A Look At High-Performing Franchises

Wall Street Journal:

It looks like franchising is no longer dominated by a single sector.

The fast-food industry’s power-grip on the franchising industry is slowly loosening, as industries serving the consumer and residential markets are expanding rapidly and performing well financially, according to The Wall Street Journal list of 25 franchise high performers.

The big performers are a diverse bunch - including a dance studio, senior-care facility, a veterinary hospital and a moving company. In fact, there are now more than 230 lines of businesses that do franchising, according to FRANdata, an Arlington, Va., independent research firm that helped analyze franchise data from the past 3 years and compile the list. More.