Restaurants Continue to Pursue Growth Through Franchising, Finds Technomic
Restaurant chains still consider new franchise agreements to be a main avenue for growth, says a new report from foodservice consultant Technomic. In response to the recession, many franchisors have offered their franchisees incentives like enhanced credit support, fee reductions, and temporarily reduced royalty rates. Others have worked with franchisees to drive down supply chain costs.
“A focus on growing the franchise system allows franchisors to spend less on restaurant-level operations and redirect capital toward systemwide marketing and brand initiatives,” says Darren Tristano, EVP at Technomic.
“A focus on growing the franchise system allows franchisors to spend less on restaurant-level operations and redirect capital toward systemwide marketing and brand initiatives”
The findings are part of the 2010 Technomic/Restaurant Finance Monitor Top 400 Restaurant Franchise Company Report, produced by Technomic in conjunction with Restaurant Finance Monitor. Other findings include:
- The Top 400 restaurant franchisors generated roughly $31.8 billion in sales in 2009, up 1.6 percent (nominally). They represented about 8.8 percent of the total commercial restaurant industry’s sales of $359.7 billion. Units rose about 4.5 percent to 25,889 stores.
- NPC International, a major franchisee of Pizza Hut, was once again the top franchise company with sales of $845 million, up 22.5 percent nominally over 2008.
- Chains with the greatest sales from franchisees were McDonald’s, Subway and Burger King, with franchise sales of $26 billion, $10 billion, and $7.7 billion respectively.
The report’s comprehensive appendices sort the Top 400 companies alphabetically and offer concept breakdowns by franchise company and brand, regions of company operations, and selected franchise cost-structure analysis for leading restaurant brands. A complete listing of franchise company contacts is also included.
To purchase or learn more about this report, please visit www.technomic.com.
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