2009 Global Franchises
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If there were an international language of business, chances are, it would be franchising. Customers worldwide have proven franchising has a rare universal appeal. And U.S. franchisors are more than happy to supply global entrepreneurs with the opportunity to get in on this phenomenon. Here are the top global franchises for 2008.
Next: Papa John's Int'l. Inc.More From Entrepreneur.com:
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No. 10: Papa John's Int'l. Inc.
In 1984, John Schnatter knocked out a broom closet in the back of his father's tavern and began selling his pizzas to the tavern's customers. Due to their popularity, he was able to expand into an adjoining space and open the first Papa John’s restaurant in 1985.
No. of Franchises: 2,615
Franchising Since: 1986
Franchise Fee: $135.8K-491.6K
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No. 9: Circle K
Circle K's roots go back to 1951, when Fred Hervey purchased three Kay's Food Stores in El Paso, Texas. Hervey expanded the retail network over the next few decades and entered the international market in 1979.
No. of Franchises: 4,143
Franchising Since: 1995
Franchise Fee: $15K
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No. 8: UPS Store, The/Mail Boxes Etc.
Herb Goffstein and Pat and Mimi Senn founded Mail Boxes Etc. as an alternative to the U.S. Postal Service in 1980. In 2001, Mail Boxes Etc. became a subsidiary of The UPS Store.
No. of Franchises: 6,034
Franchising Since: 1980
Franchise Fee: $29.95K
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No. 7: Pizza Hut
In 1958, brothers Frank and Dan Carney, college students in Wichita, Kansas, borrowed $600 from their mother and opened the first Pizza Hut. More than 40 years later, Pizza Hut has locations throughout the world serving its specialty pizzas.
No. of Franchises: 8,861
Franchising Since: 1959
Franchise Fee: $25K
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No. 6: Ace Hardware Corp.
The company was incorporated in 1928, and 80 years later has evolved into one of the largest hardware cooperatives in the world.
No. of Franchises: 4,581
Franchising Since: 1976
Franchise Fee: $5K application fee
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No. 5: InterContinental Hotels Group
In 1988, U.K.-based Bass Brewers (founded by William Bass in 1777) moved into the hospitality industry with the purchase of Holiday Inns International.
No. of Franchises: 3,498
Franchising Since: 1954
Franchise Fee: Varies
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No. 4: Sonic Drive In Restaurants
In 1953, Troy Smith purchased "Top Hat," a root beer stand in Shawnee, Oklahoma, where customers would park, buy food and eat in their cars. He expanded that concept into a restaurant with partner Charles Pappe, introducing the "Sonic" name in 1959.
No. of Franchises: 2,768
Franchising Since: 1959
Franchise Fee: $45K
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No. 3: Liberty Tax Service
In 1997, after selling Jackson Hewitt Inc.--the tax-preparation service company he founded 15 years earlier--John Hewitt acquired a Canadian tax franchisor and established Liberty Tax Service. At the close of 2008, the number of franchises had grown to nearly 2,500.
No. of Franchises: 2,579
Franchising Since: 1973
Franchise Fee: $37K
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No. 2: McDonald's
At the age of 52, Ray Kroc pitched the idea of opening several quick-service restaurants to brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, owners of the McDonald's hamburger stand in San Bernardino, California in 1955.
No. of Franchises: 25,467
Franchising Since: 1955
Franchise Fee: $45K
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No. 1: Subway
With an initial $1,000 investment, 17-year-old Fred DeLuca and family friend Peter Buck opened Pete’s Super Submarines in 1965. The duo changed the name to Subway a few years later and began franchising in 1974.
No. of Franchises: 29,612
Franchising Since: 1974
Franchise Fee: $15K
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