2022 Top 100 Under 100 Units

In this year’s main Top 100 Global Franchises Ranking, the average number of units in operation across the 100 franchises is over 5,000.

But a franchise system doesn’t have to be that large to have a big impact. To that point: Here are some comparatively smaller franchises to keep an eye on.

Some are younger, up-and-coming franchises. Some are more established brands that are more selective with their expansion plans.

Either way, these franchises are part of the segment of franchising that is most representative of the industry at large. As many as 80% of franchise systems in the United States have fewer than 100 units.

For this ranking, the criteria for is the same as the main Top 100 ranking with one big exception: It’s limited to franchises that have yet to cross the century mark in number of locations as of the end of 2021. (The number of units for each brand has been rounded to the nearest five.)

For the how the ranking is compiled, please see the methodology page.

Category Rank	Overall Rank	Franchise	Primary Industry	Year Business Began	Franchising Since	Estimated Number of Units (2021)
1	32	ATC Healthcare	Employment/Staffing	1985	1996	60
2	80	Hounds Town USA	Pet	2001	2015	20
3	88	Dog Training Elite	Pet	2011	2014	65
4	103	Valenta BPO	Business Services	2014	2019	40
5	110	Chop Stop	Food	2010	2016	25
6	112	The Great Greek	Food	2011	2017	15
7	114	Z PLUMBERZ	Home Services	2006	2019	20
8	124	Send Me a Trainer	Fitness	2007	2020	30
9	129	BooXkeeping	Accounting/Financial	2011	2020	less than 10
10	131	Home Clean Heroes	Cleaning	2017	2018	less than 10
11	132	Island Fin Poke	Food	2016	2019	20
12	135	Blue Kangaroo Packoutz	Cleaning	2019	2019	20
13	141	Mighty Auto Parts	Auto	1963	1970	100
14	155	Dryer Vent Squad	Home Services	2019	2019	40
15	156	Venture X	Business Services	2012	2016	45
16	167	Pet Passages	Pet	2011	2017	10
17	178	Handyman Connection	Home Services	1990	1991	60
18	188	Archadeck Outdoor Living	Home Services	1980	1984	75
19	189	DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen	Home Services	1971	1972	45
20	199	Sharkey's Cuts for Kids	Children's	2001	2006	90
21	207	100% Chiropractic	Healthcare & Senior Care	2004	2004	55
22	212	Steel Coated Epoxy Floors	Home Services	2018	2019	35
23	220	Another Broken Egg Cafe	Food	1996	2005	80
24	224	Concrete Craft	Home Services	2014	2015	75
25	233	Talem Home Care	Senior Care	2013	2015	10
26	238	Generator Supercenter	Home Services	2006	2018	30
27	242	The Melting Pot	Food	1975	1984	95
28	243	milliCare Floor & Textile Care	Cleaning	1986	1986	75
29	244	Network In Action	Business Services	2014	2015	80
30	248	DUCTZ	Cleaning	2002	2003	80
31	251	Crave Hot Dogs and BBQ	Food	2018	2018	10
32	256	Elmer's Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner	Food	1960	1982	30
33	261	KidsPark	Children's	1988	1995	25
34	262	LaRosa's Pizzeria	Food	1954	1967	65
35	264	Walkway Management Group, Inc.	Cleaning	2019	2020	30
36	265	Uptown Cheapskate	Retail	2008	2008	90
37	266	United Real Estate	Real Estate	2010	2013	85
38	272	Scenthound	Pet	2015	2019	25
39	273	Mr. Transmission	Auto	1956	1976	90
40	274	Cyberbacker International	Business Services	2018	2021	20
41	279	Walk-On's Bistreaux & Bar	Food	2003	2015	55
42	290	Body20	Fitness	2015	2018	15
43	291	Pool Scouts	Home Services	2016	2016	50
44	297	Cousins Subs	Food	1972	1985	95
45	300	Toastique	Food	2018	2020	5
46	307	Farmer Boys Hamburgers	Food	1981	1998	100
47	312	PrimoHoagies	Food	2002	2002	90
48	318	Style Encore	Retail	2013	2013	70
49	320	PrideStaff	Business Services	1978	1995	85
50	321	Diesel Barbershop	Health & Beauty	2011	2018	30
51	322	Dog Haus	Food	2010	2013	45
52	325	Big Boy	Food	1936	1952	70
53	327	Preveer	Business Services	2019	2020	less than 10
54	328	Network Lead Exchange	Business Services	2018	2018	35
55	329	Bob's Burgers	Food	1990	1999	10
56	348	Tint World	Auto	1982	2007	85
57	351	Lightbridge Academy	Children's	1997	2011	55
58	352	The Groutsmith	Home Services	1992	2010	55
59	353	Music Go Round	Retail	1986	1994	35
60	356	Hot Dog on a Stick	Food	1946	1997	60
61	359	Cinnaholic	Food	2010	2015	55
62	362	Tin Drum Asian Kitchen	Food	2003	2010	10
63	363	Wize Computing Academy	Children's	2015	2018	15
64	365	Uncle Sharkii Poke Bar	Food	2019	2019	less than 10
65	369	UNO Pizzeria & Grill	Food	1943	1978	85
66	371	AtWork Group	Employment/Staffing	1987	2003	85
67	372	MOOYAH Burgers, Fries, and Shakes	Food	2007	2007	90
68	374	Discovery Point	Children's	1988	1990	45
69	382	The Glass Guru	Home Services	2004	2007	85
70	383	Clean Air Lawn Care	Home Services	2006	2008	80
71	385	Craters & Freighters	Mailing & Shipping	1990	1991	65
72	387	Bloomin' Blinds	Home Services	2014	2015	75
73	388	Pancheros Mexican Grill	Food	1992	1995	70
74	389	Runza	Food	1949	1979	85
75	390	Granite and Trend Transformations	Home Services	1995	1997	80
76	391	LeafSpring Schools	Children's	1989	2000	15
77	394	The Drunken Taco	Food	1999	2018	less than 10
78	400	Buffalo Wings & Rings	Food	1984	1988	85
79	401	MassageLuXe	Health & Beauty	2007	2008	70
80	403	Parisi Speed School	Children's	1992	2005	100
81	415	East Coast Wings & Grill	Food	1995	2004	35
82	417	Zoup!	Food	2002	2003	70
83	421	The Spice & Tea Exchange	Retail	2008	2008	80
84	427	Juice It Up!	Food	1995	1998	80
85	430	ZIPS Dry Cleaners	Cleaning	1996	2006	70
86	431	Wings Etc.	Food	1994	2005	80
87	433	ABC Seamless	Home Services	1973	1978	95
88	436	Roy Rogers	Food	1968	1980	45
89	437	Rock & Brews	Food	2010	2012	20
90	439	Robeks Fresh Juices & Smoothies	Food	1996	2001	85
91	441	WOW 1 DAY PAINTING	Home Services	2008	2010	60
92	444	Glory Days Grill	Food	1996	2016	40
93	446	City Wide	Cleaning	1961	2001	70
94	450	Nature's Table	Food	1977	1987	55
95	452	Pinot's Palette	Entertainment	2009	2010	85
96	455	Vitality Bowls	Food	2011	2014	75
97	460	Cheba Hut Toasted Subs	Food	1998	2004	50
98	468	Aroma Joe's	Food	2000	2003	75
99	472	Children's Lighthouse	Children's	1996	1999	65
100	475	Toppers Pizza	Food	1992	2000	70

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2022 Top 100 Under 100 Units

Either way, these franchises are part of the segment of franchising that is most representative of the industry at large. As many as 80% of franchise systems in the United States have fewer than 100 units.

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