What Is a Good Franchise Growth Rate? Unit Growth Benchmarks From FDD Data

Franchise growth rate benchmarks by industry, built from FDD unit data.

How to Use Franchise Unit Growth Data to Set a Development Target

How to set a franchise development target using real FDD unit growth data.

Franchise Market Update: Monthly Overview & Spotlight on Crumbl

This month we tracked 161 franchises across four weekly updates, adding 29 new brands and refreshing 132 existing systems. Our spotlight this month is Crumbl, whose FDD shows a wide sales gap across the system and three straight years of slowing net unit growth.

When "Yes" to Item 19 Means Nothing: Reading an Emerging Franchise's FDD

What an emerging franchise FDD actually discloses before you invest.

Buying an Existing Franchise: What Investors Should Know

Guide to franchise resale opportunities and how investors evaluate them.

Buying a Dollar Volume, Not a Territory: How Package-Based Franchise Models Work

How package-based franchise models affect franchisee cash flow.

Franchise Market Update: Monthly Overview & Spotlight on Jamba

This month we tracked 215 franchises across four weekly updates, adding 14 new brands and refreshing 201 existing systems. Our spotlight this month is Jamba, whose FDD shows a wide performance gap between top and bottom quartile stores and three straight years of unit decline.

Exclusive Territory in Franchising: What It Actually Guarantees (and What It Doesn't)

What franchise territory protection covers, and where it doesn't apply."

Franchise Market Update: Monthly Overview & Spotlight on Bumper Man

June franchise market activity tracking 217 total franchises with 24 new additions across multiple sectors. This month's spotlight features Bumper Man, a mobile automotive bumper repair franchise operating since 1993 with a unique on-site, truck-based service model.

Franchise Resale in 2026: What Every Buyer Needs to Know Before Investing

Buying a franchise resale, existing franchise for sale, franchise for sale 2026.

How to Evaluate a Franchise Resale: A Data-First Approach

Skip the seller's pitch. Here's how to evaluate a franchise resale right.

Franchise Market Update: Monthly Overview & Spotlight on Comfort Inn & Suites

May franchise market activity tracking 126 total franchises with 9 new additions across multiple sectors. This month's spotlight features Comfort Inn & Suites, a leading midscale hospitality franchise with over 1,600 locations nationwide and the full backing of Choice Hotels International.