2022 Dominators
Multi-unit and multi-brand operators continue to increase in number—and they’re getting bigger every year. These “dominators” grow their portfolios through acquisitions, new unit buildouts, refranchising, and buying up units from retiring franchisees. This trend accelerated during Covid-19 as smaller or weaker operators sell to larger and stronger ones.
That’s why we have to provide an “asterisk” to the rankings yet again this year: they were compiled from FDDs created during the pandemic—and thus are not as representative as in the past as franchisees both large and small divest units, file for Chapter 11 protection, or simply decide it’s time to retire or move on to new adventures.
On the upside, there are the franchisees and brands that quickly adapted, were deemed essential early on, or whose business model accommodated the evolving new normal (drive-thrus, delivery, carryout, smaller footprints, etc.). Banking on their good credit, solid infrastructure, and proven track record, these dominators moved forward and are creating historically large franchisee organizations that have changed the face of franchising.
Even during these post-pandemic (we hope) times, they continue to create jobs by the thousands, hiring young employees and providing a career path for them to grow. They do business with local suppliers—lots of them! And they give back to their communities, encouraging their employees to support local organizations and charities—especially now. (Think hurricanes, floods, droughts, and inflation.)
No franchisee gets to the top without years of hard work, sacrifice, perseverance, and an unwavering desire to be the best. So congratulations to this year’s Dominators!
Largest Franchisees By State
|
STATE (and D.C., P.R.) |
LARGEST FRANCHISEE |
UNITS |
|---|---|---|
|
ALABAMA |
TACALA |
120 |
|
ALASKA |
MICHAEL DAVIDSON SUBWAY DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA (tie) |
21 |
|
ARIZONA |
DESERT DE ORO FOODS |
172 |
|
ARKANSAS |
K-MAC ENTERPRISES |
95 |
|
CALIFORNIA |
G&M OIL CO |
278 |
|
COLORADO |
ALVARADO CONCEPTS |
94 |
|
CONNECTICUT |
WENDPARTNERS FRANCHISE GROUP |
44 |
|
D.C. |
TEAM WASHINGTON |
9 |
|
DELAWARE |
MICHAEL A MEOLI |
16 |
|
FLORIDA |
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
175 |
|
GEORGIA |
GPS HOSPITALITY |
101 |
|
HAWAII |
SCANLAN MANAGEMENT |
60 |
|
IDAHO |
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
42 |
|
ILLINOIS |
DHANANI GROUP |
208 |
|
INDIANA |
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP |
101 |
|
IOWA |
MERCHANT INVESTMENTS |
40 |
|
KANSAS |
ROTTINGHAUS COMPANY |
150 |
|
KENTUCKY |
FOURTEEN FOODS |
62 |
|
LOUISIANA |
GPS HOSPITALITY |
119 |
|
MAINE |
FQSR (DBA KBP BRANDS) |
29 |
|
MARYLAND |
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
91 |
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
HK ENTERPRISES |
73 |
|
MICHIGAN |
VISION GROWTH PARTNERS/SUPER C GROUP |
79 |
|
MINNESOTA |
BORDER FOODS |
87 |
|
MISSISSIPPI |
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
130 |
|
MISSOURI |
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
140 |
|
MONTANA |
MERIDIAN RESTAURANTS UNLIMITED THE TAX DOCTORS (tie) |
21 |
|
NEBRASKA |
DHANANI GROUP |
42 |
|
NEVADA |
TERRIBLE HERBST |
85 |
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
THE NAPOLI GROUP |
32 |
|
NEW JERSEY |
BRIAD RESTAURANT & LODGING GROUP |
62 |
|
NEW MEXICO |
B & B CONSULTANTS |
68 |
|
NEW YORK |
METRO FRANCHISING COMMISSARY |
139 |
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP |
150 |
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
MIDWEST SUBWAY DEVELOPMENT |
20 |
|
OHIO |
THE COVELLI FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
135 |
|
OKLAHOMA |
LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES |
105 |
|
OREGON |
AAMBROSIA QSR |
60 |
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
123 |
|
PUERTO RICO |
SOUTH AMERICAN RESTAURANTS/LARREA GROUP |
113 |
|
RHODE ISLAND |
THE JAN COMPANIES |
25 |
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
CAROLINA RESTAURANT GROUP |
53 |
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
VELARDE |
23 |
|
TENNESSEE |
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP |
125 |
|
TEXAS |
SUN HOLDINGS |
427 |
|
UTAH |
SIZZLING PLATTER |
64 |
|
VERMONT |
VERMONT DONUT ENTERPRISES |
15 |
|
VIRGINIA |
BODDIE-NOELL ENTERPRISES |
176 |
|
WASHINGTON |
NORTHWEST RESTAURANTS |
106 |
|
WEST VIRGINIA |
LITTLE GENERAL STORE |
48 |
|
WISCONSIN |
VELARDE |
108 |
|
WYOMING |
GRAND MERE CAPITAL |
20 |
ENTIRE U.S.
(50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands)
|
MSA |
FRANCHISED UNITS |
|---|---|
|
LOS ANGELES-RIVERSIDE-ORANGE COUNTY CA |
19,133 |
|
NEW YORK-NORTHERN NEW JERSEY-LONG ISLAND NY-NJ-CT-PA |
18,836 |
|
CHICAGO-GARY-KENOSHA IL-IN-WI |
11,158 |
|
WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE DC-MD-VA-WV |
10,609 |
|
DALLAS-FORT WORTH TX |
10,405 |
|
HOUSTON-GALVESTON-BRAZORIA TX |
9,451 |
|
ATLANTA GA |
8,607 |
|
SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND-SAN JOSE CA |
7,779 |
|
BOSTON-WORCESTER-LAWRENCE MA-NH-ME-CT |
7,372 |
|
PHILADELPHIA-WILMINGTON-ATLANTIC CITY PA-NJ-DE-MD |
7,119 |
|
DETROIT-ANN ARBOR-FLINT MI |
6,477 |
|
PHOENIX-MESA AZ |
5,973 |
|
SEATTLE-TACOMA-BREMERTON WA |
5,049 |
|
DENVER-BOULDER-GREELEY CO |
4,955 |
|
MIAMI-FORT LAUDERDALE FL |
4,642 |
|
MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL MN-WI |
4,636 |
|
TAMPA-SAINT PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER FL |
4,536 |
|
SAN DIEGO CA |
3,861 |
|
CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-ROCK HILL NC-SC |
3,828 |
|
ORLANDO FL |
3,781 |
|
SAINT LOUIS MO-IL |
3,713 |
|
CLEVELAND-AKRON OH |
3,540 |
|
PORTLAND-SALEM OR-WA |
3,367 |
|
LAS VEGAS NV-AZ |
3,229 |
|
CINCINNATI-HAMILTON OH-KY-IN |
3,221 |
|
INDIANAPOLIS IN |
3,171 |
|
SACRAMENTO-YOLO CA |
3,063 |
|
SAN ANTONIO TX |
3,058 |
|
AUSTIN-SAN MARCOS TX |
3,003 |
|
KANSAS CITY MO-KS |
2,989 |
|
NASHVILLE TN |
2,984 |
|
RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL NC |
2,946 |
|
PITTSBURGH PA |
2,834 |
|
NORFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH-NEWPORT NEWS VA-NC |
2,803 |
|
COLUMBUS OH |
2,740 |
|
MILWAUKEE-RACINE WI |
2,391 |
|
JACKSONVILLE FL |
2,322 |
|
SALT LAKE CITY-OGDEN UT |
2,242 |
|
OKLAHOMA CITY OK |
2,087 |
|
WEST PALM BEACH-BOCA RATON FL |
2,054 |
|
RICHMOND-PETERSBURG VA |
1,956 |
|
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON SC |
1,877 |
|
HARTFORD CT |
1,815 |
|
GREENSBORO--WINSTON-SALEM--HIGH POINT NC |
1,788 |
|
LOUISVILLE KY-IN |
1,668 |
|
NEW ORLEANS LA |
1,654 |
|
MEMPHIS TN-AR-MS |
1,611 |
|
KNOXVILLE TN |
1,504 |
|
OMAHA NE-IA |
1,471 |
|
GRAND RAPIDS-MUSKEGON-HOLLAND MI |
1,444 |
|
BIRMINGHAM AL |
1,439 |
|
DAYTON-SPRINGFIELD OH |
1,334 |
|
TULSA OK |
1,286 |
|
CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON SC |
1,285 |
|
SARASOTA-BRADENTON FL |
1,241 |
|
LITTLE ROCK-NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR |
1,175 |
|
COLORADO SPRINGS CO |
1,161 |
|
FRESNO CA |
1,159 |
|
TUCSON AZ |
1,148 |
|
FORT MYERS-CAPE CORAL FL |
1,144 |
|
COLUMBIA SC |
1,129 |
|
DES MOINES IA |
1,119 |
|
ALBUQUERQUE NM |
1,115 |
|
BUFFALO-NIAGARA FALLS NY |
1,085 |
|
BATON ROUGE LA |
1,069 |
|
HONOLULU HI |
1,064 |
|
BOISE CITY ID |
1,028 |
|
LEXINGTON KY |
991 |
|
ROCHESTER NY |
990 |
|
MOBILE AL |
980 |
|
ALBANY-SCHENECTADY-TROY NY |
972 |
|
WICHITA KS |
937 |
|
EL PASO TX |
933 |
|
CHATTANOOGA TN-GA |
930 |
|
PROVIDENCE-FALL RIVER-WARWICK RI-MA |
919 |
|
HARRISBURG-LEBANON-CARLISLE PA |
918 |
|
BAKERSFIELD CA |
911 |
|
MADISON WI |
906 |
|
AUGUSTA-AIKEN GA-SC |
843 |
|
DAYTONA BEACH FL |
842 |
|
MELBOURNE-TITUSVILLE-PALM BAY FL |
836 |
|
STOCKTON-LODI CA |
836 |
|
ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM-EASTON PA |
830 |
|
LAKELAND-WINTER HAVEN FL |
808 |
|
FAYETTEVILLE-SPRINGDALE-ROGERS AR |
805 |
|
JACKSON MS |
791 |
|
TOLEDO OH |
759 |
|
SAVANNAH GA |
755 |
|
PENSACOLA FL |
750 |
|
HUNTSVILLE AL |
749 |
|
FORT WAYNE IN |
712 |
|
SYRACUSE NY |
706 |
|
MYRTLE BEACH SC |
702 |
|
MCALLEN-EDINBURG-MISSION TX |
698 |
|
WILMINGTON NC |
690 |
|
PROVO-OREM UT |
683 |
|
FORT PIERCE-PORT SAINT LUCIE FL |
654 |
|
JOHNSON CITY-KINGSPORT-BRISTOL TN-VA |
653 |
|
SCRANTON--WILKES-BARRE--HAZLETON PA |
646 |
|
MODESTO CA |
641 |
|
SPOKANE WA |
640 |
|
RENO NV |
639 |
|
SPRINGFIELD MO |
636 |
|
LAFAYETTE LA |
633 |
|
MACON GA |
617 |
|
YOUNGSTOWN-WARREN OH |
603 |
Largest Franchisees By Region
|
WEST |
UNITS |
|---|---|
|
G & M OIL CO |
278 |
|
HARMAN MANAGEMENT |
242 |
|
AMERICAN WEST RESTAURANT GROUP |
233 |
|
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
212 |
|
AKASH MANAGEMENT |
211 |
|
MOUNTAIN WEST |
UNITS |
|---|---|
|
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
160 |
|
SIZZLING PLATTER |
105 |
|
HARMAN MANAGEMENT |
104 |
|
ALVARADO CONCEPTS |
94 |
|
MBN BRANDS |
81 |
|
SOUTHWEST |
UNITS |
|---|---|
|
DESERT DE ORO FOODS |
182 |
|
B & B CONSULTANTS |
115 |
|
TERRIBLE HERBST |
85 |
|
STINE ENTERPRISES |
79 |
|
QUALITY BRAND GROUP |
64 |
|
PLAINS |
UNITS |
|---|---|
|
ROTTINGHAUS COMPANY |
285 |
|
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
269 |
|
K-MAC ENTERPRISES |
162 |
|
LOVE’S TRAVEL STOPS & COUNTRY STORES |
158 |
|
FUGATE ENTERPRISES |
138 |
|
MIDWEST |
UNITS |
|---|---|
|
DHANANI GROUP |
331 |
|
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP |
288 |
|
FQSR (dba KBP BRANDS) |
277 |
|
VISION GROWTH PARTNER/SUPER C GROUP |
212 |
|
BORDER FOODS |
177 |
|
EYM GROUP |
177 |
|
SOUTH |
UNITS |
|---|---|
|
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
854 |
|
SUN HOLDINGS |
500 |
|
FQSR (dba KBP BRANDS) |
496 |
|
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP |
460 |
|
DHANANI GROUP |
369 |
|
EAST |
UNITS |
|---|---|
|
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
262 |
|
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP |
229 |
|
FQSR (dba KBP BRANDS) |
143 |
|
METRO FRANCHISING COMMISSARY |
139 |
|
BRIAD RESTAURANT & LODGING GROUP |
113 |
|
NEW ENGLAND |
UNITS |
|---|---|
|
DHANANI GROUP |
100 |
|
HK ENTERPRISES |
89 |
|
DE FOODS |
61 |
|
FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP |
60 |
|
PR RESTAURANTS |
60 |
Note: Data based on most current FDDs.
Source: FRANdata
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