2019 Top 100 Franchises Report: Honorable Mentions
So many franchises that deserve recognition, yet so few spots in the ranking!
The franchises in the following chart didn’t quite reach the Top 100 this year, but very well could in the future. These developing systems all have less than 100 total units, and are quite young by franchising standards in age—the oldest of the bunch isn’t even 20 years old yet.
| Franchise | Country of Origin | Rank | Year Business Began | Franchising Since | Total Number of Units* | Number of Countries Operated In* |
| Bloomin' Blinds | United States | 231 | 2014 | 2015 | 59 | 2 |
| Café Barbera | Italy | 244 | 2004 | 2007 | 45 | 17 |
| Cinnaholic | United States | 173 | 2010 | 2015 | 31 | 2 |
| Detail Garage | United States | 229 | 2016 | 2016 | 32 | 2 |
| Mobile App City | Australia | 253 | 2011 | 2012 | 70 | 10 |
| Multivista | Canada | 258 | 2003 | 2007 | 79 | 9 |
| Snapology | United States | 220 | 2010 | 2015 | 64 | 7 |
*As of February 1, 2019
Here are the first 50 franchises that fell just short on this year’s ranking.
| Franchise | Rank | Country of Origin |
| Mr. Appliance | 101 | United States |
| Expedia CruiseShipCenters | 102 | United States |
| Hooters | 103 | United States |
| Pearle Vision | 104 | United States |
| Jiffy Lube | 105 | United States |
| Sandler Training | 106 | United States |
| Blaze Pizza | 107 | United States |
| The Maids | 108 | United States |
| Denny's | 109 | United States |
| College Hunks Hauling Junk | 110 | United States |
| Gloria Jean's Gourmet Coffees | 111 | United States |
| CertaPro Painters | 112 | United States |
| Planet Fitness | 113 | United States |
| 911 Restoration | 114 | United States |
| Plato's Closet | 115 | United States |
| Pollo Campero | 116 | United States |
| Fantastic Sams | 117 | United States |
| Precision Tune Auto Care | 118 | United States |
| Keller Williams Realty | 119 | United States |
| Five Star Painting | 120 | United States |
| Comfort Keepers | 121 | United States |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | 122 | United States |
| Dream Vacations/CruiseOne | 123 | United States |
| Panera | 124 | United States |
| Skyhawks Sports Academy | 125 | United States |
| Pressto | 126 | Spain |
| Play It Again Sports | 127 | United States |
| 9Round | 128 | United States |
| The Little Gym | 129 | United States |
| Mr. Electric | 130 | United States |
| uBreakiFix | 131 | United States |
| Sylvan Learning | 132 | United States |
| Supercuts | 133 | United States |
| Cinnabon | 134 | United States |
| Jamba Juice | 135 | United States |
| Home Helpers Home Care | 136 | United States |
| Qdoba Mexican Eats | 137 | United States |
| Leadership Management International, Inc. | 138 | United States |
| Proforma | 139 | United States |
| Engel & Völkers | 140 | Germany |
| The Grounds Guys | 141 | United States |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | 142 | United States |
| Mr. Handyman | 143 | United States |
| Steak 'n Shake | 144 | United States |
| Perkins Restaurant & Bakery | 145 | United States |
| Papa Murphy's | 146 | United States |
| Cartridge World | 147 | Australia |
| No Mas Vello | 148 | Spain |
| Gold's Gym | 149 | United States |
| Which Wich | 150 | United States |