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Ambrosio’s Take Planet Fitness, ranked No. 16 on Entrepreneur’s 2026 Franchise 500, continues its steady expansion, adding 134 franchised locations in 2025 to reach 2,432 franchised clubs, or 2,709 systemwide when including company-owned locations. The initial investment is steep, ranging from $1,282,500 to $5,386,000,
Ambrosio’s Take Culver’s, ranked No. 9 on Entrepreneur’s 2026 Franchise 500, continues to post one of the more consistent growth stories in the burger and casual-dining space, with average sales for the 988 franchised restaurants climbing 9.3% in 2025 to $4,142,737, on top of an 8.6% increase the year before. The initi
Home improvement has become one of the clearest examples of an industry shifting from fragmentation to consolidation, and nowhere is that more visible than in how homeowners now choose who does the work. Forty percent of homeowners now plan to have professionals handle renovation work entirely, an 8-percentage-point ju
Ambrosio’s Take Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen enters 2026 with real brand momentum, landing at No. 18 on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 on the strength of a chicken concept with national reach and continued unit growth. The investment picture varies meaningfully by format: free-standing restaurants carry a $1,222,045 to $3,9
(Pictured above: Kevin Jepson) It’s not every day that two brothers from completely different professional backgrounds end up running a business together, but for Kevin and Mike Jepson, that’s exactly the case with their Closets by Design franchise serving the greater Seattle-Tacoma area. The business traces back to Ke
Founded in 2006, Pitango Gelato is a Baltimore-based artisan gelato and sorbet brand built around a simple philosophy: exceptional products start with exceptional ingredients. Pitango makes its gelato and sorbet from scratch using whole, natural ingredients, including fresh milk from grass-fed Jersey cows, with no arti
Ambrosio’s Take Ace Handyman Services, ranked No. 259 on Entrepreneur’s 2026 Franchise 500, sits in the growing home-services category with a relatively low $132,200 to $226,000 investment range. Average revenue for the 77 single reporting territories grew 3.5% in 2025 to $473,921, a partial recovery from an 8.7% decli
Ambrosio’s Take IMAGE Studios, ranked No. 265 on Entrepreneur’s 2026 Franchise 500, operates in the growing salon suites category, expanding from 68 outlets at the start of 2024 to 127 by the end of 2025. Among the 82 reporting salons open for the full 2025 year, average revenue grew 3.6% to $445,097, with the stronges
Ambrosio’s Take Two Men and a Truck, ranked No. 184 on Entrepreneur’s 2026 Franchise 500, presents one of the stronger unit-economics stories we’ve covered this cycle. Against a $146,950 to $512,450 investment range, the 145 single Metro Market franchises averaged $2,376,195 in 2025 gross sales, a 7.2:1 sales-to-invest
Elly Rumbach has spent more than four decades with TCBY, making her one of the brand’s longest-tenured operators. She began working at a local TCBY store as a teenager in 1983 before joining the company’s corporate office in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she held roles spanning franchise development, operations, and tra
Ambrosio’s Take Cabinet IQ is a fast-growing cabinet and countertop refacing franchise built around a showroom model, expanding from a single outlet at the end of 2023 to 53 by the end of 2025. The 2026 FDD’s financial picture is necessarily thin at this early stage: only 2 franchised outlets had a showroom open for […
Ambrosio’s Take PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans is a regional coffee brand with genuine New Orleans roots, ranked No. 107 on Entrepreneur’s 2026 Franchise 500, and the 2026 FDD shows growth across both traditional formats (with and without a drive-thru) in 2025, a steadier second consecutive year of gains for the no-drive-t
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