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ACFN-The ATM Franchise Business
Automated teller machines
San Jose, Calif.1996/2003 ALL C 231/0 225/0 239/0 $39.4K-$64.8K/
$25K0YESYESNONRAmerican Prosperity Group (APG)
Retirement and estate planning, financial services
Pompton Plains, N.J.1991/2006 ALL NO 18/1 18/1 14/1 $95.8K-$127.3K/
$50K-$58KVARIES YES NO NOFamily Financial Centers
Financial services
Doylestown, Pa.2004/2004 ALL NO 38/0 40/0 44/0 $149.7K-$303K/
$36.5K0.2% YES NO YESFOOD/FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
213
Brass Tap
Craft-beer bars
Ta m p a , F l a.2008/2010 ALL NO 18/1 35/1 46/1 $791.96K-$1.3M/
$37.5K4% YES NO NO236
Hooters
Casual restaurants
Atlanta1983/1986 ALL* C,I** 225/191 224/193 229/197 $956.5K-$4.3M/
$75K5% YES NO NO254
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom
Pizza, pasta, burgers, salads, craft beer
Broomfield, Colo.1976/2000 ALL NO 40/60 40/60 34/72 $1.4M-$2.2M/
$40K4% YES NO NO2
The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille
Family restaurants and sports bars
Columbia, Md.1976/2003 ALL* NO 28/12 31/12 33/11 $1.5M-$2.7M/
$45K4% YES NO YES285
Rock & Brews Franchising
Restaurants and bars
Manhattan Beach, Calif.2010/2012 ALL* C,I** 7/2 13/2 16/2 $1.5M-$2.5M/
$50K5% YES NO NO293
Buffalo Wings & Rings
Sports restaurants
Cincinnati1984/1988 ALL C,I 62/3 63/5 74/3 $1.3M-$2.4M/
$40K5% YES NO NO295
Native Grill and Wings Franchising
Restaurants and sports bars
Chandler, Ariz.1979/1993 ALL C,I* * 28/3 29/0 34/2 $998K-$2.6M/
$35K6% YES NO YES488
Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar
Sports-themed restaurants and bars
Harrisburg, Pa.2007/2010 ALL* C,I* * 1/10 2 /10 4/10 $1.3M-$4M/
$49.5K5% YES NO NONBar Louie
Restaurants and bars
Addison, Texas1990/2006 MW,NE,
S,SE,
SW,WNO 20/82 24/94 26/98 $763.5K-$3.4M/
$50K5% NO NO NOBeef O’Brady’s Family Sports Pub
Family sports restaurants
Ta m p a , F l a.1985/1998 ALL C,I 192/10 186/10 159/13 $797.7K-$1.3M/
$37.5K4% YES NO NOGrowler USA - America’s Microbrew Pub
Craft beer, wine, kombucha, food
Centennial, Colo.2013/2014 ALL NO 0/1 4/1 13/1 $556.1K-$895.5K/
$35K6% YES NO NOTilted Kilt Franchise Operating
Restaurants and bars
Te m p e , A r i z.2003/2006 ALL C 101/2 92/2 62/1 $887K-$2.9M/
$75K6% NO NO NO54
Golden Corral Restaurants
Family steakhouses, buffets, and bakeries
Raleigh, N.C.1973/1987 ALL NO 387/103 395/83 402/69 $2.1M-$6.2M/
$50K4% YES NO NO76
Denny’s
Family restaurants
Spartanburg, S.C.1953/1963 ALL C,I** 1,536/
1601,558/
1621,549/
172$228K-$2.5M/
$10K-$40K4.5% YES NO YES167
la Madeleine
French bakeries and cafés
Dallas1983/2011 ALL* C,I** 7/67 11/67 15/63^1 $1.5M-$2.3M/
$40K5% YES NO NO211
Black Bear Diners
Family restaurants
Redding, Calif.1995/2002 ALL NO 50/20 58/23 64/33 $912.8K-$1.8M/
$24K-$55K4.5% NO NO NO246
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant
Japanese barbecue restaurants
Gardena, Calif.1996/1997 MW,NE,
S,SE,
SW,WC,I 674/18 678/19 702/20 $785.3K-$2.1M/
$50K5% NO NO NO289
The Melting Pot Restaurants
Fondue restaurants
Ta m p a , F l a.1975/1984 ALL C,I** 129/3 124/3 119/3 $969.2K-$1.4M/
$45K4.5% YES NO NO321
Eggs Up Grill
Breakfast and lunch restaurants
Pawleys Island, S.C.1986/2005 S,SE NO 14/0 18/0 24/0 $510.4K-$887.9K/
$35K4% YES NO NO383
Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries
’50s-style diners
Mount Olive, N.C.1991/1993 ALL C,I** 110/8 116/9 117/17 $196.9K-$396.1K/
$25K5% YES NO NO(^1) la Madeleine has 5 additional nonfranchise units.
RANK
KEY
KThousands ($), M Millions ($), $ U.S. dollars,
*Selling multiple units/master licenses only,
** Selling int’l. master licenses only
REGIONS
MW Midwest, NE Northeast, S South, SE Southeast,
SW Southwest, W West, C Canada, I Other International
Year Began/
Franchising
Since
Available
U.S.
Regions
Seeking
Int’l?
2015
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2016
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2017
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
Royalty
Fee
Home-
Based/
Mobile
Opportunity
Kiosk/
Express
Unit
Available?
Financing
Available?
Startup Costs/
Franchise Fee