FranServe’s FRAN-TASTIC BRANDS 2025
As a doorway for many people looking to be their own boss, we know that franchise ownership changes lives. In our annual FRAN-TASTIC BRANDS 2025, we recognize brands going above and beyond the norm and helping people fulfill their dreams of business ownership through franchising! We had a plethora of nominations and we’re delighted to announce the winners below!
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Alesia Visconti, CEO and President of FranServe Inc. says:
“Franchising helps people change their lives, and we see that every day! So many people don’t know that franchising is made up of small business owners — the business model truly celebrates entrepreneurs and business growth. Brands that make the 2025 “FranServe Fran-tastic Brands” list value people taking control of their future through business ownership. We are recognizing these fran-tastic brands for going the extra mile in supporting their franchisees and for adhering to responsible franchising!”
Please note brands are listed in alphabetical order. Brands were nominated and selected based on the following criteria:
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Automotive
Maaco
Maaco is "North America's Bodyshop" franchised with nearly 500 owner operators whose centers boast system-wide sales approaching a half billion dollars. Maaco celebrates extraordinary brand recognition and over thirty-eight years without any national competition.
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Child Services
Mad Science Group, The
The Mad Science Group® is the world's leading fun science provider that delivers exciting, hands-on and educational science experiences! It is a proven business model with a powerful brand name with 122,000 annual presentations and 144 MILLION annual consumer impressions.
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Home Improvement
Made in the Shade Blinds
Made in the Shade Blinds and More is a home-based window covering business which offers customers the convenience of purchasing high-quality, name brand window coverings at great prices right in their own homes! This low cost, no royalty, home based business is recession resistant and has a quick return of investment.
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Cleaning Services
Maid Brigade
Maid Brigade is a reliable, scalable business in the residential cleaning industry. They have been innovative leaders and continuously evolve and grow. Franchisees take advantage of a recurring revenue stream by building long term relationships with their clients.
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Cleaning Services
Maid Right
Maid Right is a personalized residential maid service that delivers non-toxic and eco-friendly, floor-to-ceiling house cleanings. This is a scalable model with high-gross revenue potential and a high resale value.
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Senior Services
Majestic Residences
Majestic Residences is a franchise system of top residential care homes across the country that are committed to quality care through values and technology. Before a home can be part of Majestic Residences, their executive team is fully vetted and trained using our philosophy of care and brand standards.
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Food & Beverage
Mama's Meatball
Mama’s Meatball brings diverse menu options to the table, whether it’s Antipasti, Zuppe, Pizza, Primi, or even salads! - they pride themselves on satisfying even the pickiest of palates! Franchising with them will grant you the opportunity to be part of a profitable business venture that has nowhere else to go but up.
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Cleaning Services
Martinizing
Martinizing Cleaners' exceptional commitment to franchisees and the environment makes it a standout brand. With a strong identity and a proven turnkey model, they offer superb operational support and training, ensuring franchisees are well-prepared for success. As an industry leader with a 75-year legacy, the brand is scalable and quick to launch, with intentional marketing. Their eco-friendly use of GreenEarth cleaning technology further sets them apart as a sustainable, future focused brand.
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Personal Care
Massage Heights
Massage Heights is a family-owned, membership-based therapeutic services franchise company that provides members and guests convenient, professional, affordable resort-quality massage in an upscale retreat environment. Their locations generate more income per square foot than competitors, thanks to revenue streams including massage and skin therapy services, recurring membership dollars, luxe and proprietary retail product lines, add-on services, and multiple levels of membership.
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Food & Beverage
Masshole Lobster Truck
Masshole Lobster Truck ia a mobile food business specializing in lobster rolls. They offer the classic versions as well as a few fun takes on the classic Northeast fare. Their name is eye catching to say the least. People tend not to forget where they ate after dining with them.
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Child Services
Mathnasium
Mathnasium Learning Centers help their students make math make sense! Transforming a child’s attitude toward math is key to transforming a child’s capability. Their Mission is to help every child understand – and master – math. It will change their world! With a Mathnasium franchise you are in business for yourself, but not by yourself.
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Sport/Fitness
MaxStrength Fitness
MaxStrength Fitness is a boutique 1-1 niche personal training studio that is efficient, effective, and safe using specialized equipment and a science-backed protocol. The environment they create is different—no mirrors, no music, and no trainer yelling. The studios at MaxStrength Fitness are a quiet, cool, and calm, temperature-controlled environment that allows clients to come in and train in their street clothes without needing to shower and change; they LOVE that.
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Business Services
Medical Staffing Consultants
Medical Staffing Consultants (MSC) is a full-service consulting organization whose sole mission is to provide entrepreneurs with the tools they need to establish, launch, operate, and grow a successful healthcare staffing firm and permanent placement agency. Their turnkey programs are available at various price points so that clients can become profitable quickly and expand their business using the profits of their growing company.
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Health Services
Medi-Weightloss
Medi-Weightloss(R) is the leading physician supervised weight loss brand in the US, with 120 sold locations and 95 open locations in 29 states, and surpassing 6 million pounds lost. This semi-absentee business model offers multiple recurring revenue streams in an exploding industry.
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Automotive
Meineke
Meineke is a nationally recognized brand with a proven system. They are one of the best franchise options for recession resistance, corporate support team, brand awareness and upward industry growth.
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Food & Beverage
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt is a magical place within every community. It’s a place for family and friends to come together and create lasting memories. As an award winning franchise, Menchie's Frozen Yogurt currently serves smiles in more than 300 locations around the world. Frozen desserts are an affordable luxury, and Menchie’s, with its devotion to serving smiles and creating a positive guest experience, is an industry leader.
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Retail
Metal Supermarkets
Metal Supermarkets is the world's largest small quantity metal distributor in the $170 billion metal industry. This is a real B2B relationship business! One of the best things about this business is that it enjoys minimal customer and industry dependency. Franchisees consistently average gross margins between 45 -55%.
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Automotive
Midas International
Midas has helped hardworking entrepreneurs open and grow their businesses for nearly 70 years. Midas offers comprehensive training and operational support to help franchisees provide superior value, empowering experiences, and service expertise at nearly 1,200 franchise shops in North America. Franchisees refurbish and gift vehicles to those in need through Project Spark.
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Repair & Restoration
Mighty Dog Roofing
Mighty Dog Roofing offers residential and commercial roofing services as well as siding, gutters and windows. They have created a turnkey model where franchisees can focus on the 2 most important things that make them money - performing estimates and completing jobs. They lead the industry with integrity, and exceed the expectations of their clients by providing a customized experience each and every time they care for their home.
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Child Services
Mini Athletics
Mini Athletics is the ONLY track and field based children's sport program and one of the only if not the only sports program that accommodates children from the moment they can take their first steps. Combining imagination based themes and the fundamental movements of track and field, Mini Athletics encourages children to lead an active life from as early as 1 year old to 8 years old - making sure that the children in the program are active and healthy as well as setting them up for a lifelong love of sport!
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Cleaning Services
Mint Condition Franchising
Mint Condition provides you with the opportunity and the rights to develop and enjoy a strong, recession-resistant business in an exclusive geographic market. Their central office provides an all-inclusive training experience to teach you all the tools necessary to succeed in the commercial cleaning industry.
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Repair & Restoration
Mister Sparky
Mister Sparky is one of the fastest-growing franchises, offering a turnkey business model, top-tier training, and ongoing support to help entrepreneurs build their business. Franchise owners benefit from programs and connections, such as RecruitMilitary partnership, connecting them with skilled veterans for hiring and retention. With strong brand recognition, exclusive supplier discounts, and a scalable business model, franchisees can grow in a recession-resistant industry.
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Health Services
Mobility City
Mobility City is the premier and "one-of-a kind" service for repairing, renting, sales and cleaning of wheelchairs, power chairs, mobility scooters, and other mobility products. This is a very unique turn-key franchise model in mobility with no national competition and multiple revenue streams.
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Health Services
Mobility Plus
Mobility Plus offers a wide range of products to help the disabled, injured and elderly maintain their independence and dignity. They offer a rewarding franchise opportunity in the rapidly growing mobility equipment industry.
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Cleaning Services
Molly Maid
Molly Maid, a Neighborly company, is an award-winning residential and commercial cleaning franchise. For nearly 40 years, Molly Maid has helped entrepreneurs build businesses that give customers the gift of time. Owners lead teams, not clean homes, in a simple, proven model with no required technical expertise.
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Business Services
Money Mailer
Money Mailer is a B2B home based business laser focused on local business marketing. They are the most cost effective solution for local businesses to get in front of their customers. This is a consultative, relationship driven business. Franchisees love giving back to their communities by helping local businesses succeed. Franchisees provide a complete turn key marketing system that does everything for the business owner on a multi-media platform with direct mail, online, mobile and social media.
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Unique
Monster Tree Service
Monster Tree Service has remained a leader as the first tree care franchise since 2008. With over 15 years of experience, they offer diverse services like tree removal and pruning. Their comprehensive plant health care services set them apart, providing recurring revenue streams and multiple service offerings for franchise owner growth. Monster Tree Service prides itself on supporting franchise owners in their growth while also serving customers' needs through reliable tree care services.
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Home Improvement
Mosquito Hunters
Mosquito Hunters & Humbug Holiday Lighting combine strong branding and best-in-class systems to provide franchise owners the ability to grow rapidly, all year round. Mosquito Hunters also offers tick and flea packages, perimeter pest programs, rodent control, and cutting edge, all green mosquito stations and misting systems to provide an even better result for customers. When the pest hunting season is over, local teams turn the focus to the lucrative Humbug Holiday Lighting service line.
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Home Improvement
Mosquito Joe
Mosquito Joe®, a Neighborly company, is an award-winning outdoor pest control franchise. Operating in a growing, recession-resilient industry, franchise owners enjoy an executive model with recurring revenue. With 430+ locations, owners lead teams to keep properties pest-free.
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Home Improvement
Mosquito Marshals
Founded in 2014, Mosquito Marshals mission is to provide a service to allow their customers to enjoy their outdoor spaces free of mosquitos, fleas, ticks, and other unwanted pests. Headquartered in Mississippi, the corporate office is home to an amazing team that works tirelessly to ensure Mosquito Marshals customers and franchisees get the unparalleled service and support they deserve.
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Home Improvement
Mosquito Shield
Mosquito Shield was founded in 2001 in response to the absence of an effective residential mosquito control service and the inadequacy of control products such as body sprays, candles and mosquito magnets. Now, over 1 million treatments and 50+ franchise locations later, Mosquito Shield’s proprietary control products and specialized spray techniques keep tens of thousands of American homes mosquito and tick-free every year.
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Home Improvement
Mosquito Squad
Mosquito Squad is the original and largest concept in Mosquito Control. With over 250 operating territories, they are a proven brand with a modest investment and offers a recurring revenue model with great scalability.
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Home Improvement
MosquitoNix
MosquitoNix isn’t just about pest control—it’s about reclaiming outdoor spaces year-round. As a leader in mosquito misting systems, MosquitoNix helps homeowners and businesses enjoy bug-free yards while offering franchisees a scalable, turnkey model. With MosquitoNix Elves, a seasonal holiday lighting service, franchisees stay busy even in cooler months. Backed by strong training, branding, and demand-driven services, MosquitoNix is a business that delivers results in every season.
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Repair & Restoration
Mr. Appliance
Mr. Appliance®, a Neighborly company, is an award-winning appliance repair franchise. Since 1996, it has grown to 325+ locations across the U.S. and Canada. With over 25 years of experience, Mr. Appliance provides expert resources and support to help franchisees achieve financial independence, whether starting fresh or converting an existing appliance repair business.
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Repair & Restoration
Mr. Electric
Mr. Electric, a Neighborly company, is an award winning residential and commercial electrical services franchise, making homes and businesses more efficient and enjoyable. It has more than 245 locations in the United States and Canada.
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Repair & Restoration
Mr. Handyman
Mr. Handyman®, a Neighborly company, is an award-winning handyman services franchise. With 365+ locations, franchise owners enjoy an executive model with corporate support and a proven system. The ongoing demand for home repairs fuels growth, making Mr. Handyman a strong opportunity.
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Repair & Restoration
Mr. Rooter
Mr. Rooter® Plumbing, a Neighborly company, is a top-ranked full-service plumbing and drain cleaning franchise with 260+ locations across the U.S. and Canada. With 50+ years of experience, it offers a proven system for both industry professionals and entrepreneurs from other backgrounds.
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Automotive
Mr. Transmission / Milex Complete Auto Care
Mr. Transmission/Milex Complete Auto Care co-brand model is uniquely and strategically positioned to deliver a one-stop-shop promoting long-term customer relationships and providing more revenue streams for franchisees. They specialize in the repair and installation of transmission systems and drive-train components.
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Business Services
MRINetwork
MRINetwork builds businesses that happen to be search firms. MRINetwork has been in the forefront of the search industry since 1965. They have brought many firsts to the industry and helped define what the recruitment industry is today.
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Unique
My Salon Suite
My Salon Suite rents suites to salon professionals that want their own location and business without all the drama and up-front costs. This semi-absentee franchise model is consistently rated amongst the top franchises!
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