100 franchise companies "best of the best" for 2012

• Subway
  Subway, now the world's largest restaurant chain, continues to lead our AllStar list as the #1 franchise for the fourth year in a row, thanks to its top brand awareness rank (#1) and a very strong growth rank (#14). During 2011, Subway opened...
• 7-Eleven
  Strong ranks in longevity (#6), brand awareness (#3), and growth (#19) all contributed to 7-Eleven's climb to the #2 spot on our AllStar top 10 list. The company prides itself on offering an easy startup opportunity: 7-Eleven buys the land, the building,...
• Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops
  "It's honest, it's damn good, it's damn fast, at a decent price!" is how Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops describes itself on its website. The company prides itself on having a unique corporate culture and is a top 5 AllStar for the third year running, thanks to...
• Dunkin' Donuts
  Thanks to loyal customers in the Northeast, Dunkin' Donuts ranked #5 in brand awareness and earned a top 5 spot in the overall Franchise AllStar list. The company is trying to replicate that following west of the Mississippi by selling at new venues such as concerts...
• Kumon North America
  Children's tutoring continues to thrive as a recession-proof industry, helping Kumon North America break into the Franchise AllStar top 10 for the first time. The company reported that student enrollment in North America rose 12 percent from 2010 to...
• Marco's Pizza
  Marco's Pizza was the Franchise AllStar's highest-ranking pizza franchise for 2012. An excellent rank in financial strength (#4) helped pull the company's overall rank up to #6. New store growth continues to be a top priority as Marco's pursues its goal...
• Papa John's International
  A high growth rank (#25) and a solid financial strength rank (#49) put Papa John's International in the top 10 of the Franchise AllStars for the first time in 2012. Quality improvements and technology upgrades, including an iPhone app with ordering and...
• Great Clips
  Great Clips is the first hair-care salon to rank in the Franchise AllStar's top 10. With locations across the U.S. and Canada, the franchisor ranked very high in brand awareness (#19) and also earned solid ranks in growth (#33), Web visibility (#48), and financial...
• Anytime Fitness
  Offering franchisees two types of fitness clubs -- full-size or express -- as well as the flexibility of full-time or part-time ownership contributed to Anytime Fitness's strong growth rank (#10), which helped push the franchise into this year's Top 10. The...
• Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership
  Despite a still-challenging economy, and with many of its customers financially struggling, Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership's third quarter same-store revenues were up 7 percent in 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. And franchisees collectively increased...
• Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar
  Buffalo Wild Wings and its franchisees had aggressive store growth in 2011 as it opened its 500th franchise location and 800th restaurant overall. High ranks in financial strength (#13) and Web visibility (#28) contributed to the company's overall rank rising from...
• McDonald's
  McDonald's continues to outrank almost all other systems in brand awareness (#2), longevity (#7), and Web visibility (#4), but it's the fast-food giant's ability to stay current that's made it a top-ranked Franchise AllStar leader for the past four years.
• SERVPRO
  Strong ranks in brand awareness (#29) and longevity (#16) contributed to Servpro's #13 overall rank in the 2012 Franchise AllStars. Disaster restoration is a recession-proof industry, and family-run Servpro has been cleaning up disasters since 1967. The...
• Jersey Mike's Subs
  An aggressive expansion plan to double the number of its store locations in the next five years helped Jersey Mike's Subs achieve a higher growth rank (#18) and move into the Franchise AllStar's top 25. Solid ranks in longevity (#38) and Web visibility (#36) also...
• Vanguard Cleaning Systems
  Consistently high ranks in growth (#4) and brand awareness (#21) are both key reasons Vanguard Cleaning Systems has been ranked a top 20 AllStar Franchise for the last four years. Vanguard offers an attractive opportunity to former corporate executives...
• Denny's
  While Denny's continues to grapple with a challenging consumer economic environment, strong longevity (#10), brand awareness (#30), and growth (#38) ranks allow the family-restaurant chain to reach #16 in the 2012 AllStar Franchise ranking. Denny's...
• Papa Murphy's
  Solid ranks in growth (#32), brand awareness (#34), and Web visibility (#47) earned Papa Murphy's a top 25 spot in the Franchise AllStars for the second year in a row. In a tight credit environment, the take-and-bake pizza chain boasts lower investment...
• CleanNet USA
  CleanNet USA earns a spot on the Franchise AllStar list for the second year in a row thanks to excellent brand awareness (#11), unit growth (#7), and financial strength (#10) ranks. The company offers two types of opportunities: a master franchise...
• Batteries Plus
  A record-setting number of store openings plus a growing demand for battery-powered mobile devices have kept Batteries Plus near the top of the Franchise AllStar list for the fourth year in a row. A high financial strength rank (#26) moved Batteries Plus into the...
• Domino's Pizza
  Consistently high ranks in brand awareness (#7), Web visibility (#16), and longevity (#14) are key reasons for Domino's Pizza's four-year appearance in the Franchise AllStar ranking. A reformulated pizza recipe and an aggressive marketing campaign in...
• Wireless Zone
  America's healthy appetite for all things mobile helped Wireless Zone achieve high financial strength (#17) and franchise growth (#31) during 2011. The company, which exclusively sells Verizon products, expected to sell 750,000 cell phones and reach...
• Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites
  Strong brand awareness (#26) and the top rank in Web visibility both contributed to Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites becoming the highest-ranked hotel franchise in the 2012 AllStar list. The upper-midscale hotel brand gained many new customers during...
• Plato's Closet
  Plato's Closet jumps to the #23 spot in the Franchise AllStar ranking as value-conscious Americans and bargain-hunting teens continue to fuel sales. The number of resale stores in the U.S. increased by 7 percent, and for Plato's Closet, this expansion translated...
• GNC
  As a top seller of vitamins and nutritional supplements, entrepreneurs who invest in a GNC franchise benefit from the company's high brand awareness (#17), solid longevity (#28), and strong Web visibility (#17). GNC company highlights for 2011 included...
• Comfort Keepers
  A significantly improved financial strength rank (#14) contributed to Comfort Keepers's overall jump in the Franchise AllStar ranking, landing at a strong #25. A growing senior population -- 13 percent of the U.S. population is age 65 and older -- continues to...
• Cruise Planners/American ExpressMassage Envy
  Relieves stress. Encourages relaxation. Improves circulation. Relaxes muscles. Provides a franchise opportunity. Those are just some of the benefits of Massage Envy. The company offers a variety of therapeutic massages, including trigger point therapy, Swedish, deep tissue, sports, reflexology, cranial sacral, and Hot Stone Envy.
• Cruise Planners/American Express
  It’s always vacation time for Cruise Planners franchisees. Cruise Planners was launched in 1994 when three travel industry veterans decided to franchise the concept of travel agents booking cruises from their own homes. The company offers cruises from virtually every line at low prices; franchisees earn commissions on each...
• Liberty Tax Service
  Liberty Tax Service works hard to make tax preparation simple and enjoyable. Using the company’s proprietary computerized system, franchisees interview clients and prepare taxes. The company also recently launched online self-filing services. Company founder John Hewitt was a pioneer in computerized tax prep and previously...
• Jazzercise
  Jazzercise has shown people how to shake their booties toward fitness for more than 30 years. The company's franchised fitness classes, taught by more than 6,000 instructors, blend jazz dancing with an aerobic workout for nearly a half million students worldwide. Jazzercise makes money through franchise fees as well as the sale...
• Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels
  You don't have to be twisted to enjoy one of these pretzels. Auntie Anne's is a leading franchisor of snack outlets with 1,000+ pretzel stores located in some 45 states and 10 other countries. The stores offer a variety of pretzel flavors, including original, almond, whole wheat, and parmesan herb. They are primarily found in...
• ServiceMaster Clean
  What do you like to clean? ServiceMaster Clean offers a variety of cleaning opportunities. The company has franchise licenses for commercial cleaning/janitorial services, carpet cleaning and specialty services, disaster restoration services, residential cleaning services, and small market services for disaster restoration,...
• Sport Clips
  Clipping during a football game is a penalty. When you're Sport Clips, it's your business. The national hair-cutting franchise markets its "Guy-Wise" stylists and casual, male-oriented atmosphere to men and boys with stores offering sports-themed decor, large screen TVs in the waiting area, and ESPN and other sports programming...
• Home Helpers
  For most seniors, maintaining their independence is a top priority. And that's where Home Helpers can help. The company provides nonmedical care and companionship in clients' homes as well as in retirement communities, nursing homes, hospitals, and rehabilitation centers. Home Helpers services go beyond assisting seniors. The...
• American Poolplayers Association
  The American Poolplayers Association (APA) runs the amateur table. The group is the governing body for amateur pool in the US and Canada. It has more than 250,000 members administered by a group of local franchise operators who conduct weekly tournaments. The APA produces three annual tournaments; the APA National Team...
• Chester's International
  A restaurant franchise focusing on fresh fried chicken, Chester’s International got its start in 1952 as a family-owned business selling food preparation equipment. Over the years, the company began selling restaurant supplies including marinades, breading and batter. From there, it was a natural transition to a restaurant...
• Motel 6
  Here's a motel you can find in the dark. With its homey advertising tag line, "We'll leave the light on for you," Motel 6 is the established economy lodging chain with more than 1,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada. The brand caters primarily to families and other budget-minded travelers with a limited selection of...
• Snap Fitness
  Do you need to get your future into shape? Snap to it with this franchise opportunity. Snap Fitness-24-7 offers cardio and exercise equipment in facilities that are open 24/7. In the company’s words to potential customers/members, “Use your personal keycard for instant access to a safe, clean, comfortable facility packed with...
• Home Instead Senior Care
  Home Instead is a provider of non-medical home care services for the elderly. The company offers services designed for people who are capable of managing their physical needs but require assistance, supervision, light housework, errands, or simply companionship in order to remain in their homes. Founded in 1994, Home Instead's...
• Right at Home
  Live independently. Live securely. Live joyfully. According to Right at Home, the company is dedicated to helping seniors and disabled adults achieve a quality independent life. Right at Home is a national in-home care and assistance agency, providing trained, insured, and bonded caregivers for various needs. Services are...
• Jack in the Box
  Led by an affable "CEO" with a Ping-Pong ball for a head, Jack in the Box is among the leading quick-service restaurant businesses in the U.S. The company operates and franchises more than 2,200 of its flagship hamburger outlets in California, Texas, and about 17 other states. Jack in the Box offers such standard fast-food fare...
• Hungry Howie's Pizza
  Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs operates a chain of franchised pizza parlors in more than 20 states, primarily Michigan and Florida. Offering carry-out and delivery service, the pizzerias serve several varieties of pie, as well as calzone-style sub sandwiches, salads, and chicken wings. It also offers flavored crusts for its pizzas.
• AlphaGraphics
  AlphaGraphics wants to be the beginning -- and the end -- of printing services. The franchise company provides print-related and digital publishing services through some 250+ shops in over 10 countries. Besides printing and copying, AlphaGraphics also offers graphic design, corporate identity, and sales materials consultation.
• Spherion Corporation
  Spherion seeks to circumvent your personnel problems. The company provides traditional temporary staffing along with services such as professional and executive recruitment and employee consulting and assessment. In addition, Spherion provides staffing and technology services in such areas as project management, quality...
• Smoothie King
  It's good to be king -- even a self proclaimed one. Smoothie King Franchises offers a mix of good nutrition and creamy drinks. The company reigns over a chain of smoothie stands that offer blended fruit and juice drinks. Its smoothies are available in more than 50 flavors and can be fortified with dietary supplements. The stores...
• Express Employment Professionals
  When you need a worker fast, Express Employment Professionals delivers. Formerly known as Express Personnel Services, the professional staffing company provides work for some 350,000 employees from over 500 offices across Australia, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S. In addition to temporary staffing, it provides professional...
• La Quinta Inns & Suites
  LQ Management, owner of the La Quinta (which is Spanish for the villa) brand, wants you to stay at its place. The company owns, operates, or franchises hotels under the La Quinta Inns and La Quinta Inn & Suites brands. The company's properties, which operate in the limited service segment, are located across the U.S., Mexico,...
• Choice Hotels International
  This company offers a lot of hospitality choices. Choice Hotels is a leading hotel franchisor with more than 6,000 locations in the U.S. and about 40 other countries. Its flagship brands include Comfort Inn, one of the largest limited-service brands properties; and Quality Inn, which serves the midscale hotel segment. Its Econo...
• Carl's Jr.
  There's really nothing junior about this company, other than the name of its flagship hamburger chain. CKE Restaurants is a leading fast-food operator with more than 3,100 company-owned and franchised eateries across the country. Its Carl's Jr. chain includes more than 1,200 locations primarily in California and other Western...
• Lawn Doctor
  Keep your neighbors in the green — green lawns, that is. Lawn Doctor offers home lawn, yard, and landscape care, pest control, and commercial lawn care. The company's technicians are familiar with local environments, including soil conditions, weather, and common pests. With that knowledge, they create customized solutions for...
• Baymont Franchise Systems
  Baymont Inn & Suites aren't exactly on the bay but they are in a lot of other places. The limited-service hotels offer amenities such as complimentary copies of USA Today, Internet access, swimming pools, and a complimentary breakfast. Frequent Baymont guests can join the hotel's rewards program to earn free nights and other...
• Jamba Juice
  This company is blending up business with its fruit-filled drinks. Jamba operates the Jamba Juice chain, the leading outlet for blended fruit drinks. Its menu includes more than 30 varieties of custom smoothies (including Mango Mantra, Orange Berry Blitz, and Strawberry Nirvana) and Jamba Boosts (smoothies made with vitamin and...
• Culver's
  If you think ButterBurgers are better burgers, then you must be a fan of Culver's. Culver Franchising System operates a chain of quick-service restaurants, popular for their signature ButterBurgers (hamburgers served on a grilled buttered bun) and frozen custard. The chain's menu also includes chicken, fish, and pork sandwiches,...
• The Entrepreneur's Source
  Where can aspiring entrepreneurs go to learn about owning a business? They can go to the source, the Entrepreneur’s Source. The company provides coaching services and information to help business owners grow their operations and future owners to choose wisely when it comes to an opportunity. In the company’s words, “We use a...
• CruiseOne
  CruiseOne franchisees package and sell cruise vacations to clients. The company prides itself on combining old-fashioned customer service with the latest technology. Customers can plan and buy cruises online, using the company’s industry-leading dynamic packaging technologies; or they can do so offline, using the services of...
• Maaco Auto Collision Repair & Auto Painting
  Maaco offers relief from chips, dings, dents, and other auto body blemishes. The company franchises nearly 500 Maaco Auto Collision Repair & Auto Painting shops throughout the U.S. and in five Canadian provinces. Maaco estimates that its franchisees have painted more than 16.5 million vehicles since the company was founded in...
• Ace Hardware
  Luckily, Ace has John Madden up its sleeve. Despite the growth of warehouse-style competitors, Ace Hardware has remained a household name, thanks to ads featuring Madden, a former Oakland Raiders football coach and TV commentator. By sales, the company is the #1 hardware cooperative in the U.S., ahead of Do It Best. From about...
• Johnny Rockets
  Hep cats still hang out at Johnny Rockets restaurants, where U-shaped counters, padded booths, table-top jukeboxes, and white uniforms salute the classic American diner. The Johnny Rockets Group operates and franchises its retro restaurants in over 30 states across the U.S. and a dozen other countries that specialize in such...
• Einstein Bros. Restaurants
  Bagels and coffee are key ingredients for this company. Einstein Noah Restaurant Group (formerly New World Restaurant Group) is the largest bagel shop operator in the U.S., with more than 700 company-owned and franchised locations in over 35 states. Its flagship chain, Einstein Bros. Bagel, offers more than a dozen varieties of...
• Days Inn
  Here's a chain that won't charge you an arm and a leg to put your head on a pillow for a day or two. Days Inns Worldwide is the leading franchisor of economy hotels with about 1,900 locations in more than a dozen countries. The properties typically offer affordable rooms aimed at budget-minded families and business travelers...
• Firehouse Subs
  Firehouse Restaurant Group operates and franchises Firehouse Subs sandwich shops in over 25 states. The chain offers a variety of hot and cold sub-style sandwiches, as well as soups, salads, and sides. Brothers and fire fighters Robin and Chris Sorensen started Firehouse Subs in 1994 after gaining popularity as firehouse cooks.
• Anago Cleaning Systems
  From rock concerts in California to office parties in Connecticut, Anago is a cleaning machine. Anago Franchising offers commercial cleaning services through franchises in over 30 regional offices in 20 states stretching across the U.S. from Washington, DC to Hawaii. Taking its name from the Greek word anagoge, meaning to...
• Wingstop
  This restaurant business has really taken off among finger food fans. Wingstop Restaurants operates and franchises eateries across the U.S. and Mexico that specialize in Buffalo-style chicken wings. The quick-service outlets also serve boneless, breaded chicken and a variety of side dishes. The aviation-themed restaurants...
• Interstate All Battery Center
  Founded in 1952, Dallas-based Interstate Batteries is a privately held group of corporations, which includes a company with 298 distributors that service more than 200,000 dealers throughout the United States, Canada, and other international locations. More than 15 million Interstate brand replacement automotive batteries are...
• The Maids
  The Maids International franchises The Maids, a residential cleaning service. It serves more than 1,000 markets in the U.S. and Canada with its 22-step Healthy Touch deep cleaning system, which lists the services the workers perform in every room -- from removing cobwebs, window-washing, and carpet cleaning, to disinfecting...
• Sonic Drive-In
  Keeping the drive-in burger joint alive sounds like a good idea to this company. Sonic Corp. operates the largest chain of quick-service drive-ins in the U.S., with more than 3,500 locations. The eateries offer a menu of hamburgers, chili cheese hot dogs (Coneys), onion rings, and tater tots, along with breakfast burritos, wrap...
• Keller Williams Realty
  Keller Williams may not be the largest residential real estate franchise in the U.S., but its agent-friendly business concept made its mark on the industry. Each Keller Williams franchise is agent-owned and operated, commissions are split at least 70/30, and the company rewards agents through profit sharing. Its Keller Williams...
• Church's Chicken
  This company has several places fried-chicken worshipers can flock to. Cajun Operating Company owns and operates Church's Chicken, one of the leading quick-service chicken chains in the world with locations in over 20 countries. The restaurants specialize in fried chicken available with such side items as biscuits, fried okra,...
• Fish Window Cleaning Services
  Fish® Window Cleaning is out to brighten the world, one exterior at a time. The company provides cleaning services for windows as well as gutters, mirrors, and ceiling fans. These services are available for onetime construction or emergency cleanup or for regularly scheduled cleanings of commercial or residential property. Fish...
• Pizza Hut
  When it comes to tossing dough around, no one does it more often than Pizza Hut. The division of YUM! Brands operates the world's most well-known pizza chain with outlets in more than 90 countries worldwide. The chain serves a variety of pizza styles, including its flagship Pan Pizza, as well as Thin n' Crispy, Stuffed Crust,...
• Taco Bell
  Don't ask for whom the Taco Bell tolls; it tolls for millions of diners seeking a tortilla-wrapped meal. A division of fast-food behemoth YUM! Brands, Taco Bell is the top Mexican fast-food chain in the U.S., with over 5,000 locations. The restaurants feature a wide range of Mexican-style menu items including tacos, burritos,...
• Wild Birds Unlimited
  You have seed money for a franchise opportunity. This could be the perfect match for you: selling high-quality bird seed and other types of food as well as bird feeders and baths and hobby accessories such as binoculars and books on birds. Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop offers these products, including its own line of bird...
• Maid Brigade
  When this brigade invades a home, its weapons are mops, sponges, and soapy water. Maid Brigade provides residential cleaning services through its franchise locations in Canada, Ireland, and the U.S. The company offers one-time and recurring housecleaning services, with every housecleaning receiving a full inspection at a...
• Cinnabon
  This company is baking up some sweet sales in malls across the country. Cinnabon operates a chain of franchised baked goods outlets popular for their cinnamon rolls. The eateries, located mostly in shopping areas, airports, and other high-traffic locations, also serve pecan rolls, finger-friendly Cinnabon Stix, and smaller rolls...
• Taco John's
  Oddly enough, this Mexican food chain started in Wyoming. Taco John's has more than 400 franchised locations in nearly 30 states, mostly in the Western and Midwestern U.S. In September 2004 the company partnered with the Wyoming Department of Family Services to help distribute family education materials statewide. Taco John's...
• Great Harvest Bread Company
  Great Harvest Franchising (dba Great Harvest Bread Company) helps entrepreneurs not only bake bread but earn it. The company franchises its name and baking techniques to 200-plus bakeries in nearly 40 U.S. states. In exchange for sending 7% of their sales to Great Harvest, owners receive bread recipes, baking techniques, and...
• Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
  Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory knows that tourists often leave their diets at home. That's why many of its candy stores are intentionally placed in factory outlet malls, regional malls, and tourist areas. The company has stores throughout the U.S., Canada, and the United Arab Emirates. Its products are also sold wholesale,...
• Country Inns & Suites By Carlson
  You can almost smell the sweet country air from these lodgings. Country Inns & Suites By Carlson is a leading brand of extended-stay, limited service hotels, with locations in the U.S., Canada, and parts of Europe and Asia. The chain offers a number of amenities for both business and family travelers, including in-room coffee...
• Primrose Schools
  In the words of Primrose Schools, “laughing and learning go hand in hand.” Primrose offers preschools with a proprietary Balanced Learning curriculum that’s designed to help children develop socially, emotionally, physically, and intellectually. According to the company, Primrose was the nation’s first educational child care...
• Padgett Business Services
  Padgett Business Services promotes itself as “the small business expert.” In business for over 40 years, the company offers services to help small businesses at all stages, from startup to growth. Padgett franchisees become trusted advisors to their small business clients, providing them with business consulting services, tax...
• Molly Maid
  With thousands of customers from all over the world, Molly hopes to mop up the competition. Molly Maid is a residential cleaning service that franchises its business in over 40 U.S. states, England, Canada, Japan, and Portugal. In addition to typical house cleaning services, Molly Maid also offers the HOST Dry Extraction Carpet...
• Snap-on Tools
  Snap-on understands the mechanics of the automotive repair business. It's a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality hand tools, as well as auto diagnostic equipment and "under-car" shop implements, such as hydraulic lifts and tire changers. It serves mechanics, car manufacturers, and government and industrial...
• Mathnasium Learning Center
  Mathnasium helps students get into shape when it comes to doing math. In the words of the company, “We are highly specialized; we teach only math. Our program is for students in pre-K through 12th grade.” The company offers a personalized program that uses diagnostics, instruction, worksheets, manipulatives, and games to help...
• BrightStar
  How can you help aging parents and grandparents continue to enjoy the comfort of their homes? Become a BrightStar Healthcare franchisee. The company offers a variety of in-home nonmedical and personal care services, including companionship, transportation, and daily living assistance, as well as skilled medical services such as...
• Zaxby's
  You might say this company is all about zee chicken. Zaxby's Franchising operates and franchises Zaxby's chicken restaurants in Georgia and about a dozen other southern states. Its kitschy, memorabilia-themed restaurants offer creatively named chicken dishes, such as Chicken Fingerz, Zalads, Big Zax Snak Meal, Zappetizers, and...
• Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
  Popeyes hopes its fried chicken will shiver your timbers. Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits is the operating division of AFC Enterprises that oversees its chain of quick-service chicken restaurants. Ranking only behind YUM! Brands' KFC, the chain boasts more than 2,000 locations in the U.S. and two dozen other countries. Popeyes serves...
• Meineke Car Care Centers
  Careful not to exhaust its options, Meineke Car Care Centers (formerly Meineke Discount Mufflers) is thinking outside the muffler. Through some 900 franchised stores in the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, Meineke repairs brakes, aligns wheels, installs tires, and provides oil changes and factory-scheduled...
• Precision Tune Auto Care
  Precision Tune Auto Care says its customers can count on it for complete car care, from top to bottom. The company’s certified technicians perform preventative maintenance, repairs, tune-ups, and air conditioning, air induction system, brake, cooling system, fluid maintenance, fuel injection, tire, and diagnostic services for...
• Novus Franchising
  Why replace a windshield when you can repair it? Novus Glass, with the slogan “The Windshield Repair Experts,” specializes in restoring the strength and clarity of automotive windshields. The company also offers glass replacement service, when required, as well as various products and other services such as the SRP Glass Scratch...
• Candlewood Suites
  Candlewood Suites is part of the InterContinental Hotels Group (ICH), the world’s largest hotel company by room count, which operates several thousand properties in nearly 100 countries. ICH’s mainstay chain, Holiday Inn, offers mid-market accommodations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, along with limited-service locations...
• Rainbow International
  When disaster -- or just a stain -- strikes, Rainbow International comes to the rescue. Rainbow International franchisees provide a full range of cleaning and remediation services for residential, commercial, and insurance customers in the U.S. and Canada. The company’s franchisees provide carpet, upholstery and drapery cleaning...
• Critter Control
  Possums are under the pipes. Rats are on the roof. And skunks are stinking up the place. It’s time for Critter Control. Founded in 1983, the company provides professional animal removal and control services. Their certified wildlife specialists focus on ecologically sound and humane animal control solutions for homeowners,...
• American Leak Detection
  Your swimming pool or spa is leaking but you can't find the leak. What do you do? Call American Leak Detection. The company uses electronic, noninvasive proprietary equipment to locate hidden water and sewer leaks in homes and businesses without creating holes in walls or digging up decks or gardens. American Leak Detection also...
• Proforma
  PFG Ventures franchises Proforma, a printed products distributor. Through franchised offices in the U.S. and Canada, Proforma businesses sell envelopes, stationery, office forms, manuals, catalogs, brochures, booklets, plastic cards, bags, point of purchase displays, and imprinted promotional merchandise (awards, pens, gifts).
• Supercuts
  Although Supercuts styles itself as a neighborhood unisex hair salon, the chain targets male clients who want convenience (no appointments necessary) and affordability. (About two-thirds of Supercuts' customers are men.) The cut-rate haircut chain is a subsidiary of Regis Corporation, the world's largest operator of hair salons.
• Dairy Queen
  This company is a royal figure among ice cream fans. Dairy Queen is a leading franchisor of quick-service restaurants specializing in frozen treats, with outlets serving customers throughout the U.S., Canada, and 20 foreign countries. Along with ice cream, its menu also includes burgers, hot dogs, chicken, salads and sweet eats,...
• First Choice Haircutters
  Canadian-based First Choice Haircutters started out in 1980 as a single hair salon, and today has more than 400 franchised and company-owned locations throughout Canada, as well as Florida, Michigan, and Ohio. The chain promotes itself as the salon of choice for value-conscious families. Parent company Regis Corporation is a...
• Dickey's Barbecue Pit
  America’s love affair with barbecue shows no signs of slowing, and Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is there to soothe the craving. The first location of this Texas-based company opened in Dallas in 1941; today, Dickey’s Barbecue is still owned and operated by the Dickey family. The full-service restaurants offer a range of barbecued meats,...
• Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC
  Sotheby's International Realty -- founded in 1976 as the real estate services arm of renowned auction house, Sotheby's -- has high-end appeal. From beach front villas in Morocco to châteaus in the Swiss Alps, the company brokers the sale and lease of luxury properties (most over $1 million) in 40 states and more than 30...
• Super 8
  This chain wants to make your night's stay super comfortable and inexpensive. Super 8 Motels is a leading franchisor of budget and economy hotels with locations throughout the U.S., Canada, and China. Its properties typically offer affordable lodging with limited amenities for families and frugal business travelers. Many...
• Disaster Kleenup International
  For wind, fire, and water damage, there’s one solution: Disaster Kleenup. DKI is a network of independent property damage restoration contractors who are dedicated to returning damaged property to preloss condition quickly and efficiently. The contractors provide residential, insurance, and commercial clients with services such...

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