Gwen Willhite and based in Plano, Texas, the company's first franchise opened in 1987...
  
  
• Cousins Subs
  Cousins Subs
  Cousins Submarines, better known as Cousins Subs, is a U.S. sub sandwich chain founded in 1972 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Cousins Subs is a regional chain with stores throughout the Midwest and on the West Coast...
  
  
• Culligan Water Conditioning
• Culver Franchising System
• Cuppy's Coffee
  Cuppy's Coffee
  Cuppy's Coffee & More, Inc. was a privately owned specialty coffee franchise.The firm marketed franchise opportunities on its website and describes a comprehensive, 9-day training program for its franchisees...
  
  
• Curves for Women
  Curves for Women
  Curves International, also known as Curves for Women, Curves Fitness, or just Curves, is an international fitness franchise co-founded by Gary and Diane Heavin in 1995. Curves currently has 10,000 locations worldwide and an estimated 4 million plus members...
  
  /Curves International

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• Dairy Queen
  Dairy Queen
  Dairy Queen, often abbreviated DQ, is a chain of soft serve and fast food restaurants owned by International Dairy Queen, Inc, who also owns Orange Julius and Karmelkorn. The name "Dairy Queen" is taken from the name of their soft serve product, which the company refers to as "Dairy Queen" or...
  
  
• D'Angelo Sandwich Shops
  D'Angelo Sandwich Shops
  D'Angelo Sandwich Shops is a chain of sandwich shops located throughout New England. It serves various kinds of hot and cold subs, wraps, and salads.- History :...
  
  
• Days Inns Worldwide
• Del Taco
  Del Taco
  Del Taco is a North American fast food restaurant chain which specializes in American-style Mexican cuisine as well as American foods such as burgers, fries, and shakes...
  
  
• Denny's
  Denny's
  Denny's is a full-service coffee shop/family restaurant chain. It operates over 1,500 restaurants in the United States , Canada, Curaçao, Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan , Mexico, New Zealand, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.Denny's is known for always being...
  
  
• Dippin' Dots Franchising
  Dippin' Dots
  Dippin' Dots is an ice cream snack, invented by Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate Curt Jones in 1987. The confection is created by flash freezing ice cream mix in liquid nitrogen; consequently, Dippin' Dots contain less air than conventional ice cream...
  
  
• Direct Buy
• Discount Tire Company
  Discount Tire Company
  Discount Tire Company is a tire and wheel retailer headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is the largest independent tire retailer in the United States, and sole retail outlet for the Arizonian brand of tires....
  
  
• Dollar Tree
  Dollar Tree
  Dollar Tree, Inc. is an American chain of discount variety stores that sells every item for $1.00 or less. A Fortune 500 company, Dollar Tree is headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and operates 4,010 stores throughout the 48 contiguous U.S. states. Its stores are supported by a nationwide...
  
  
• Domino's Pizza
  Domino's Pizza
  Domino's Pizza, Inc. is an international pizza delivery corporation headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America. Founded in 1960, Domino's is the second-largest pizza chain in the United States and has over 9,000 corporate and franchised stores in 60 countries and all 50 U.S....
  
  
• Doubletree Hotels, Suites, Resorts
• Dulce Cafe
  Dulce cafe
  Dulce Café is the name of a coffee shop/restaurant chain operating in South Africa. Originating in the town of Port Elizabeth, the company has grown to 53 stores throughout the country.-History:...
  
  
• Dunkin' Donuts
  Dunkin' Donuts
  Dunkin' Donuts is an international doughnut and coffee retailer founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts; it is now headquartered in Canton...
  
  

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• Edible Arrangements
  Edible Arrangements
  Edible Arrangements is a U.S.-based franchising business that specializes in fresh fruit arrangements, melding the concept of fruit baskets with design inspired by the floral business.-History:...
  
  
• El Pollo Loco
  El Pollo Loco
  El Pollo Loco is a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in Mexican grilled chicken, headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. "El Pollo Loco" is Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken".Their main dish is pollo asado, a grilled marinated chicken...
  
  
• EB Games (formerly Electronics Boutique)
• Embassy Suites Hotels
  Embassy Suites Hotels
  'Embassy Suites Hotels is a chain of upscale all-suite hotels trademarked by Hilton Worldwide. As of Feb. 22, 2011, there are 200 Embassy Suites Hotels in the United States, plus 8 Embassy Suites Hotels internationally. Similar to other Hilton brands, most Embassy Suites hotels are independently...
  
  
• ERA Real Estate
• Extreme Pizza
  Extreme Pizza
  Extreme Pizza is a privately-held restaurant franchise chain specializing in conventional and California-style pizza, founded by Todd Parent and Michael Pastor in 1994 in San Francisco, California. The chain currently includes over 30 locations in the United States, and one in Ireland...
  
  

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• Family Dollar
  Family Dollar
  Family Dollar is a regional chain of variety stores in the United States. It opened in 1959 and operates approximately 6,617 stores in 44 states and the District of Columbia. It is headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina....
  
  
• Famous Dave's
  Famous Dave's
  Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Bar-B-Que, formerly Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que Shack, is a chain of southern-style barbecue restaurants serving pork ribs, chicken, and beef brisket. Dave Anderson, an Ojibwe who served as the head of the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs from 2004 to 2005, started the...
  
  
• Famous Footwear
  Famous Footwear
  Famous Footwear is a nationwide chain of retail stores in the United States dealing in branded footwear, generally at prices discounted from manufacturer's suggested prices. Established in 1960 as a single store, "Famous" is regarded as both a forerunner and champion of the trend towards the...
  
  
• Fantastic Sams
  Fantastic Sams
  Fantastic Sams is a chain of haircut salons in the United States and Canada. With over 1,250 locations, it is considered one of the largest full-service salon chains in the U.S., although each store is a franchise and independently owned....
  
  
• Farmer Boys
  Farmer Boys
  Farmer Boys is a quick service restaurant chain in the Southern California area. It is based in Riverside, California.Farmer Boys describes itself as a quick service restaurant serving freshly prepared foods with casual dining style service, combined with drive-through service...
  
  
• Fiducial
  Fiducial
  * In law the term "fiducial" means "of or pertaining to a fiduciary".* In imaging technology, a fiduciary marker or fiducial is an object used in the field of view of an imaging system which appears in the image produced, for use as a point of reference or a measure.* "Fiducial" is also used for...
  
  
• Firehouse Subs
  Firehouse Subs
  Firehouse Subs, is a US-based, fast casual restaurant chain that specializes in hot subs. Founded in 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida by former firefighter brothers Robin and Chris Sorensen, Firehouse Subs serves sandwiches with meats and cheeses, "steamed" hot and placed on produce on a toasted sub...
  
  
• Fox's Pizza Den
  Fox's Pizza Den
  Fox's Pizza Den is a pizzeria chain based in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1971 by Jim Fox in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, and currently has more than 300 locations in 28 U.S. states, all franchise-owned....
  
  
• Freedom Boat Club
  Freedom Boat Club
  Freedom Boat Club is a members-only boat club with 60 locations spanning from the Southern tip of Florida up to Catawba Island, OH. The company started in Sarasota, Florida and has been in business since 1989....
  
  
• Fressnapf
  Fressnapf
  Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH is a german franchise company for pet food. With over 1100 stores and 8000 employees in 12 european countries it is the largest european pet food company.- History :...
  
  
• Friendly's Restaurants
• Fuddruckers
  Fuddruckers
  Fuddruckers is an American fast casual, franchised, restaurant chain that specializes in hamburgers. In 2011 Fuddruckers had 56 company-operated restaurants and 129 franchises across the United States with one in Saskatchewan, Canada and four in Puerto Rico...
  
  
• Furniture Medic

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• Häagen-Dazs
  Häagen-Dazs
  Häagen-Dazs is a brand of ice cream, established by Jewish-Polish immigrants Reuben and Rose Mattus in the Bronx, New York, in 1961. Starting with only three flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and coffee, the company opened its first retail store in Brooklyn, New York, on November 15, 1976...
  
  
• Hampton Inn
  Hampton Inn
  'Hampton Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn & Suites, and Hampton by Hilton are the names of a brand of hotels trademarked by Hilton Worldwide. Most Hampton hotels are independently owned and operated by franchisees, though a few are owned and/or managed by the Hilton Hotels Corporation...
  
  /Hampton Inn & Suites
• Hardee's
  Hardee's
  Hardee's is a restaurant chain, located mostly in the Southeast and Midwestern regions of the United States. It has evolved through several corporate ownerships since its establishment in 1960. It is currently owned and operated by CKE Restaurants. Along with its sibling restaurant chain, Carl's...
  
  
• Hard Rock Cafe
  Hard Rock Cafe
  Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...
  
  
• Harvey's
  Harvey's
  Harvey's is a fast food restaurant chain that operates in Canada, with locations concentrated in southern Ontario, southern Quebec, as well as the Maritimes, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Alberta. It serves hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, onion rings, and other traditional fast food fare. The...
  
  
• Hawthorn Suites
  Hawthorn Suites
  Hawthorn Suites is a chain of hotels in the United States owned by Wyndham Worldwide.Most Hawthorn Suites offer amenities such as meeting rooms, exercise facilities, swimming pools, and a free hot buffet breakfast and dinner...
  
  
• Hilton Garden Inn
  Hilton Garden Inn
  Hilton Garden Inn is a chain of hotels trademarked by the Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand, a key competitor...
  
  
• Hilton Hotels & Resorts
  Hilton Hotels & Resorts
  Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
  
  
• HobbyTown USA
  HobbyTown USA
  ♦HobbyTown USA or HobbyTown is a franchised retail hobby and toy store, most stores offer a full line of radio control hobbies, models, games, toys, educational items, paints, tools and model railroad items. The franchise stores also carry seasonal items such as rockets, pinewood derby, educational...
  
  
• HomeVestors of America
  HomeVestors of America
  HomeVestors of America, Inc. is a privately owned U.S. real estate franchise company that sells franchises to investors who provide real estate services by buying homes in need of repair, renovating them and either selling or renting them. Founded in 1989 and franchising since 1996, the company...
  
  
• Homewood Suites by Hilton
  Homewood Suites by Hilton
  Homewood Suites by Hilton is an American chain of all-suite residential-style hotels managed by the Hilton Worldwide. As of April 2011, the chain consists of 306 hotels and another 75 under development...
  
  
• Hooters
  Hooters
  Hooters is the trade name of two privately held American restaurant chains: Hooters of America, Incorporated, based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Hooters, Incorporated, based in Clearwater, Florida...
  
  
• Hot Topic
  Hot Topic
  Hot Topic is an American retail chain specializing in music and pop culture-related clothing and accessories, as well as licensed music on CD. The majority of the stores are located in regional shopping malls. The first Hot Topic store was opened in 1988 by Orv Madden, who retired as CEO in 2000...
  
  
• Howard Johnson
  Howard Johnson's
  Howard Johnson's is a chain of hotels and restaurants, located primarily throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Howard Johnson's was the largest restaurant chain in the United States, with over 1,000 restaurants...
  
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• Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs
  Hungry Howie's Pizza
  Hungry Howie's is the 11th largest pizza chain in the United States, with 575 locations. Their products include pizza, calzone style subs, chicken wings and tenders, bread, and salads. It is noted for introducing the concept of a flavored pizza crust first offered at its Ypsilanti, Michigan,...
  
  

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• IHOP
  IHOP
  IHOP may refer to:* IHOP, a restaurant chain, formerly known as The International House of Pancakes* International House of Prayer, a Christian 24/7 prayer center in Kansas City, Missouri...
  
  
• Instant Tax Service
  Instant Tax Service
  Instant Tax Service is the third fastest growing income tax franchise company in the United States, with hundreds of locations in 35 states. Instant Tax Service is based out of Dayton, Ohio and specializes in tax preparation, electronic filing, and refund anticipation loan services.Founded in 2000...
  
  
• InterContinental Hotels Group
  InterContinental Hotels Group
  InterContinental Hotels Group plc is a global hotels company headquartered in Denham, United Kingdom. It is the largest hotels company in the world measured by rooms , and has over 4,500 hotels across over 100 countries...
  
  
• It's a Grind Coffee House
  It's a Grind Coffee House
  It's A Grind Coffee House is a coffee house franchise which sells a variety of coffees, teas, blended drinks, and bakery items. The name "It's a Grind Coffee House" is a registered trademark of Praise International North America, Inc, which is the North America affiliate of Gloria Jean's Coffees...
  
  

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• Jack in the Box
  Jack in the Box
  Jack in the Box is an American fast-food restaurant founded by Robert O. Peterson in 1951 in San Diego, California, where it is still headquartered today. In total, the chain has 2,200 locations, primarily serving the West Coast of the United States...
  
  
• Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
• Jamba Juice
  Jamba Juice
  Jamba Juice is a chain of smoothie restaurants, headquartered in Emeryville, California, with over 700 locations operating in 30 states, the Bahamas, Canada, Korea, and the Philippines. Over 500 locations are company-owned, with the remainder being franchised...
  
  
• Jani-King
  Jani-King
  Jani-King is the world's largest commercial cleaning franchise company reporting more than 12,000 franchisees serving tens of thousands of customers worldwide....
  
  
• Jazzercise
  Jazzercise
  Jazzercise is a dance-based group fitness program. Each 60-minute Jazzercise class features a fusion of jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing, and Latin-style movements set to popular music. The Jazzercise program was founded in 1969 by Jazzercise CEO Judi Sheppard Missett...
  
  
• Jenny Craig
  Jenny Craig
  Jenny Craig is an American weight loss guru and founder of Jenny Craig, Inc. Craig was raised in New Orleans and married Sidney Harvey Craig in 1979. In 1983, she and her husband created a nutrition, fitness, and weight loss program in Australia...
  
  
• Jerry's Subs & Pizza
  Jerry's Subs & Pizza
  Jerry's Subs & Pizza is a fast casual sandwich and pizza restaurant chain in the Washington, DC area and currently has over 140 locations. Jerry's was founded in 1954 in Wheaton, Maryland and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland....
  
  
• Jersey Mike's Subs
  Jersey Mike's Subs
  Jersey Mike's Subs is a submarine sandwich, or "sub", chain headquartered in Manasquan, New Jersey. The Jersey Mike's franchise has more than 400 stores across the United States.-History:...
  
  
• Jiffy Lube
  Jiffy Lube
  Jiffy Lube is a chain of over 2,000 businesses in North America offering oil changes and other automotive services. The company is based in Houston, Texas, and is a subsidiary of Shell Oil.-History:...
  
  
• Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops
• Johnny Rockets
  Johnny Rockets
  Johnny Rockets is an American restaurant franchise whose concept is to create a classic American restaurant atmosphere. The theme is the diner-style restaurant that had become a common sight by the 1950s...
  
  
• Just Brakes
  Just Brakes
  Just Brakes is a brake specialty repair chain based in Dallas, Texas. As of 2010, the company operates approximately 160 stores across multiple states.- History :...
  
  

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• Kampgrounds of America
  Kampgrounds of America
  Kampgrounds of America is a franchise chain of nearly 470 campgrounds throughout North America based in Billings, Montana, USA. The current CEO of Kampgrounds of America Inc. is James D. Rogers. The President is Pat Hittmeier. - History :...
  
  
• Kentucky Fried Chicken
• Knights Inn
  Knights Inn
  Knights Inn is an economy/budget hotel chain owned by Wyndham Worldwide and based in Parsippany, New Jersey. Key features include free parking, handicapped-accessible rooms, a continental breakfast, and highway access at most locations...
  
  
• Krystal Restaurants

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• L'Occitane en Provence
• L.A. Insurance
  L.A. Insurance
  L.A. Insurance is an insurance company founded in 1992, and encompasses most of the Western United States. As of 2009, It operates approximately ninety-eight branches....
  
  
• La Quinta Inns & Suites
• Lenny's Sub Shop
  Lenny's Sub Shop
  Lenny's Sub Shop is a Philadelphia-style sub shop which has franchises located across the United States.-History:Lenny's was founded in Bartlett, Tennessee in 1998 by Len and Shelia Moore. There are about 200 locations across North America in 20 states...
  
  
• Liberty Tax Service
  Liberty Tax Service
  Liberty Tax Service is a United States-based company specializing in the preparation of tax returns for individuals and small businesses. The company began in Canada in 1997 when John Hewitt, co-founder of Jackson Hewitt, acquired a Canadian tax franchisor, U&R Tax Depot. In 1998 the company...
  
  
• Little Caesars
  Little Caesars
  Little Caesars is a pizza chain, estimated to be the 4th largest in the United States. The Little Caesars headquarters is located in the Fox Theatre building in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.-History:...
  
  
• Little Gym
• Long John Silver's Restaurants

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• Maaco Auto Painting & Bodyworks
• Mac's Milk
• Mad Science
  Mad Science
  The Mad Science Group is a franchise company that specializes in educational and entertaining programing for children that presents science in a visual and interactive manner which sparks their imaginative curiosity...
  
  
• MaggieMoo's International
• Maid Brigade
  Maid Brigade
  Maid Brigade is a national residential cleaning franchise providing professional home cleaning.Maid Brigade was founded in 1979 by Don Hay and Bart Puett. Mr. Hay acted as President and CEO until July 2005. Mr. Puett has been President since July 2005. Their home office is located in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  
• MaidPro
• Manchu Wok
  Manchu Wok
  Manchu Wok is a Chinese fast food trainer in the United States and Canada, similar in concept to Panda Express. Despite the name, the menu does not feature any dishes from traditional Manchurian Cuisine and instead is mostly made up of American Chinese cuisine and Canadian Chinese cuisine...
  
  
• Marble Slab Creamery
  Marble Slab Creamery
  Marble Slab Creamery is a chain of independently owned and operated franchised stores that specialize in serving ice cream and a variety of other desserts. It is a franchise brand in the portfolio of Global Franchise Group LLC...
  
  
• Martinizing Dry Cleaning
  Martinizing Dry Cleaning
  Martinizing Dry Cleaning is a dry cleaning franchise founded in 1949. Martin Franchises, Inc., the parent company, is the largest dry cleaning franchise in the United States, with over 600 franchised stores worldwide. The family-owned company is based in Loveland, Ohio. The concept of One Hour...
  
  
• Matco Tools
  Matco Tools
  Matco Tools, Inc. is a professional tools manufacturer for the automotive and other industries and is based in Stow, Ohio, United States. This includes over 13,000 different tools such as wrenches, screw drivers, gauges, and specialty tools. Matco also produces their own line of high quality...
  
  
• McAlister's Deli
  McAlister's Deli
  McAlister's Deli is a chain of fast casual restaurants founded in 1989 in Oxford, Mississippi by retired dentist Dr. Don Newcomb. There are currently over 300 locations in 23 states, ranging from Virginia in the East to Florida in the South to New Mexico in West to Indiana in the Midwest...
  
  
• McDonald's
  McDonald's
  McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
  
  
• Meineke Car Care Center
  Meineke Car Care Center
  Meineke Car Care Centers, Inc. is a franchise-based automotive repair chain.In 1972 in Houston, Texas, Sam Meineke and Harold Nedell began with only one store and a single product line. Between 1972 and 2003 Meineke was owned by a multinational British company and grew rapidly...
  
  
• The Melting Pot
  The Melting Pot (restaurant)
  The Melting Pot is a chain of franchised fondue restaurants located across the United States. There were 142 locations as of August 2009, with 28 more locations under development...
  
  
• Merry Maids
• Microtel
  Microtel
  The Microtel Inns & Suites brand is a chain of franchise hotels with locations in Argentina, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines and the United States. Hotels feature free local and long-distance phone calls within the continental United States, high-speed wired and wireless Internet access, expanded...
  
  
• Midas Muffler
  Midas Muffler
  Midas, Inc. is a chain of automotive service centers headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. In the main markets of the United States and Canada, Midas stores are company-owned or franchised...
  
  
• Milio's Sandwiches
  Milio's Sandwiches
  Milio's Sandwiches is a United States restaurant chain that mainly sells submarine sandwiches. The chain was founded in Madison, Wisconsin by Mike Liautaud. in 1989. The company has 46 locations throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska. The company headquarters are located in...
  
  
• Moe's Southwest Grill
  Moe's Southwest Grill
  Moe's Southwest Grill is an American chain of fast casual style Tex-Mex restaurants headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.Moe's was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in December 2000, by Raving Brands. In August 2007, the brand was purchased by FOCUS Brands...
  
  
• Motel 6
  Motel 6
  Motel 6 is a major chain of budget motels with more than 1,000 locations in the United States and Canada, and is the largest owned and operated hotel chain in North America. It is owned and operated by Accor Hotels.-History:...
  
  
• Mr. Rooter
  Mr. Rooter
  Established in 1970, Mr. Rooter is the largest all-franchised, full-service plumbing and drain cleaning company in the world with approximately 300 franchises worldwide. Recognized by Entrepreneur magazine among its “Franchise 500” and Franchise Times Top 200, Mr. Rooter franchisees provide...
  
  
• Mr. Sub
  Mr. Sub
  Mr. Sub, originally called Mr. Submarine before the 1990s, is a chain of 335 submarine sandwich shops in Canada. The first store was opened in 1968 in Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood, which was then known for its "hippie" culture....
  
  
• MyDiscountTech.com

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• NAPA Auto Parts
• Navis Pack & Ship Centers
• National Property Inspections
  National Property Inspections
  National Property Inspections is a franchise of home and commercial inspection businesses based out of Omaha, Nebraska. The company provides training in primary building inspection methods for its franchisees, such as, electrical, heating and cooling, plumbing, and structural systems...
  
  
• Netspace
  Netspace
  Netspace is one of Australia's major Internet service providers.On 29 March 2010, an agreement was entered into in which Netspace would be acquired by another ISP, iiNet, for $40 million.The company focuses primarily on ADSL-based Internet access....
  
  
• Night Moves
  Night Moves
  Night Moves may refer to:* Night Moves , directed by Arthur Penn and starring Gene Hackman* Night Moves , by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band** "Night Moves" , by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band...
  
  
• Nandos

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• Pacha
  Pacha
  Pacha is a nightclub franchise with headquarters in Ibiza, Spain. The first Pacha club was opened in Sitges outside Barcelona in 1967. The Ibiza club, located in Ibiza Town, is the best known venue today. During 2009 Pacha acquired El Divino, near the marina of Ibiza la Nueva, which will be...
  
  
• Panda Express
  Panda Express
  Panda Express is a fast casual restaurant chain serving American Chinese cuisine. It operates mainly inside the United States, in casinos, shopping malls, supermarkets, airports, train stations, strip plazas, theme parks, stadiums, college campuses and The Pentagon...
  
  
• Panera Bread/Saint Louis Bread Company
• Papa Johns
• Papa Murphy's
  Papa Murphy's
  Papa Murphy's, a business based in Vancouver, Washington, United States, is a take-and-bake pizza company.-History:The chain of take and bake pizzerias traces its history back to 1981, when the Papa Aldo's Pizza chain was begun in Hillsboro, Oregon. Three years later Murphy's Pizza chain began in...
  
  
• Party America
  Party America
  Party America is a chain of stores that sell supplies for parties. There are 144 total Party America stores and they are located in 46 states . Party America is not located in Maine, New Mexico, Hawaii, or Alaska.Its 2005 revenue was $160 million, and it had 1,764 employees in 2005...
  
  
• Paychex
  Paychex
  Paychex, Inc. is a payroll and human resource service company which serves approximately 572,000 businesses in the US. The company is headquartered in Penfield, New York and has more than 100 locations across the country...
  
  
• Payless Car Rental
  Payless Car Rental
  Payless Car Rental, Inc. is a car rental company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. While mainly a franchise system, the company owns and operates several corporate locations...
  
  
• Pearle Vision
• Pep Boys
  Pep Boys
  The Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack , branded as Pep Boys Auto and commonly abbreviated as Pep Boys, is a full-service and tire automotive aftermarket chain....
  
  
• Perkins Restaurant and Bakery
  Perkins Restaurant and Bakery
  Perkins Restaurant and Bakery is a North American casual dining restaurant chain which serves breakfast throughout the day, including pancakes. Perkins also has a bakery that sells pastries that are baked fresh daily.- History :...
  
  
• Pet Supplies Plus
• Pick Up Stix
  Pick Up Stix
  Pick Up Stix is a San Clemente, California based "fast-casual" restaurant chain that serves fresh Asian cuisine through corporate-owned restaurants and franchises in Southern California. The company serves both dine-in and take-out customers, and offers offsite catering and some delivery services....
  
  
• Pita Pit
  Pita Pit
  The Pita Pit is a quick-service restaurant franchise serving pita sandwiches. Its headquarters are in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Its United States headquarters is in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho....
  
  
• Pizza Fusion
  Pizza Fusion
  Pizza Fusion is a Deerfield Beach, Florida-based pizza restaurant chain, founded in 2006 by Michael Gordon and Vaughan Lazar. The restaurant specializes in oval-shaped gourmet pizzas, salads, sandwiches and beverages made from natural ingredients — along with Gluten-free, vegan and...
  
  
• Pizza Hut
  Pizza Hut
  Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
  
  
• Pizza Inn
  Pizza Inn
  Pizza Inn is a restaurant chain and international food franchise, specializing in American-style pizza. The company is based in the Dallas suburb of The Colony, Texas....
  
  
• Pizza Nova
  Pizza Nova
  Pizza Nova is a Canadian franchise chain of pizza restaurants founded in 1963. The first restaurant was located in the eastern Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario on Kennedy Road near Lawrence Avenue. There are more than 120 locations in Canada, the United States and Cuba. The majority of...
  
  
• Pizza Pizza
  Pizza Pizza
  Pizza Pizza is a Canadian franchise of pizza restaurants mainly located in the province of Ontario. Other locations operate in Quebec, Nova Scotia, in western Canada , and in non-traditional locations such as university campuses and movie theatres throughout Canada...
  
  
• Pizza Ranch
  Pizza Ranch
  The Pizza Ranch, Inc., founded in 1981, is a "fast casual" restaurant chain. Pizza Ranch offers pizza, chicken, a salad bar, and a pizza and chicken buffet. Pizza Ranch has over 145 locations in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Kansas...
  
  
• Planet Fitness
  Planet fitness
  Planet Fitness is an American franchise of fitness centers based in Dover, New Hampshire. Each gym features exercise equipment and personal trainers to assist its members. It markets itself as a "Judgement Free Zone", though somewhat controversially it has rules in place to discourage deadlifters...
  
  
• Play N Trade
  Play N Trade
  Play N Trade is a video game and entertainment software retailer. The company, whose headquarters are in San Clemente, California, United States currently operates stores throughout the United States and Canada and is referred to itself as in press releases as "the fastest-growing video game retail...
  
  
• Playball
• Play It Again Sports
  Play It Again Sports
  Play It Again Sports is a chain of sporting goods stores selling new and gently used sporting goods franchised by Winmark Corporation. Minneapolis native Martha Morris started the store in 1983, soon growing to several stores. Morris sold the chain to Winmark in 1988 and franchising began,...
  
  
• Posigrip
• Pop-A-Lock
  Pop-a-Lock
  Pop-A-Lock is a franchise locksmith company in the United States, based in Lafayette, Louisiana. Is the largest full service locksmith company in the US.- History :...
  
  
• Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
  Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
  Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits is a chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants, owned since 1993 by the Sandy Springs, Georgia-based AFC Enterprises, which was originally America's Favorite Chicken Company...
  
  
• Pump It Up

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• Radisson Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
• Ramada Worldwide
• RE/MAX
  RE/MAX
  RE/MAX International is an international real estate company. It was founded in 1973 by David and Gail Liniger in Denver, Colorado, and is still owned by its founders. RE/MAX is an acronym for Real Estate MAXimum....
  
  
• Red Lobster
  Red Lobster
  Red Lobster is a U.S. chain of seafood restaurants. It also operates in Canada, the UAE and Japan . It is aimed at the mid-level "casual dining" segment of the market...
  
  
• Red Roof Inns
• Rent-A-Center
  Rent-A-Center
  Rent-A-Center is an American public furniture and electronics rent to own company based in Plano, Texas. The company was incorporated in 1986 and as of 2010 operates 3,007 company-owned stores in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico, accounting for 38% of the rent-to-own market in...
  
  
• Rent-A-Wreck
  Rent-A-Wreck
  Rent-A-Wreck is a car rental company that is primarily known for renting used cars at discount prices. The cars may have been personally owned, or they could have been owned by another rental car chain company. They are also known for accommodating younger drivers to whom many other car rental...
  
  
• Revive Franchising
  Revive Energy Mints
  -Introduction:Revive energy mints is a brand of healthy energy candy released in the latter part of 2008 by the Denver-based company RyLo Products..-Active ingredients:Revive energy mints are a sugar-free energy supplement...
  
  
• Rita's Water Ice
  Rita's Water Ice
  Rita's Water Ice is an East Coast regional chain based in Trevose, Pennsylvania in Bensalem Township, selling mainly Italian ice, frozen custard, and gelati , as well as its specialty creations.-History:...
  
  
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
  Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
  Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is an international franchisor, confectionery manufacturer and retail operator in the United States, Canada and the United Arab Emirates. The Company is based in the town of Durango located on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado...
  
  
• Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill
  Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill
  Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill, formerly known as Rubio's Baja Grill, also simply known as Rubio's, is a fast casual "Fresh Mex" or "New Mex" restaurant chain specializing in Mexican food, with an emphasis on fish tacos. As of 2007, Rubio's operates, licenses or franchises more than 170 restaurants...
  
  
• Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)
  Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)
  Ruby Tuesday is an American casual dining restaurant chain named after the Rolling Stones' song of the same name.- History :The first restaurant was founded in 1972 by five University of Tennessee students, and is now headquartered in Maryville, Tennessee. The first location was adjacent to UT's...
  
  

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• Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill
  Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill
  Samurai Sam's Teriyaki Grill is a chain of Japanese restaurants, which is franchised by Kahala Franchising, L.L.C. of Scottsdale, Arizona. The chain was founded in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1994. As of 2007 Samurai Sam's has nearly 60 locations in Kuwait and United States.-External links:* *...
  
  
• Saladworks
  Saladworks
  Saladworks, LLC is a restaurant franchise in the United States that sells made-to-order entrée salads, wraps, soups, and sandwiches. Saladworks restaurants are categorized as “fast casual,” and the company markets its menu as a healthy alternative to other fast food fare...
  
  
• Save-A-Lot
  Save-A-Lot
  Save-a-Lot is a discount supermarket chain headquartered in Earth City, Missouri, near St. Louis, United States. The subsidiary of Supervalu comprises approximately 1,250 stores in the United States with over $4 billion in annual sales....
  
  
• Sbarro
  Sbarro
  Sbarro is a bankrupt chain of pizza restaurants that specializes in traditional Italian cuisine, including its most popular menu item "pizza by the slice." Its headquarters is located in Melville, Huntington, New York.- History :...
  
  
• Schlotzsky's
  Schlotzsky's
  Schlotzsky's is a privately held franchise chain of restaurants, specializing in sandwiches, headquartered in Downtown Austin, Texas. Schlotzsky's has more than 350 franchised and company-owned locations worldwide...
  
  
• Sears Appliance Dealer
  Sears, Roebuck and Company
  Sears, officially named Sears, Roebuck and Co., is an American chain of department stores which was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in the late 19th century...
  
  
• Second Cup
  Second Cup
  Second Cup is Canada's largest Canadian-based specialty coffee retailer, operating more than 360 cafés across Canada. Its headquarters are in Mississauga, Ontario. Founded in 1975 by Tom Culligan and Frank O'Dea, Culligan eventually purchased O'Dea's shares. After building it to a 150-store chain,...
  
  
• ServiceMaster Clean
• Shake's Frozen Custard
  Shake's Frozen Custard
  Shake's Frozen Custard is a frozen custard retailer founded by Don and Debbie Osborne in Joplin, Missouri in 1991. It was originally opened as Shakey's Frozen Custard but was changed to Shake's in 2001 in order to secure trademarks. Don and Debbie experimented with a variety of recipes and menu...
  
  
• Smoothie Factory
• Smoothie King
  Smoothie King
  Smoothie King Franchises Inc. is a smoothie and health food retailer that caters to a healthy lifestyle through nutritious blended fruit-based drinks. First opening in 1973 as a stand-alone vitamin shop in Kenner, Louisiana; Smoothie King now encompasses over 600 locations and appeals to families...
  
  
• Snap Fitness
  Snap Fitness
  Snap Fitness is a privately owned and operated fitness chain founded in 2003 by Peter Taunton. Headquarters are located in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The company operates smaller locations than its big box competitors, such as Bally Total Fitness, with a "no frills" business model that does not include...
  
  
• Snap-on Tools
• Snappy Snaps
  Snappy Snaps
  Snappy Snaps is a British photographic services franchise established in 1983 by Don Kennedy and Tim MacAndrews. there are 125 Snappy Snaps franchise locations throughout the UK...
  
  
• Sonic Drive In Restaurants
• Souper Salad (restaurant)
  Souper Salad (restaurant)
  Souper Salad is a restaurant chain based in Sugar Land, Texas, United States that is owned by SSI Group Holding Corp. It is primarily known for its all you can eat buffets and salad bars. As of 2010, it owned and operated approximately 82 restaurants in 13 states.- History :In 1978, the first...
  
  
• Spherion
  Spherion
  SFN Group, Inc is a North American temporary work agency headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, that operates under a variety of brand names.-History:Spherion was first known as City Car Unloaders, a Chicago company created by Leroy Dettman in 1946....
  
  
• Sports Clips
• Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
• Steak Escape
  Steak Escape
  Steak Escape is a restaurant based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Locations are typically found in food courts in shopping malls as well as airports, all serving a variety of menu items including Cheesesteaks.-External links:*...
  
  
• Steak n Shake
  Steak n Shake
  Steak 'n Shake is a 500-unit diner-style restaurant chain located primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over 400 Steak 'n Shakes are company-owned and the remaining ones are franchised...
  
  
• Street Corner
  Street Corner
  Street Corner may refer to:* Street Corner , a black-and-white short film* Street Corner , a drama exploitation film* Street Corner , a black-and-white drama film...
  
  
• Studio 6
• Subway
  Subway (restaurant)
  Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
  
  
• SunbeltNE Business Brokers
  SunbeltNE Business Brokers
  Sunbelt Business Sales and Acquisitions, New England is one of the franchises of Sunbelt Network, a business brokerage firm with over 300 offices in United States and 30 foreign countries...
  
  
• Super 8 Motels
  Super 8 Motels
  Super 8 Hotels Inc. is the world's largest budget hotel chain, with hotels in the United States and Canada, as well as newer properties in China. The company is a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide, formerly a part of Cendant.-History:...
  
  
• Supercuts
  Supercuts
  Supercuts is a hair salon franchise with over 2,000 locations across the United States. The company was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1975, by Geoffrey M. Rappaport and Frank E. Emmett. The company's first location, which is still in existence, is in Albany, California. Its headquarters...
  
  
• Swensen's
  Swensen's
  Swensen's is a global chain of ice cream restaurants that started in San Francisco, California.-History:The company was started in 1948 by Earle Swensen. Swensen opened his first shop at the corner of Union and Hyde Streets, along the cable car tracks in Russian Hill in San Francisco at what had...
  
  
• Swiss Chalet
  Swiss Chalet
  Swiss Chalet is a Canadian chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1954 in Toronto. As of 2008, there are over 200 Swiss Chalet restaurants in Canada and the United States. Swiss Chalet is among the holdings of Cara Operations, which also owns the fast food chain Harvey's. Swiss Chalet and...
  
  
• Sylvan Learning Centers

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• Taco Bell Corporation
• Taco Del Mar
  Taco del Mar
  Taco del Mar is a Seattle, Washington-based Fresh Mex fast food restaurant chain that specializes in San Francisco burritos. Since opening in Seattle on June 8, 1992 by brothers James and John Schmidt, it has expanded into over 260 locations in the U.S. and Canada...
  
  
• Taco John's
  Taco John's
  Taco John's is a Cheyenne, Wyoming-based fast-food restaurant featuring Mexican-inspired fast-food . The chain was founded in 1969 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and currently has more than 400 Taco John’s restaurants in 24 states....
  
  
• TCBY
  TCBY
  TCBY is an international franchise chain of frozen yogurt stores based in the United States. It is the largest U.S. retailer of soft-serve frozen yogurt with live active cultures....
  
  
• TGI Fridays
• The Athlete's Foot
  The Athlete's Foot
  The Athlete's Foot is a franchisor of athletic footwear.In 1971, David Lando realized that athletic shoes were by far the highest selling product in his store. That year, he and his son, Michael Lando, opened the first Athlete's Foot store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first athletic...
  
  
• Tim Hortons
  Tim Hortons
  Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...
  
  
• Travelodge Hotels
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe
  Tropical Smoothie Cafe
  Tropical Smoothie Cafe, sometimes referred to as simply Tropical Smoothie, is a restaurant franchise in the U.S.A. and India. In addition to smoothies the company is a full Cafe that offers sandwiches, wraps, salads, and introduced flat breads to their food line in 2009.-History:Tropical Smoothie...
  
  
• Truly Nolen
  Truly Nolen
  Truly Nolen is a family-owned pest control company with franchises most commonly associated with the yellow mouse car. It has 83 locations in the United States and 100 franchises in 41 countries.-History:...
  
  
• Two Men and a Truck International
  Two Men and a Truck International
  Two Men And A Truck is a franchised moving company, headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, with franchises in 32 states in the United States, as well as Canada and Ireland. The company is the largest franchised moving company in the United States. It has more than 200 locations.-History:The company...
  
  

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• Valvoline Instant Oil Change
• Velocity Sports Performance
  Velocity Sports Performance
  Velocity Sports Performance is a performance training franchise that specializes in training athletes in every sport, at all ages and skill levels, providing the opportunity to improve speed, agility, mobility and flexibility, and energy systems, while reducing the risk of sports-related injuries...
  
  
• Village Inn
  Village Inn
  Village Inn is a casual dining restaurant chain in the United States. Its restaurants are known for their breakfast menu items, including buttermilk pancakes, skillets, crepes, omelettes, and eggs. In additional to their breakfast offerings, they also feature a variety of salads, sandwiches,...
  
  
• Volvo Rents
  Volvo Rents
  Volvo Rents , is a US company that rents construction equipment to contractors and retail consumers through a network of company owned stores and franchised locations ....
  
  
• Value Place
  Value Place
  Value Place is an extend stay hotel chain in the United States, based in Wichita, Kansas. It is currently one of the fastest growing hotel chains in the United States, with 175 locations in 26 states as of February 2011....
  
  

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• Waffle House
  Waffle House
  Waffle House is a restaurant chain with over 1600 locations found in 25 states in the United States. Most of the locations are in the Southern United States, where the chain remains a regional cultural icon...
  
  
• Wendy's
  Wendy's
  Wendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc since 2008...
  
  
• Western Union
  Western Union
  The Western Union Company is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. Its North American headquarters is in Englewood, Colorado. Up until 2006, Western Union was the best-known U.S...
  
  
• Wetzel's Pretzels
  Wetzel's Pretzels
  Wetzel's Pretzels is a Pasadena, California-based chain of fast-food restaurants. The first Wetzel's Pretzels location opened in 1994 at the South Bay Galleria, in Redondo Beach, California...
  
  
• Wild Birds Unlimited
  Wild birds unlimited
  Wild Birds Unlimited is a retail store that specializes in bird seed, bird feeders, and many other bird feeding supplies. Jim Carpenter opened the first Wild Birds Unlimited in 1981 in Indianapolis, Indiana. By 1983, Carpenter started franchising his concept...
  
  
• Whataburger
  Whataburger
  Whataburger is a privately held, regional restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers. The company, founded by Harmon Dobson, opened its first restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950...
  
  
• Wienerschnitzel
  Wienerschnitzel
  Wienerschnitzel is an American fast food chain founded in 1961 that specializes in hot dogs, but is currently expanding to other items. Wienerschnitzel locations are found almost exclusively in California and Texas, though others are located in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico,...
  
  
• Wing Zone
  Wing Zone
  Wing Zone is an Atlanta-based American restaurant chain that specializes in deep-fried food products; especially buffalo wings. There are roughly 100 Wing Zone locations in 25 American states, usually in urban areas. Wing Zone has been featured on The Food Network's Roker on the Road, Entrepreneur...
  
  
• Wingstop Restaurants
  Wingstop Restaurants
  Wingstop Restaurants, Inc. is a chain of nostalgic, aviation-themed restaurants where the sole focus is on chicken wings. Wingstop locations are decorated following a 1930's and 40's "pre-jet" aviation theme. The restaurant chain was founded in 1994 in Garland, Texas , and began offering franchises...
  
  
• Woody's Chicago Style
  Woody's Chicago Style
  Woody's Chicago Style is a franchise hot dog company based in the Denver, Colorado, area, serving Chicago-style hot dogs. They are currently the second largest hot dog franchise in the United States behind Wienerschnitzel...
  
  

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• Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500