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Spotlight on One System:

• 2006 UPS Store Company Profile
• 2006 Qdoba Mexican Grill Company Profile
• WSJ Snapshot Report - Huntington Learning Centers
• WSJ Snapshot Report - Subway
• 2006 Mrs. Fields Cookies Company Profile

See All Available

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FAST 55 Data Collection

The annual Franchise Times Fast 55 Fastest Growing Young Franchise Systems is very popular and it's time again to begin compiling the list. If you think your system should be considered, simply contact

Franchise Times
612.767.3200
or
FRANdata
800.485.9570

and make sure that we have your most current information.

Profile of Franchising: 2006

We are pleased that the IFA Educational Foundation has asked us to help with the Profile of Franchising 2006. This new edition, which will update and extend the original Profile produced from 1996-1998, will be released in sections over the next few months.

The first section highlights the growth in franchising ("Franchising is Booming") and is available now in the August issue of Franchising World magazine and at the IFA website.

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2006 UFOC Filings

We get thousands of UFOCs each year. We've recently obtained the latest documents for such systems as McDonald's, Cornwell Tools, Cosi, and The Goddard School.

Search for the UFOC you need now!

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Comparing Royalty & Advertising Rates in QSR and Casual Dining Systems

We looked at 50 QSR and Casual Dining franchise concepts and compared their royalty and advertising rates. This report highlights:

• The average royalty rate for the 50 systems was 4.5%
• Only 7 of these systems had variable/sliding scale royalty fee structures
• 21 of these systems had local advertising programs, 41 had national, and 19 had coop or other marketing programs
• The national advertising fee for many systems was variable; the maximim percentage was 6% and the average was between 3-4%

This report is available for download. The related data file - for easy manipulation - is available, as well.

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Franchising in the Maids Services/Residential Cleaning Sector

A Comprehensive Industry Report

The residential cleaning sector - that is, those franchise systems whose primary audience is the residential market - has seen steady growth of the past 5 years with a 10% compounded growth rate.

From 2001 through 2005, the sector increased their number of franchised units by 47%.

The Industry Report is a comparison of the performance of each system and the important terms of their franchise agreements. It includes a 5-year unit growth for each system, the royalty and minimum royalty terms for each system, the territory definitions and initial fees based on territory, each system's business model/service mix, the length and renewal terms, and much more. See a sample with the Table of Contents.

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95 New Franchise Concepts in Q2 2006

The second quarter of 2006 added another 95 new concepts to the franchising community. That brings the total of new brands to 114 for the first half of 2006.

This quarter's New Concept Report (NCR) shows especially large numbers of new concepts in the real estate, business consulting, and specialty/gourmet foods sectors. Take a look at the fact sheet for these new systems.

Each NCR is available for download from our website and comes with an executive contact list for the new systems identified. Call us or go online to sign up for an annual subscription.

Learn more.