Flashcards: Franchises

Knockouts and Knockouts Haircuts for Men are the trade names of a privately held American salon chain (international as of early 2011), Knockouts LLC, based in Irving, Texas.

Planet Fitness is an American franchise of fitness centers based in Newington, New Hampshire.

Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain is the system of contracting out the operation of the passenger services on the railways of Great Britain to private companies through a system of franchising.

Regis Corporation is an American operator of hair salons, and the largest such chain in the world, with over 10,000 salons (both company-owned and franchises).

Rexall is a chain of American drugstores, and the name of their store-branded products.

Two Men And A Truck is a franchised moving company, headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, with franchises in 32 states in the United States, as well as the United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland.

Prospect Equities is a Chicago-based real estate brokerage and franchise company.

DKI (Disaster Kleenup International) is the largest organization in North America that contracts for disaster restoration.

Fresh Healthy Vending is a vending machine company located in San Diego, California specializing in healthy alternatives to traditional vending machine snack foods and beverages.

Maid Brigade is a national residential cleaning franchise providing professional home cleaning.

Pinot’s Palette is an American national paint and sip franchise headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Sir Speedy is a printing and marketing services company headquartered in Mission Viejo, California, United States.

Mace is a convenience store symbol group operating as three separate entities with different ownership in Great Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Mr. Handyman International, LLC is a franchise business, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States, that provides handyman and remodeling services for homeowners and commercial locations.

Mr. Greek is a mediterranean restaurant chain with locations throughout Ontario, Canada.

Budget Rent a Car System, Inc.

Sour Sally is a frozen yogurt franchise in Indonesia.

OrderUp is an online and mobile food-ordering and delivery company.

Dollarama is a chain of over 1000 dollar stores across Canada.

Amerispec is a franchisor which sells and supports residential and commercial inspection services franchisees throughout the United States and Canada, using the “Amerispec” trademarks and systems to provide inspection services for the home and office.

Assist-2-Sell is a real estate franchise organization in the United States and Canada.

Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning is a carpet, upholstery, and tile and grout cleaning company, ranked the 3rd Top New Franchise in 2011 by Entrepreneur Magazine.

Pet Butler is a franchise specializing in pet waste cleanup and disposal, operated by Pet Butler Franchise Services, Inc.

Snappy Snaps is a British photographic services franchise established in 1983 by Don Kennedy and Tim MacAndrews.

Century 21 Real Estate LLC is an American real estate agent franchise company founded in 1971.

Aaron's, Inc. is a lease-to-own retailer.

Bamboo Club, nicknamed Bamboo, is a Romanian-based chain of nightclubs with headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, owned and operated by Giosue "Joshua" Castellano.

HomeVestors of America, Inc.

Essential Beauty is an Australian beauty salon franchise chain, originating in Adelaide, South Australia.

Fast-teks On-Site Computer Services is an information technologies based company founded in 2003 in Tampa, Florida.

GMAC Real Estate was a real estate franchise company in the United States, with 1300 locations in North America, and more than 22,000 real estate agents.

Gala is a convenience store chain in Ireland.

Great Clips is a hair salon franchise with over 3,700 locations across the United States and Canada.

With over 200,000 members in 7,500 plus chapters worldwide, Business Network International (BNI) is the world's leading referral organization.

Keller Williams Realty is an American international real estate franchise with headquarters in Austin, Texas.

Liberty Tax Service is a United States-based company specializing in the preparation of tax returns for individuals and small businesses, it is the third largest tax preparation franchise in the United States.

The Alliance française (French pronunciation: ​[aljɑ̃s fʁɑ̃sɛz], French Alliance), or AF, is an international organization that aims to promote French language and culture around the world.

Oil Can Henry's is an oil-change shop based in Tualatin, Oregon, United States.

World Gym International is an American fitness center founded in 1976 by Joe Gold during the glory days of “Muscle Beach” in Venice Beach, California.

Engel & Völkers AG is a privately owned German company that, via a series of franchised offices, provides services related to real estate transactions.

Chatime (日出茶太) is a Taiwanese global franchise teahouse chain.

Martha Matilda Harper (September 10, 1857, Oakville, Ontario – August 3, 1950, Rochester, New York) was a Canadian-American businesswoman, entrepreneur, and inventor who built an international network of franchised hair salons that emphasized healthy hair care.

Promotional Space Ltd iPromotional Space provides short-term marketing space at some of the UK’s biggest retail stores.

Signarama is an international sign and advertising franchise working under the United Franchise Group.

1-800-GOT-JUNK? is a franchised residential and commercial junk removal company operating in the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Fastway Couriers is a courier delivery services corporation headquartered in Napier, New Zealand.

The énergie Group is a UK based fitness franchise company launched in 2003.

Motel 6 is a chain of budget motels in the United States and Canada.

Invisible Fence Inc.

Zumba is a dance fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez during the 1990s.

911 Restoration, Inc.

A Painting Fiesta! is an American company in the "Sip & Paint Industry" currently based in Miami, Florida.

Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Inc.

PropertyGuys.com Inc.

Stuckey's is a roadside convenience store chain found on highways throughout the United States.

Gold's Gym International, Inc.

Paint Nite, the global company in the paint and sip industry, is headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Office 1 Superstores International Inc.

ASP – America’s Swimming Pool Company is a franchised swimming pool service chain, specializing in swimming pool maintenance, repair, and renovation.

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

The Trailways Transportation System is a US-based network of approximately 70 independent bus companies that have entered into a brand licensing agreement.

Serta is an American company based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois that specializes in developing and manufacturing mattresses.

Navis Logistics Network (NLN) is the former parent company of Navis Pack & Ship, based in Denver, Colorado.

Roark Capital Group is an American private equity firm with over $6.

School of Rock (formerly known as The Paul Green School of Rock Music) is a music education program.

Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH is a German franchise company for pet food.

Blockbuster LLC, also known as Blockbuster and formerly Blockbuster Video Entertainment, Inc.

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc.

Piggly Wiggly is an American supermarket chain operating in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the United States, run by Piggly Wiggly, LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers.

DirectBuy is a membership buying service headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana.

Dream Dinners is a US food preparation franchise operation based in Snohomish, Washington.

Dulce Café is the name of a coffee shop/restaurant chain operating in South Africa.

M&M Food Market (French: Les aliments M&M), formerly known as M&M Meat Shops, is a Canadian frozen food retail chain.

MAACO Collision Repair & Auto Painting is an American franchisor of auto painting and collision repair shops based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Martinizing Dry Cleaning is a dry cleaning franchise founded in 1949.

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC is an American real estate franchise owned by Realogy with headquarters in Madison, New Jersey.

AAMCO is an American transmission-repair franchise founded by Robert Morgan and Anthony A.

Anytime Fitness is a 24-hour health and fitness club.

Chem-Dry is a carpet cleaning franchise chain based in Logan, Utah.

Convenient Food Mart (CFM) is a chain of convenience stores in the United States.

Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care is an American transmission-repair franchise and company-owned automotive service centers headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

County Market is a supermarket chain operating in the Midwestern and Southern regions of the United States.

Jazzercise is a dance-based group fitness program.