The brands in the conversation.
Batteries Plus
Retail
Batteries Plus is a franchised U.S. retail chain that sells batteries, chargers, light bulbs, key fobs and related power products to consumers and business accounts. Its stores also provide services including phone, tablet and laptop repair, car battery testing and installation, key fob programming, and battery recycling.
Belfor Franchise Group
Home services
BELFOR Franchise Group is the franchisor parent company of a portfolio of residential and commercial service brands covering restoration, cleaning, renovation, and related home services, including Chem-Dry, 1-800 WATER DAMAGE, DUCTZ, HOODZ, N-Hance, The Patch Boys, Z PLUMBERZ, and redbox+ Dumpsters.
Benetrends Financial
Financial services
Benetrends Financial is a small-business and franchise funding provider that arranges 401(k)/IRA rollover-for-business-startups (ROBS) plans, SBA loans, and equipment and fleet financing for entrepreneurs.
Big Frog
Retail
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More is a franchised custom-apparel retailer whose individually owned stores decorate T-shirts and other garments using direct-to-garment printing, screen printing, and embroidery.
Blackthorn Strategic Advisors
Business services
Blackthorn Strategic Advisors is a Brooklyn, New York advisory firm that carries out value-creation work for restaurant operators, advises restaurant technology companies on growth plans, and invests in restaurant brands.
Brand J
Franchise services
Brand J, founded in 2008 as Brand Journalists, was a franchise-industry marketing agency providing franchise lead generation, recruitment websites, video production, public relations, and franchise development consulting.
BrightStar Care
Health care
BrightStar Care is a franchised provider of in-home care for seniors, adults, and children, and of medical staffing services for health care organizations, operating through more than 400 independently owned and operated locations.
CEC Entertainment
Food service
CEC Entertainment, LLC, headquartered in Irving, Texas, owns, operates, and franchises the Chuck E. Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza family dining and entertainment brands, with about 675 venues across 47 U.S. states and 17 countries.
Checkers & Rally's
Food service
Checkers & Rally's is a Tampa, Florida-based operator and franchisor of the Checkers and Rally's double drive-thru quick-service restaurant brands, which sell burgers, fries, wings, and soft drinks.
Citibank
Financial services
Citibank is the consumer and commercial banking business of Citigroup Inc., offering checking and savings accounts, credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, and investing services in the United States and internationally.
ClientTether
Franchise services
ClientTether is a franchise-specific CRM and sales automation platform used by franchisors, franchise development teams, and unit operators to capture and follow up on leads through automated text, call, and email sequences. The platform also covers scheduling, proposals and quoting, payments, and franchise-wide reporting across a brand's locations.
College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving
Home services
College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving is a franchised residential and commercial moving and junk removal company operating across the United States and Canada. Services include local and long-distance moving, junk and debris removal, donation pickups, packing and hourly labor, and storage.
Consumer Fusion
Franchise services
Consumer Fusion is a software company that provides online reputation management for multi-location and franchise businesses, including review monitoring and generation, removal requests for illegitimate negative reviews, business listings management, local SEO, and local social media management. Founded in 2013 and based in Carlsbad, California, it is an International Franchise Association Preferred Vendor and reports serving more than 100 franchise and multi-location brands across roughly 17,000 locations.
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants
Food service
Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants, founded in 2005, operates upscale-casual restaurants that combine a full-service dining room, a Napa-style wine tasting room, and a retail market, and runs a subscription wine club.
Cost Cutters
Beauty & wellness
Cost Cutters is a franchised chain of walk-in family hair salons in the United States offering haircuts, color, and other hair care services, operated as one of Regis Corporation's salon brands.
Cox Target Media
Media
Cox Target Media was the Cox Enterprises subsidiary that operated the Valpak direct-mail coupon business and the Savings.com digital coupon site; the name was retired after Platinum Equity acquired the businesses in January 2017 and they continued under the Valpak and Savings.com brands.
DivaDance
Fitness
DivaDance is a franchised dance fitness company, headquartered in Austin, Texas and founded in 2015, that runs pop music-inspired dance classes, parties, and programs for adults at studio locations across the United States.
Donatos Pizza
Food service
Donatos Pizza is a pizza restaurant chain founded in 1963 by Jim Grote and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The family-owned company operates and franchises more than 460 locations across 29 states, and also runs non-traditional locations through partnerships with Red Robin and sports and entertainment venues.
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen
Home services
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen is a franchised full-service interior remodeling brand whose independently owned locations handle kitchen, bathroom, and other interior remodeling projects for homeowners across the United States.
Engage121
Technology
Engage121 is a Norwalk, Connecticut software company that sells subscription social media and digital advertising management tools used by brands, franchisors, dealerships, and their individual local outlets to publish, monitor, and report on local marketing.
European Wax Center
Beauty & wellness
European Wax Center is a franchisor and operator of out-of-home waxing and hair-removal centers in the United States, founded in 2004 and operating more than 1,000 locations. Its centers also sell the brand's own skincare and body-care product line.
EvolutionIQ
Technology
EvolutionIQ builds an AI claims guidance platform that analyzes medical and claim data to prioritize and recommend next actions for insurance adjusters handling disability, workers' compensation, and auto casualty claims.
Five Star Bath Solutions
Home services
Five Star Bath Solutions is a franchised bathroom remodeling company serving homeowners in the United States and Canada. Its services include tub-to-shower conversions, bathtub and shower replacement, and accessibility upgrades such as walk-in tubs, with most installations completed in one to two days.
Five Star Flooring
Home services
Five Star Flooring is a home-services franchise brand in the Five Star Franchising portfolio that sells and installs residential flooring through in-home sample consultations, handling measurement, furniture moving, tearout, installation, and cleanup.
Five Star Franchising
Franchise services
Five Star Franchising is a multi-brand franchisor that owns and supports a portfolio of home service franchise brands, including Five Star Bath Solutions, Gotcha Covered, Bio-One, Mosquito Shield, Card My Yard, Decorate With Lights, Five Star Flooring, and 1-800-Packouts.
Franchise Business Review
Franchise services
Franchise Business Review is an independent market research firm that surveys franchise owners to measure franchisee satisfaction and performance. It publishes ratings, award lists, and reports for prospective franchise buyers, and sells franchisee-survey and benchmarking services to franchise brands.
- Franworth
Franworth
Franchise services
Franworth is an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based franchise development firm that builds, incubates, and grows emerging franchise brands, with a portfolio that has included MilkShake Factory, sugaringLA, MosquitoNix, Garage Kings, HealthSource America's Chiropractor, and Degree Wellness.
Goldfish Swim School
Childcare
Goldfish Swim School is a franchised chain of indoor swim schools offering swimming lessons and water-safety instruction for children from about 4 months to 12 years old. Locations operate year-round heated indoor pools and teach a proprietary curriculum the company calls the Science of SwimPlay.
Griswold
Health care
Griswold is a franchised provider of non-medical in-home care for seniors and other adults, offering personal care, homemaking, companionship, respite, and live-in or overnight support. Founded in 1982 by Jean Griswold, it operates through franchised and company-owned offices across the United States; depending on state, offices either employ and supervise caregivers or refer screened independent caregivers.
Hand & Stone
Beauty & wellness
Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa is a franchisor of spas offering massage, facial, and hair-removal services, with more than 650 locations across North America.
Harmonyze
Technology
Harmonyze is a performance coaching platform for franchise brands that connects to a brand's existing systems — POS, financials, reviews, field notes, and training — and uses AI to turn that data into prescriptive, location-specific guidance for franchisees and field coaches. The operating entity is Harmonyze Inc., based in New York City.
- Heights Wellness Retreat
Heights Wellness Retreat
Beauty & wellness
Heights Wellness Retreat is a membership-based wellness spa franchise offering massage therapy, advanced skincare, and wellness technologies such as cryotherapy, red light therapy, infrared sauna, and halotherapy. Founded in San Antonio, Texas in 2004 as Massage Heights, it rebranded as Heights Wellness Retreat and operates locations across the United States and Canada, each independently owned and operated.
HomeFront Brands
Home services
HomeFront Brands is a franchise platform company that acquires, develops, and franchises property and home services brands serving residential and commercial customers across the U.S. and Canada. Formed in 2022 and headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina, it franchises a portfolio of six brands covering restoration and cleaning, exterior cleaning, fencing, temporary containment walls, interior design and cabinetry, and roofing.
Huntington Learning Centers
Education
Huntington Learning Center is a franchised tutoring and test-preparation provider offering individualized instruction for K-12 students in reading, math, and other subjects, plus SAT and ACT prep, delivered in center and online.
In and Out Floors
Home services
In and Out Floors is a Michigan flooring retailer and installer that brings product samples to the customer's home and installs laminate, luxury vinyl plank, engineered hardwood, and carpet.
International Franchise Association
Franchise services
The International Franchise Association (IFA) is a nonprofit membership organization for the franchising industry, representing franchisees, franchisors, and franchise suppliers across more than 300 industries. It provides education and professional development, runs industry events and conferences, and conducts government affairs and advocacy on behalf of its members.
Just Between Friends
Retail
Just Between Friends is a franchised operator of pop-up consignment sales events where families buy and sell secondhand children's clothing, toys, gear, and maternity items.
KFC
Food service
KFC is a quick-service restaurant chain specializing in fried chicken, founded by Colonel Harland Sanders and now operated and franchised in nearly 34,000 restaurants across 149 countries and territories. It is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which reported KFC system sales of about $36.4 billion for fiscal 2025.
KFC Foundation
Nonprofit
The KFC Foundation is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit, funded by KFC franchisees and the KFC brand, that provides KFC restaurant employees with education support (GED and scholarship programs), hardship and financial-wellbeing assistance, and community grants.
Kitchen United
Food service
Kitchen United operated shared commercial kitchen facilities and multi-restaurant "Kitchen United Mix" pickup and delivery hubs that let several restaurant brands cook out of one location; it closed or sold its physical sites in early 2024 and its assets were acquired by Sam Nazarian's SBE/C3.
Mark43
Technology
Mark43 builds cloud-based public safety software for law enforcement and emergency response agencies, including computer-aided dispatch (CAD), records management (RMS), field-based reporting, and analytics.
McDonald's
Food service
McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises quick-service restaurants in roughly 100 markets worldwide, with locations run by both the company and independent franchisees.
- MultiLing
MultiLing
Business services
MultiLing was a Provo, Utah-based language services company, founded in 1988, that specialized in patent and intellectual property translation for companies filing internationally; it was acquired by Questel in September 2018
My Eyelab
Retail
My Eyelab was a franchised optical retail chain owned by Now Optics that sold prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, and eye exams; Now Optics converted its My Eyelab locations to its Stanton Optical brand between May and November 2023
Nautical Bowls
Food service
Nautical Bowls is a Minnesota-based fast-casual franchise that sells acai and other superfood bowls, smoothies, and related items; it was founded in 2018 by Rachel and Bryant Amundson in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and began franchising in 2021
Next Level Franchise, Inc.
Franchise services
Next Level Franchise, Inc. is the franchise advisory and consulting practice of John Francis, who operates publicly under the "Johnny Franchise" brand. It provides franchise strategy advisory to franchisor executives and runs Next Level Franchise Masterminds, facilitated monthly peer groups for franchisor and franchise-supplier leaders.
Office Pride
Business services
Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services is a franchised commercial janitorial and cleaning company founded in 1992 by Todd Hopkins, serving businesses across industries including healthcare, education, government, retail, and manufacturing
On The Border
Food service
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina was a Tex-Mex casual-dining restaurant chain founded in Dallas in 1982 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, whose company-owned restaurants shut down in June 2026 following Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings.
Papa Murphy's
Food service
Papa Murphy's is a take-and-bake pizza franchise headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, where pizzas are assembled fresh in-store and baked by the customer at home, and is a subsidiary of MTY Food Group.
Pei Wei
Food service
Pei Wei, founded in 2000 by P.F. Chang's China Bistro as Pei Wei Asian Diner and now operating as Pei Wei Asian Kitchen from Irving, Texas, is a fast-casual chain serving made-to-order Asian dishes cooked in open-kitchen woks.
Penn Station Sandwiches
Food service
Penn Station is a franchise restaurant chain founded in 1985 by Jeff Osterfeld in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grilled cheesesteaks and other hot and cold submarine sandwiches, wraps, salads, fresh-cut fries, and fresh-squeezed lemonade prepared to order in view of the customer. The company reports more than 300 franchised locations across 14 states, with corporate offices in Milford, Ohio.
PostNet
Business services
PostNet is a franchised network of nearly 700 independently owned neighborhood centers in North, Central and South America and Africa offering printing, design, packing and shipping services, and is an affiliate of Fortidia (formerly MBE Worldwide).
Potbelly
Food service
Potbelly is a U.S. fast-casual restaurant chain serving toasted sandwiches, wraps, salads, soups, shakes and cookies, with dine-in, takeout, delivery, catering and app ordering. Founded in Chicago in 1977, it operates more than 450 shops in the United States, including more than 105 franchised shops.
- Premier Franchise Advisors
Premier Franchise Advisors
Franchise services
Premier Franchise Advisors is a St. Petersburg, Florida management consulting firm founded in 2016 that provides franchise strategy, operational, valuation, and transaction advisory services to emerging and established franchise brands.
Primrose Schools
Childcare
Primrose Schools is an Atlanta-headquartered franchise system of accredited private preschools offering early education and child care programs at franchised locations across the United States.
ProfitKeeper by PrimePay
Franchise services
ProfitKeeper is a franchise analytics platform that consolidates franchisee financial and operational data from accounting, point-of-sale, and payroll systems into standardized financial reporting, royalty reporting, and peer benchmarking for franchisors and franchisees. Founded in 2004 in Mesa, Arizona, it was acquired by PrimePay in 2018 and reports use by more than 150 franchisor brands across 29 countries.
- Project Pie
Project Pie
Food service
Project Pie was a fast-casual build-your-own pizza chain launched in 2012 by James Markham that was acquired by Pieology in 2016, after which its US locations were closed or converted.
Qiigo
Franchise services
Qiigo is a digital marketing agency, now part of EverConnect, that provides local listings management, paid search, SEO, social, and reputation management for franchise and multi-location brands.
Qvinci
Technology
Qvinci is an Austin, Texas-based software company whose platform automates the collection, consolidation, and mapping of financial data from multiple locations or entities into a standardized chart of accounts, sourced from accounting systems including QuickBooks, Xero, MYOB, and Excel. For franchise brands it adds location benchmarking, KPI dashboards and scorecards, exception alerts, Item 19 reporting support, cashflow forecasting, and a royalty automation product, Qvinci RoyaltyHub.
Radio St. Pete
Media
Radio St. Pete (legal name 96.7 FM RadioStPete, Inc.) is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit community broadcaster in St. Petersburg, Florida that operates low-power FM station WMTB-LP 96.7, three 24-hour internet radio streams, and a podcast platform.
Restaurant Brands International
Food service
Restaurant Brands International is a quick-service restaurant holding company that franchises and operates more than 30,000 restaurants globally under the Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes, and Firehouse Subs brands.
- Service Brands International
Service Brands International
Home services
Service Brands International was an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based multi-brand home-services franchisor, founded by chairman David McKinnon, whose portfolio included Molly Maid, Mr. Handyman, and ProTect Painters; it was acquired by The Dwyer Group (now Neighborly) on June 12, 2015.
- Seva Beauty
Seva Beauty
Beauty & wellness
Seva Beauty was a franchised chain of quick-service beauty studios offering brow shaping and threading, eyelash, skincare, and makeup services, operated largely as small-format locations inside Walmart and other retail stores.
SmartAsset
Financial services
SmartAsset is an online publisher of consumer-focused financial information, calculators, and tools that also operates SmartAsset AMP, a marketplace connecting consumers with fiduciary financial advisors.
Smoothie King
Food service
Smoothie King is a Dallas-based franchisor of smoothie and bowl stores, founded in 1973 in Kenner, Louisiana by Steve Kuhnau, with more than 1,200 locations worldwide.
Social Geek
Media
Social Geek (originally Social Geek Radio) is a franchise-industry podcast network hosted by Jack Monson that covers franchise news, marketing, and technology through weekly interviews with franchise executives and suppliers.
- Sood Advisory
Sood Advisory
Business services
Sood Advisory is the consulting practice of managing director Atul Sood, which advises companies on go-to-market strategy, public relations, and fundraising.
Sport Clips
Beauty & wellness
Sport Clips Haircuts is a franchised chain of sports-themed hair salons for men and boys, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Georgetown, Texas, with more than 1,800 locations open or in development.
Subway
Food service
Subway is a quick service restaurant chain that serves made-to-order submarine sandwiches, wraps, salads and bowls. Its more than 35,000 restaurants worldwide are almost entirely franchised, independently owned and operated by thousands of franchisees across more than 100 countries and territories.
TITLE Boxing Club
Fitness
TITLE Boxing Club is a franchised boutique fitness chain, operated by TBC International LLC, whose independently owned clubs offer group boxing- and kickboxing-based workout classes plus an on-demand digital training platform.
Taco Bell
Food service
Taco Bell is a Mexican-inspired quick-service restaurant chain founded by Glen Bell in Downey, California in 1962, now a subsidiary of Yum! Brands with more than 9,000 restaurants across 35+ countries and territories.
Team Up Athletics
Retail
Team Up Athletics is a Kaysville, Utah-based franchised supplier of custom team uniforms, spirit wear and corporate apparel for youth, school and club sports programs, offering screen printing, embroidery and heat transfer decoration through regional franchise territories.
- The Barbers
The Barbers
Beauty & wellness
The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men & Women, Inc. was a Minnesota-based, publicly traded hair care franchisor that developed, franchised and operated salons under the Cost Cutters Family Hair Care, City Looks Salons International and We Care Hair brands, and was acquired by Regis Corporation in 1999.
Thunderly Marketing
Franchise services
Thunderly Marketing is a franchise-focused marketing and public relations agency headquartered in Allen, Texas. Its services include franchise lead generation, digital advertising, website design, video production, public relations, social media, thought leadership, crisis communications, graphic design, and podcast production.
- United Franchise Group
United Franchise Group
Franchise services
United Franchise Group is a West Palm Beach, Florida-based franchisor and franchise development company led by CEO Ray Titus, whose affiliated brands include Signarama, Fully Promoted, Transworld Business Advisors, Venture X and The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, totaling roughly 1,800 franchise locations in more than 60 countries.
United States Army
Government
The United States Army is the land service branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, which administers its own trademark licensing program for Army names, emblems, symbols, and logos.
University of Louisville
Education
The University of Louisville's College of Business houses the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence, launched in 2021 with Yum! Brands, Inc. as the first franchising-focused business program of its kind at a U.S. public university. The center offers franchise education at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive (non-credit) levels, including a franchising track in the Bachelor of Business Administration and a Franchise Management Certificate.
Unleashed Brands
Franchise services
Unleashed Brands is a multi-brand youth enrichment franchise platform whose portfolio includes Urban Air Adventure Park, Sylvan Learning, Snapology, The Little Gym, Premier Martial Arts, Class 101, XP League, and Water Wings Swim School, spanning more than 1,500 locations.
Valpak
Media
Valpak is a direct mail and digital advertising company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, that distributes its Blue Envelope of local business coupons to more than 41 million households each month through a network of roughly 140 local offices across 42 states.
Villanova University
Education
Villanova University is a private Catholic university in Villanova, Pennsylvania, whose visual identity system comprises a primary university mark, wordmark, and separate school and college marks.
Wisdom Senior Care
Health care
Wisdom Senior Care is a Durham, North Carolina-based in-home senior care provider offering companionship, personal care, memory care, and hospice and respite support through caregivers, home aides, and CNAs, serving families in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida, and franchising the model to new owners.
Yum! Brands
Food service
Yum! Brands, Inc. is a Louisville, Kentucky-based restaurant company founded in 1997 that owns and franchises the KFC, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger & Grill chains.
inWhatLanguage
Business services
inWhatLanguage was a translation and localization company founded in 2011 that provided language services and its Language Management Experience (LMX) technology platform; it was acquired by Trustpoint.One in March 2023 and retired as a brand on May 15, 2024, when it was rebranded as Translate.One.