2008 Global Franchise Rankings

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Rank Franchise Startup Costs
1 Subway
Submarine sandwiches & salads
$84,300 - $258,300
2 KFC Corp.
Chicken
$1,379,900 - $2,422,500
3 McDonald's
Hamburgers, chicken, salads
$995,900 - $1,842,700
4 Dunkin' Donuts
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods
$537,750 - $1,765,300
5 Domino's Pizza LLC
Pizza, breadsticks, buffalo wings
$119,950 - $461,700
6 Curves
Women's fitness & weight-loss center
$28,170 - $39,595
7 RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.
Real estate
$40,000 - $191,000
8 Sonic Drive In Restaurants
Drive-in restaurant
$1,209,300 - $3,413,800
9 Pizza Hut
Pizza, pasta, wings
$316,500 - $2,974,000
10 The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc.
Postal, business & communications services
$154,947 - $293,473
11 Choice Hotels Int'l.
Hotels
$1,369,800 - $15,499,000
12 Ace Hardware Corp.
Hardware & home improvement store
$238,500 - $1,566,250
13 Kumon Math & Reading Centers
Supplemental education
$32,958 - $131,070
14 Baskin-Robbins USA Co.
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen beverages
$41,450 - $373,595
15 Taco Bell Corp.
Quick-service Mexican restaurant
$1,324,300 - $2,465,500
16 Cartridge World
Printer/fax cartridge replacements & sales
$120,100 - $194,600
17 InterContinental Hotels Group
Hotels
$5,136,370 - $93,855,035
18 Jani-King
Commercial cleaning
$11,400 - $35,050
19 Arby's
Sandwiches, chicken, salads
$336,500 - $2,400,000
20 Century 21 Real Estate LLC
Real estate
$22,010 - $523,207
21 Liberty Tax Service
Income-tax preparation
$56,800 - $69,900
22 ampm Mini Market
Convenience store & gas station
$1,835,823 - $7,615,065
23 Dairy Queen
Soft-serve dairy products & sandwiches
$372,802 - $1,771,860
24 Great Clips
Hair salon
$109,400 - $202,500
25 Circle K
Convenience store
$161,000 - $1,353,000
26 WSI Internet
Internet services
$60,350 - $166,650
27 Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc.
Commercial cleaning
$3,145 - $50,405
28 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Real estate
$37,264 - $501,962
29 GNC Franchising
Vitamin & nutrition store
$125,794 - $228,550
30 ERA Franchise Systems LLC
Real estate
$47,700 - $210,900
31 Jiffy Lube Int'l. Inc.
Fast oil change
$229,000 - $323,000
32 Novus Glass
Windshield repair & replacement
$18,900 - $202,670
33 Bonus Building Care
Commercial cleaning
$9,000 - $15,000
34 Midas Int'l.
Auto repair & maintenance services
$323,000 - $418,880
35 Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet, drapery & upholstery cleaning; tile & stone care
$25,600 - $121,450
36 ServiceMaster Clean
Comm'l./residential cleaning & disaster restoration
$20,926 - $132,623
37 Super 8
Hotels
$285,445 - $5,396,983
38 Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
New Orleans-style fried chicken, seafood, biscuits
$658,000 - $971,000
39 Jazzercise Inc.
Dance fitness classes
$2,980 - $75,500
40 Days Inn
Hotels
$406,945 - $6,704,617
41 Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites
Midprice hotels
$3,716,000 - $13,148,800
42 Edible Arrangements Int'l. Inc.
Floral-like designs from sculpted fresh fruit
$154,920 - $298,005
43 Papa John's Int'l. Inc.
Pizza
$113,823 - $528,123
44 Supercuts
Hair salon
$111,000 - $239,700
45 Heaven's Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet & upholstery cleaning
$44,900 - $65,900
46 Blimpie Subs & Salads
Submarine sandwiches & salads
$143,850 - $395,800
47 Yogen Fruz
Frozen yogurt & soft-serve ice cream
$135,565 - $472,065
48 CleanNet USA Inc.
Commercial cleaning
$5,425 - $91,150
49 ActionCoach
Business coaching, consulting & training
$68,820 - $360,600
50 The Maids Home Service
Residential cleaning
$106,345 - $157,095
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