2006 Global Franchise Rankings

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Rank Franchise Startup Costs
1 Subway
Submarine sandwiches & salads
$84,300 - $258,300
2 Quiznos Sub
Submarine sandwiches, soups, salads
$24,100 - $341,800
3 Curves
Women's fitness & weight-loss center
$28,170 - $39,595
4 The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc.
Postal, business & communications services
$154,947 - $293,473
5 Pizza Hut
Pizza, pasta, wings
$316,500 - $2,974,000
6 WSI Internet
Internet services
$60,350 - $166,650
7 KFC Corp.
Chicken
$1,379,900 - $2,422,500
8 Century 21 Real Estate LLC
Real estate
$22,010 - $523,207
9 RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.
Real estate
$40,000 - $191,000
10 Jani-King
Commercial cleaning
$11,400 - $35,050
11 McDonald's
Hamburgers, chicken, salads
$995,900 - $1,842,700
12 Domino's Pizza LLC
Pizza, breadsticks, buffalo wings
$119,950 - $461,700
13 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Real estate
$37,264 - $501,962
14 Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc.
Commercial cleaning
$3,145 - $50,405
15 GNC Franchising
Vitamin & nutrition store
$125,794 - $228,550
16 ServiceMaster Clean
Comm'l./residential cleaning & disaster restoration
$20,926 - $132,623
17 Sonic Drive In Restaurants
Drive-in restaurant
$1,209,300 - $3,413,800
18 ERA Franchise Systems LLC
Real estate
$47,700 - $210,900
19 Kumon Math & Reading Centers
Supplemental education
$32,958 - $131,070
20 Jazzercise Inc.
Dance fitness classes
$2,980 - $75,500
21 Arby's
Sandwiches, chicken, salads
$336,500 - $2,400,000
22 Liberty Tax Service
Income-tax preparation
$56,800 - $69,900
23 Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet, drapery & upholstery cleaning; tile & stone care
$25,600 - $121,450
24 Papa John's Int'l. Inc.
Pizza
$113,823 - $528,123
25 Dairy Queen
Soft-serve dairy products & sandwiches
$372,802 - $1,771,860
26 InterContinental Hotels Group
Hotels
$5,136,370 - $93,855,035
27 CleanNet USA Inc.
Commercial cleaning
$5,425 - $91,150
28 Burger King Corp.
Hamburgers, fries, breakfast
$294,000 - $2,800,000
29 Jiffy Lube Int'l. Inc.
Fast oil change
$229,000 - $323,000
30 Taco Bell Corp.
Quick-service Mexican restaurant
$1,324,300 - $2,465,500
31 Midas Int'l.
Auto repair & maintenance services
$323,000 - $418,880
32 Cold Stone Creamery
Ice cream, Italian sorbet
$292,375 - $438,975
33 Super 8
Hotels
$285,445 - $5,396,983
34 Merle Norman Cosmetics
Cosmetics studio
$33,300 - $168,700
35 Cartridge World
Printer/fax cartridge replacements & sales
$120,100 - $194,600
36 Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
New Orleans-style fried chicken, seafood, biscuits
$658,000 - $971,000
37 Snap-on Tools
Professional tools & equipment
$17,619 - $281,959
38 Supercuts
Hair salon
$111,000 - $239,700
39 Novus Glass
Windshield repair & replacement
$18,900 - $202,670
40 Days Inn
Hotels
$406,945 - $6,704,617
41 Hot Stuff Foods LLC
Fast-food systems for nontraditional markets
$54,600 - $119,500
42 Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites
Midprice hotels
$3,716,000 - $13,148,800
43 Fantastic Sams Hair Salons
Full-service hair salon
$118,000 - $230,850
44 Matco Tools
Tools
$79,926 - $187,556
45 Merry Maids
Residential cleaning
$24,750 - $59,450
46 Help-U-Sell Real Estate
Real estate
$64,500 - $190,500
47 Coverall Cleaning Concepts
Commercial cleaning
$6,300 - $35,900
48 Budget Blinds Inc.
Window coverings
$89,240 - $173,070
49 ActionCoach
Business coaching, consulting & training
$68,820 - $360,600
50 Bonus Building Care
Commercial cleaning
$9,000 - $15,000
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