DATELINE: BOSTON, MASS. New England Franchise Association (NEFA) announces its 2007 list of the Top 30 Franchises based in New England. The list contains some of the most prestigious brands in franchising and illustrates the vibrant franchise community that exists in New England.
NEFA only considers number of units as its criteria, and the franchise must be based in any of the 6 New England states.
New England Franchise Association 2007
Top 30 Franchise Organizations Based in New England
Ranking Company City, State Total # Units
1 Subway Milford, CT 26197
2 Dunkin Donuts Canton, MA 6892
3 Fantastic Sam's Beverly, MA 1393
4 Coffee News Bangor, ME 821
5 Ben & Jerry's South Burlington, VT 653
6 Friendly's Wilbraham, MA 521
7 Rooterman North Billerica, MA 326
8 Edible Arrangements Hamden, CT 292
9 Super Coups** East Taunton, MA 287
10 Entrepreneur's Source Southbury, CT 280
11 Wireless Zone Middletown, CT 253
12 Au Bon Pain* Boston, MA 252
13 Brueggers Bagels Burlington, VT 245
14 Uno Chicago Grill* Boston, MA 234
15 Tedeschi Food Shops* Rockland, MA 217
16 D'Angelo's Dedham, MA 190
17 Pressed 4 Time Maynard, MA 169
18 Honey Dew* Plainville, MA 146
19 Learning Express* Ayer, MA 115
20 Kabloom* Woburn, MA 85
21 Cardsmart*** Central Falls, RI 79
22 Resort Maps Waitsfield, VT 76
23 MaidPro Boston, MA 72
24 Hannoush Jewelers* West Springfield, MA 66
25 The Right One/Together*
26 Snip-Its Natick, MA 44
27 Elizabeth Grady* Medford, MA 40
28 Lapels Dry Cleaning Hanover, MA 30
29 American Ramp Systems South Boston, MA 28
30 Ronzio's Lincoln, RI 20
Notes:
Information on number of units are compiled by Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise 500, January 2007 Issue.
Baskin Robbins, Canton, MA did not supply Entrepreneur Magazine with number of units, numbers were not available on their website. They were listed as #3 in 2006 with 5,124 units.
* These companies’ unit numbers were not compiled by Entrepreneur Magazine, but were gleaned from information available on their websites.
** SuperCoups units affected by new definition of territory size from 80,000 households to 60,000 households per unit made by the Franchisor. It is unclear whether there was an increase/decrease in actual number of franchisees.
*** Cardsmart numbers were compiled by Entrepreneur Magazine, the parent company Paramount Holdings filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy protection in July 2006. The future of the Cardsmart franchise is unresolved.
NEFA is the trade organization for franchisors and franchisees in the region. The group offers training, networking and other support to the franchise community. For more information about NEFA please contact New England Franchise Association via the organization's website www.NEFranchise.org , info@NEFranchise.org , or by calling board member Jim Coen, jim@franchiseperfection.com, (617) 469-3002.
