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2005 Franchise 500 Rankings

Displaying 1 - 50 of 475
Rank
Franchise
Startup Costs
1
Subway
Submarine sandwiches & salads
$84.8K - 258.8K
2
Curves
Women's fitness & weight-loss center
$31.83K - 39.1K
3
Quiznos Sub
Submarine sandwiches, soups, salads
$24.1K - 341.8K
4
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Tax preparation services
$48.6K - 91.8K
5
The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc.
Postal, business & communications services
$150.2K - 371.02K
6
Sonic Drive In Restaurants
Drive-in restaurant
$1.1M - 3.05M
7
Jani-King
Commercial cleaning
$13.15K - 93.15K
8
7-Eleven Inc.
Convenience store
$30.8K - 611.1K
9
Dunkin' Donuts
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods
$368.9K - 1.74M
10
RE/MAX LLC
Real estate brokerage
$35K - 194K
11
KFC Corp.
Chicken
$1.31M - 2.47M
12
ServiceMaster Clean
Comm'l./residential cleaning & disaster restoration
$48.86K - 161.13K
13
McDonald's
Hamburgers, chicken, salads
$1.07M - 1.89M
14
Jiffy Lube Int'l. Inc.
Fast oil change
$196.5K - 331.5K
15
Liberty Tax Service
Individual & online tax prep
$56.8K - 69.9K
16
Domino's Pizza LLC
Pizza, breadsticks, buffalo wings
$119.95K - 461.7K
17
Kumon Math & Reading Centers
Supplemental education
$67.76K - 145.32K
18
Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet, drapery & upholstery cleaning; tile & stone care
$27.85K - 122.65K
19
Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc.
Commercial cleaning
$3.15K - 50.41K
20
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Real estate
$52.47K - 493.55K
21
InterContinental Hotels Group
Hotels
$5.14M - 93.86M
22
GNC Franchising
Vitamin & nutrition store
$160.15K - 274.35K
23
Merle Norman Cosmetics
Cosmetics studio
$33.3K - 168.7K
24
Super 8
Hotels
$169.27K - 3.57M
25
Snap-on Tools
Professional tools & equipment
$17.93K - 289.08K
26
Jazzercise Inc.
Dance fitness classes, apparel & accessories.
$2.98K - 76.5K
27
Century 21 Real Estate LLC
Real estate
$22.34K - 528.29K
28
Taco Bell Corp.
Quick-service Mexican restaurant
$1.32M - 2.47M
29
CleanNet USA Inc.
Commercial cleaning
$6.66K - 92.95K
30
Dairy Queen
Soft-serve dairy products & sandwiches
$382K - 1.83M
31
Baskin-Robbins USA Co.
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen beverages
$45K - 377.6K
32
Days Inn
Hotels
$202.17K - 6.76M
33
Supercuts
Hair salon
$106.05K - 199K
34
Servpro
Insurance/disaster restoration & cleaning
$132.05K - 180.45K
35
Matco Tools
Mechanics' tools & service equipment
$82.38K - 191.82K
36
Hampton Hotels
Mid-priced hotels
$3.75M - 13.11M
37
Great Clips
Hair salon
$108.35K - 203.5K
38
Fantastic Sams Hair Salons
Full-service hair salon
$115K - 228.6K
39
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
New Orleans-style fried chicken, seafood, biscuits
$292.3K - 442.1K
40
Midas
Auto repair & maintenance services
$88.5K - 390.97K
41
ERA Franchise Systems LLC
Real estate
$47.7K - 209K
42
Hot Stuff Foods LLC
Fast-food systems for nontraditional markets
$58.5K - 133K
43
Choice Hotels Int'l.
Hotels
$1.27M - 14.64M
44
Help-U-Sell Real Estate
Real estate
$43.75K - 136.75K
45
Merry Maids
Residential cleaning
$55.35K - 73.85K
46
Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System
Commercial cleaning
$10.61K - 37.59K
47
Arby's Restaurant Group
Roast beef, chicken, sandwiches, fries, salads, shakes
$357.5K - 2.4M
48
MRINetwork
Permanent placement & contract staffing services
$73.45K - 113.43K
49
Papa Murphy's
Take-&-bake pizza
$209.33K - 396.71K
50
Budget Blinds Inc.
Window coverings, window film, rugs & accessories
$89.24K - 174.07K
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