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2008 Franchise 500 Rankings

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Rank	Franchise	Startup Costs
1	7-Eleven Inc. Convenience store	$40,500 - $775,300
2	Subway Submarine sandwiches & salads	$84,300 - $258,300
3	Dunkin' Donuts Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods	$537,750 - $1,765,300
4	Pizza Hut Pizza, pasta, wings	$316,500 - $2,974,000
5	McDonald's Hamburgers, chicken, salads	$995,900 - $1,842,700
6	Sonic Drive In Restaurants Drive-in restaurant	$1,209,300 - $3,413,800
7	KFC Corp. Chicken	$1,379,900 - $2,422,500
8	InterContinental Hotels Group Hotels	$5,136,370 - $93,855,035
9	Domino's Pizza LLC Pizza, breadsticks, buffalo wings	$119,950 - $461,700
10	RE/MAX Int'l. Inc. Real estate	$40,000 - $191,000
11	The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc. Postal, business & communications services	$154,947 - $293,473 Request Info
12	Ace Hardware Corp. Hardware & home improvement store	$238,500 - $1,566,250 Request Info
13	Jani-King Commercial cleaning	$11,400 - $35,050 Request Info
14	Jiffy Lube Int'l. Inc. Fast oil change	$229,000 - $323,000
15	Arby's Sandwiches, chicken, salads	$336,500 - $2,400,000
16	Baskin-Robbins USA Co. Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen beverages	$41,450 - $373,595
17	Circle K Convenience store	$161,000 - $1,353,000
18	Kumon Math & Reading Centers Supplemental education	$32,958 - $131,070 Request Info
19	Great Clips Hair salon	$109,400 - $202,500
20	Bonus Building Care Commercial cleaning	$9,000 - $15,000 Request Info
21	Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Tax preparation services	$48,600 - $91,800
22	Taco Bell Corp. Quick-service Mexican restaurant	$1,324,300 - $2,465,500
23	Liberty Tax Service Income-tax preparation	$56,800 - $69,900 Request Info
24	Super 8 Hotels	$285,445 - $5,396,983
25	Dairy Queen Soft-serve dairy products & sandwiches	$372,802 - $1,771,860
26	Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc. Commercial cleaning	$3,145 - $50,405 Request Info
27	Blimpie Subs & Salads Submarine sandwiches & salads	$143,850 - $395,800 Request Info
28	Servpro Insurance/disaster restoration & cleaning	$102,250 - $161,150
29	Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning Carpet, drapery & upholstery cleaning; tile & stone care	$25,600 - $121,450 Request Info
30	Matco Tools Tools	$79,926 - $187,556
31	Days Inn Hotels	$406,945 - $6,704,617
32	Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites Midprice hotels	$3,716,000 - $13,148,800
33	ServiceMaster Clean Comm'l./residential cleaning & disaster restoration	$20,926 - $132,623 Request Info
34	Supercuts Hair salon	$111,000 - $239,700 Request Info
35	ampm Mini Market Convenience store & gas station	$1,835,823 - $7,615,065
36	Papa John's Int'l. Inc. Pizza	$113,823 - $528,123
37	Merle Norman Cosmetics Cosmetics studio	$33,300 - $168,700
38	Miracle-Ear Inc. Hearing instruments	$122,500 - $570,000
39	Cartridge World Printer/fax cartridge replacements & sales	$120,100 - $194,600 Request Info
40	Midas Int'l. Auto repair & maintenance services	$323,000 - $418,880
41	GNC Franchising Vitamin & nutrition store	$125,794 - $228,550
42	The Maids Home Service Residential cleaning	$106,345 - $157,095
43	ERA Franchise Systems LLC Real estate	$47,700 - $210,900
44	Jazzercise Inc. Dance fitness classes	$2,980 - $75,500
45	Century 21 Real Estate LLC Real estate	$22,010 - $523,207
46	WSI Internet Internet services	$60,350 - $166,650 Request Info
47	Denny's Inc. Full-service family restaurant	$1,071,325 - $2,623,601
48	Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC Real estate	$37,264 - $501,962
49	Edible Arrangements Int'l. Inc. Floral-like designs from sculpted fresh fruit	$154,920 - $298,005
50	Snap-on Tools Professional tools & equipment	$17,619 - $281,959