FRAN-TASTIC 500
As a doorway for many people looking to be their own boss, we know that franchise ownership changes lives. In our annual FRAN-TASTIC 500, we recognize 500 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!
Alesia Visconti, CEO and President of FranServe Inc. says, “Franchising helps people change their lives and take control of their future. It’s a community that celebrates the Life-Work Balance. A brand that makes our annual “FRAN-TASTIC 500” list shows that it values a fun and rewarding lifestyle and emphasizes people fulfill their dreams of business ownership through franchising. It’s a brand that deserves recognition for going the extra mile and for being, well, fran-tastic!”
Please note brands are listed in alphabetical order. Brands were nominated and selected based on the following criteria:
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Food & Beverage
Rachel’s Kitchen
Rachel’s Kitchen fulfills a niche segment in the restaurant space, transforming “fast casual” into fresh casual by focusing on wholesome food, with fresh ingredients, often locally sourced. With menu items ranging from healthy to indulgent, Rachel’s Kitchen satisfies cravings for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Rachel’s Kitchen concept has been proven to be a successful one that capitalizes on current contemporary tastes and preferences for healthy options without relying on gimmicks or fads and we’re now poised to expand beyond Nevada into neighboring states. Early franchise owners have a unique opportunity to be on the ground floor of a company with a cult-like following that’s on an impressive growth trajectory.
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Auto Services
Rad Air Complete Car Care and Tire Centers
Rad Air is a complete car care & tire center that specializes in automotive repair services. We are family-oriented and only treat our clients with the utmost care and respect. With our automotive concept, Franchise Owners are granted industry-leading experience that’s been proven through 45 years of success, culture based on home-grown values, extensive marketing expertise, and a cutting-edge concept that yields extremely high results.
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Repair & Restoration
Rainbow International Restoration
For more than 30 years, Rainbow International® has provided professional restoration services and expert house cleaning services. This is a high profit, highly demanded opportunity, that is repeat business due to being involved with insurance companies.
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Sports & Fitness
Real Hot Yoga
Boutique fitness is strong and not going anywhere and real hot yoga is more than just boutique fitness. Our fitness approach to yoga makes it less foreign and more accessible to more people. Everyone can do real hot yoga. We are lower cost than other yoga franchises while still delivering high sales volume. Variety of class offerings that give staff creativity so it is not as cookie cutter as competing franchises. Founders are involved in every aspect of guiding you through opening of your location.
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Real Property Management
As the first and largest franchise organization in residential property management, and with over 30 years of experience refining property management, Real Property Management is the nation’s trusted leader. The industry is growing and stable, and both recession and inflation proof while the revenue is predictable and recurring.
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Repair & Restoration
Re-Bath
Re-Bath is a full-service bathroom remodeling business with proprietary products and remodeling services that have had a long history of success. The remodeling industry generates $47 billion annually in revenue!
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redbox+
Redbox+ offers containers that are efficiently designed to be a portable toilet and roll-off box waste container combination.The redbox+ system offers aspiring franchise investors an exclusive U.S. patent, a service and product unique to the waste management industry, a huge competitive advantage over other waste management companies, and an opportunity to become part of an $63 billion-dollar waste industry.
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Cleaning Services
Renew Crew
Renew Crew is proud to be North America’s most trusted choice for exterior surface cleaning and protecting with a proprietary, environmentally-friendly, 3-step process that works wonders. They are a unique home-based franchise that offers a low-investment, yet high-reward opportunity.
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Construction Services
Renovation Sells
Renovation Sells is the original pre-sale home renovation expert. We plan, design, and produce affordable cosmetic improvements that result in quicker, higher-priced home sales. To achieve this, we work closely with Realtors and sellers as their trusted design and construction partner to get the look today’s buyers want.
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Cleaning Services
Renue Systems
Renue Systems Franchise an industry leading franchise business with a strong track record, name recognition and a reputation for providing world-class quality services in the cleaning industry. They provide extensive sales and marketing support to help launch your business while having a low start-up and low overhead.
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Repair & Restoration
Restoration 1
Restoration 1 provides water damage restoration and water extraction for both commercial and residential properties. They offer Incredible profit margins, proven business model and aggressive, consistent and focused leadership team.
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Sports/Fitness
Retro Fitness
Retro Fitness gyms provide a unique combination of an affordable, $19.99 per month membership with state-of-the-art fitness facilities that feature tons of cardio equipment with personal LCD television screens, three different types of circuit training equipment, Retro Blends Smoothie Bar, child sitting, tanning, hydromassage recovery lounges and pro shop. For franchisees, Retro Fitness provides an opportunity to make their community healthier and happier while also generating a significant return on investment. Thanks to memberships that start at $19.99 per month, owners enjoy recurring revenue. Personalized training, the Retro Blends Smoothie Bar, and merchandise sales create additional revenue streams.
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Food & Beverage
Rita's
Rita's-Famous Italian Ice made fresh daily with over 95 flavors. Their business is treats and their mission is happiness! Our business is simple, fun, high-margin and scalable. That’s why we’ve earned top rankings year after year from trade and consumer media outlets.
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Auto Services
RNR Tire Express
RNR Tire Express is a leading retailer and installer of automotive replacement tires, custom wheels, and related services such as flat repair and alignments. With over 20 years of experience and over 160 locations across the country, RNR Tire Express has the proof of concept, profitability, scalability, and sustainability smart franchise investors look for, yet RNR Tire Express still has many prime markets available for multi-unit development.
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Sports & Fitness
Rockbox Fitness
RockBox is so much more than a kickboxing gym, it is a state-of-the-art boutique fitness studio that combines confidence-building boxing and kickboxing, with strengthening functional exercises in a fight-club meets night club atmosphere and solving the nation’s #1 problem with any fitness program...BOREDOM! This opportunity is not only very lucrative but it's a simple, yet proven model built for growth, speed and structured to generate sales from pre-opening and beyond.
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Sports/Fitness
Row House
Row House offers the widest array of rowing-centric classes available anywhere, designed to create an unparalleled experience, challenging clients at every level. This semi-absentee model provides a business opportunity for entrepreneurs to enjoy an outstanding margin business that is ultra simple to operate.
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Business Services
Runningboards Marketing
Runningboards Marketing offers a business that is the next evolution in digital out-of-home advertising with a Digital Advertising Vehicle (DAV) that has high-impact LED screen to drive client messages right to their target audience. They are the first National Franchise with the ability to provide subscription advertising and long term agreements for recurring revenue.
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Food & Beverage
Russo’s NY Pizzeria
The Russo family has been serving up the best New York Style Pizza and authentic Italian cuisine for years. Our recipes have been passed down from generation to generation all the way from Naples and Sicily. Russo’s mission is to serve New York style pizza and authentic Italian food worldwide so that no matter your location, you’ll be able to enjoy the delicious, traditional Russo family recipes. Restaurant experience is not required, but is definitely a plus. Russo’s will support you every step of the way. We have an extensive four to six week training program. Training sets you and your team up for success. If you are willing to learn and are 100% engaged, Russo’s New York Pizzeria and Italian Kitchen offers the potential for long-term success.
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Health Services
RX2Live, LLC
RX2Live is the first company to franchise medical services, workplace wellness, and senior wellness systems on the same platform. We represent a $500 billion per year industry, which is significantly more than all fast-food restaurants combined. Total turn-key solution for doctors and medical professionals. We provide cutting edge products and services that will drive substantial new revenues to the medical professionals without them having to add new patients or increasing their staff.
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Repair & Restoration
Rytech
RYTECH is a Full Services Restoration Brand with water damage services as the main start-up activity. Our Franchise owners focus on one task at their start, water extraction and structural drying and then can expand into multiple other services for additional earing streams, like Fire and Smoke Damage, content cleaning, build back after any demolition work and remolding as needed via sub-contractors.
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