🍟 12/22/2022 – The Top 10 Franchises of 2022

ANNUAL TOP 10 RANKINGS

The Top 10 Emerging Franchises of 2022

#10: Funbox

  • Units Open: 2
  • Investment Range: $435k – $683k
  • Average EBITDA: $550,302*

*Based on 2 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

The only reason it’s at #10 is because it’s so new – but this franchise has possibly the best cash flow return I’ve ever seen!

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#9: Clean Eatz

  • Units Open: 69
  • Investment Range: $256k – $662k
  • Average EBITDA: $248,617*

*Based on 44 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

Clean Eatz isn’t your average fast-casual brand due to their multiple revenue streams, and it shows up with their average EBITDA!

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#8: Verlo Mattress

  • Units Open: 32
  • Investment Range: $361k – $425k
  • Average EBITDA: $205,212*

*Based on 10 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

A mattress franchise making the top 10 wasn’t on my 2022 Bingo card, but with those numbers I can’t argue with it!

Resources:

  • Full newsletter breakdown from the August 4th edition

#7: i9 Sports

  • Units Open: 193
  • Investment Range: $60k – $70k
  • Average EBITDA: $129,076*

*Based on 44 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

As you’ll see even more on this list, Youth Sports franchises can have low startup costs and great returns – i9 Sports fits the bill!

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#6: SweatHouz

  • Units Open: 8
  • Investment Range: $483k – $897k
  • Average EBITDA: $140,717*

*Based on 4 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

While SweatHouz doesn’t yet show as attractive of an ROI as others on this list, it has something none of the other brands do – Jamie Weeks, the top OrangeTheory franchisee in the world – who is enabling all his franchisees to experience the same success he had!

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#5: Strickland Brothers

  • Units Open: 81
  • Investment Range: $218k – $355k
  • Average EBITDA: $182,795*

*Based on 60 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

This brand has heavy proof of concept, and fantastic unit economics in a pretty steady industry (unless you truly believe EV’s are taking over anytime soon).

Resources:

  • Full newsletter breakdown from the June 9th edition

#4: Mici Handcrafted Italian

  • Units Open: 7
  • Investment Range: $245k – $587k
  • Average EBITDA: $207,127*

*Based on 5 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

This is the only franchise I’ve seen that is attempting to combine quality Italian food in a QSR/fast-casual environment – so far, it’s working!!

Resources:

  • Full newsletter breakdown from the August 4th edition 

#3: Soccer Stars

  • Units Open: 13
  • Investment Range: $69k – $90k
  • Average EBITDA: $615,475* 

*Based on 13 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

As I mentioned earlier, youth sports brands have low investments and impressive returns – Soccer Stars just started franchising this year and my god it looks like a great business!

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#2: The Coder School

  • Units Open: 52
  • Investment Range: $76k – $151k 
  • Average EBITDA: $91,994*

*Based on 41 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

Heavy proof of concept, a great return on invested capital, and a franchise operating in a niche that will be important for at least the next decade, has earned The Coder School #2 this year!

Resources:

  • Full newsletter breakdown from the August 18th edition

#1: Tint World

  • Units Open: 84
  • Investment Range: $260k – $400k
  • Average EBITDA: $262,883*

*Based on 60 locations

The Wolf’s Quick Take 🍟

Earning potentially over half your investment back each year (not to mention it’s a meaty ~$260k), with 60 locations as the proof of concept, is enough to give Tint World the #1 franchise on my list!

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Full newsletter breakdown from the May 23rd edition

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