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Top 25 Franchise developers based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 459 franchise developers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 8,456 professional contacts across them, including 2,195 with verified work emails. Atlanta is the largest hub.
This list covers franchise developers headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest franchise developers based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,332 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Founded by Greg Flynn in Flynn Group has grown from a small Applebee's operator and developer in Washington State into the world's largest franchise operator and one of the 20…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 677 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Sizzling Platter began in 1963 as a Mom and Pop with a Sizzler location in Sugar House, Utah, and a dream to be more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 554 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “This page is managed by Gong Cha Franchise, LLC the largest Americas Master Franchisee supporting development in 13 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 374 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Sparked by the vision of one entrepreneur opening a single smoothie and juice bar over two decades ago, to today - Kahala Brands is one of the fastest-growing franchising…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 329 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Quality Dining, we believe in serving each guest with pride and enthusiasm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 209 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Kitchen Tune-Up is a franchise system of committed professionals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 207 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Jimmy’s Egg Franchise Systems, LLC (Jimmy’s Egg) is part of the fast growing Breakfast and Lunch segment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 202 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “If you’re looking for the right franchise opportunity for you, Home Franchise Concepts has the answer with our family of brands: Budget Blinds, Aussie Pet Mobile, AdvantaClean…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 187 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “FAT Brands (NASDAQ: FAT) is a leading global franchising company that strategically acquires, markets and develops fast casual and casual dining restaurant concepts around the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 156 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Franchise Consulting Company helps clients structure a franchise strategy based on the uniqueness of their situation and what they find most compelling as to brand, culture…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 140 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Propelled BrandsTM is the multi-brand platform company under which service industry franchise brands operate and grow.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 136 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “IMAGE Studios is a franchise/real estate company for investors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 123 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Established in 1982, The Saxton Group has a proven track record within the restaurant industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 114 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Westside Pizza is a pizza franchise that is headquartered in Boise, ID.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 106 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Starboard Group is a leader in the franchise industry ranked among the top 100 franchisees in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 83 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Franchise FastLane, founded in 2017, provides turnkey franchise growth solutions and marketing services designed to help brands scale responsibly.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 76 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Franchise Services, Inc.(FSI), we’re a family of brands built upon honesty, integrity and last, but certainly not least, dreams.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 75 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ResiBrands offers entrepreneurs unmatched value in franchising.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 60 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A fun, interactive experience for the whole family, featuring unlimited play, affordable pricing, and quality attractions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “REP’M Group is a full-service franchise development firm offering a complete suite of services to grow, build, brand, and scale emerging and established franchise brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Front Range Holdings is a partnership created to acquire, operate, and grow best-in-class businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 58 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Bajco Group is a privately held enterprise with a diverse portfolio spanning Papa John’s Pizza franchises, real estate development, construction management, business process…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Fresh Dining Concepts is a multi-unit, multi-brand franchise operator with a growth-focused mindset and an emphasis on new store development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Our brands are developed to be franchises with a keen eye to consistent guest experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Raintree is a full-service franchise development organization that partners with emerging and growth-oriented franchises in the US and internationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: franchise developers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names franchise developers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of franchise developers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name franchise developers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Franchise developers based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 20, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 459 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among franchise developers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “franchise developers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names franchise developers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among franchise developers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,195 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names franchise developers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many franchise developers are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 459 franchise developers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Flynn Group, headquartered in Independence, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most franchise developers?
Atlanta leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by New York (15) and Houston (10).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,195 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 459 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.