Entrepreneur's 2008 Franchise 500 Rankings

Rank Franchise Name/Description Startup Costs
151 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Chocolates & confections
$114.7K-514.6K
152 Desert Sun Tanning/Palm Beach Tan
Tanning services, lotions, accessories
$368.3K-824.8K
153 Charley's Grilled Subs
Grilled subs, fries, salads
$127.5K-513.5K
154 Tutoring Club LLC
Individualized instruction for K-12 students
$83.2K-125.8K
155 TacoTime
Quick-service Mexican restaurant
$145.1K-721.3K
156 Ramada Worldwide
Limiteds, inns, plaza hotels
$380.7K-10.2M
157 Hilton Hotels and Resorts
Upscale hotels & resorts
$33M-57M
158 Pak Mail
Packaging, shipping, mailboxes, business support
$117.2K-150.9K
159 Mr. Rooter
Plumbing, drain & sewer cleaning
$51.7K-142K
160 Tuffy Associates Corp./Car-X Associates Corp.
Complete automotive repair
$239K-429.5K
161 Howard Johnson Int'l.
Hotels
$390.7K-6.7M
162 One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, LLC
HVAC replacement & services
$53.9K-490.4K
163 ExpressTax
Tax preparation & electronic filing
$15.4K-40.1K
164 Primrose School Franchising Co.
Educational child-care facility
$100K-4.2M
165 Fox's Pizza Den
Pizza, sandwiches, salads, wings
$93.6K-115.6K
166 Booster Juice
Juice & smoothie bar
$175.2K-287.2K
167 L&L Franchise Inc.
Quick-service Hawaiian restaurant
$254.3K-525.4K
168 Knights Franchise Systems
Hotels
$189K-4.4M
169 Wireless Toyz
Wireless devices & satellite TV services
$226.1K-666.8K
170 Big O Tires LLC
Tires, wheels, related under-car services
$225.8K-543.3K
171 Homewood Suites by Hilton
Upscale extended-stay hotels
$10.6M-15.6M
172 El Pollo Loco
Flame-grilled chicken meals & Mexican entrees
$417K-720K
173 Travel Leaders
Travel agency
$1.6K-11.6K
174 First Choice Haircutters
Hair salon
$96K-167K
175 Extreme Pita, The
Pita wrap sandwiches
$139K-335K U.S.
176 Carvel
Ice cream & ice cream cakes
$46.9K-388.7K
177 Surf City Squeeze
Smoothies, fruit drinks, nutritional supplements
$82.7K-383.3K
178 HouseMaster Home Inspections
Home inspections
$37.5K-61.5K
179 Enopi-Daekyo America Inc.
Supplemental education
$52.2K-91K
180 Padgett Business Services
Financial, payroll, consulting & tax services
$88.9K
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