The New England Franchise Association releases the 2008 Top 35 Franchises

PRLog (Press Release) - Feb 17, 2008 -
NEFA only considers number of units as its criteria, and the franchise must be headquartered in any of the 6 New England states.
Ranking     Company                                 City, State   Total # Units
1   Subway   Milfrod, CT   27929
2   Dunkin Donuts   Canton, MA   7376
3   Baskin Robbins   Canton, MA   5835
4   Fantastic Sam’s   Beverly, MA   1400
5   Coffee News   Bangor, ME   989
6   Ben & Jerry’s   South Burlington, VT   693
7   Friendly’s   Wilbraham, MA   514
8   Edible Arrangements   Hamden, CT   555
9   Rooteman   North Billerica, MA   396
10   Entrepreneur’s Source   Southbury, CT   292
11   Au Bon Pain*   Boston, MA   263
12   Brueggers Bagels   Burlington, VT   259
13   Wireless Zone   Middletown, CT   249
14   Tedeschi Food Shops*   Rockland, MA   216
15   Uno Chicago Grill*   Boston, MA   208
16   D’Angelo’s   Dedham, MA   187
17   Papa Gino’s   Dedham, MA   176
18   Pressed 4 Time   Maynard, MA   175
19   Honey Dew*   Plainville, MA   148
20   Sandella’s*   West Redding, CT   125
21   Learning Express   Ayer, MA   115
22   MaidPro   Boston, MA   90
23   Hannoush Jewelers*   West Springfield, MA   72
24   Resort Maps   Waitsfield, VT   70
25   The Right One/Together*   Norwell, MA   60
26   Snip-its   Natick, MA   57
27   Kabloom*   Woburn, MA   54
28   White Hen Pantry*   Norwood, MA   50
29   Elizabeth Grady*   Medford, MA   39
30   Super Coups*   East Taunton, MA   39
31   American Ramp Systems   South Boston   37
32   Lapels Dry Cleaning   Hanover, MA   34
33   Amato’s   Portland, ME   26
34 tie   Ronzio’s   Lincoln, RI   22
34 tie   Wings Over   Agawam, MA   22
Notes:
Information on number of units are compiled by Entrepreneur Magazine, Franchise 500, January 2008 Issue.
* These companies’ unit numbers were not compiled by Entrepreneur Magazine, but were gleaned from information available on their websites.
NEFA is the trade organization for franchisors and franchisees in the region. NEFA has been around for over 18 years. NEFA is a very active association with over 125 members. 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 NEFA Executive Director Jim Coen, jimcoen@nefranchise.org, (617) 469-3002.