Best of the Best Franchises

Want to buy a top-tier franchise that's growing and profiting? These brands rise above the rest.

- TRACY STAPP HEROLD

If you want to buy a franchise, start by asking yourself: "What's my appetite for risk?" You could bet on a new franchise, join a small but stable one, or pick many other pathways. But if you want to shoot for the top performers, then this list is for you. On the following pages, we list the "best of the best"-which is what we call the brands that ranked at the very top of their industry categories in our Franchise 500 ranking. To put that into context: More than 1,300 companies applied for our ranking, and now we're showing you the most elite tier-t