A salesman of Milkshake mixer, Ray Kroc travelled in 1954 to California to visit stand of McDonald’s hamburger where he heard that they run eight milkshake mixers at once. He was impressed by their rapid customers service and waiting for…
Tariq Farid at age 17 purchased a flower shop in Connecticut’s East Haven by borrowing $5,000 from parents. In two years, he was able to run four stores. Later, he started a new concept after seven years – you can…
Pearle Vision was founded in 1961 by Dr. Stanley Pearle with the one-stop concept. In Savannah of Georgia, he opened the Pearle Vision Center with total eye care where he combined an exclusive eyewear selection for complete eye exams. To…
In 1994, Pillar to Post Home Inspectors was started which is a professional franchise of home inspection. In the same year, they began franchising in both Canada and U.S. At Present, they have grown throughout North America with 500 franchises.…
In 1984, Once Upon A Child was founded in Columbus, capital of Ohio. It is specialized in selling used and new clothes, furniture, toys and equipment of children. In 1992, they started offering Franchises. Winmark which is formerly known as…
In the late 1980’s, the first supermarket of pet food was opened by Harry Shallop and Jack Berry in Michigan’s Redford along with supply store. They started franchising by 1990. These stores also provide services like pet washes, grooming and…
Mighty Auto Parts was founded in 1963 as a network of regional and local suppliers to the industry of automotive service. They offered a direct-sourcing model from the beginning for preventive maintenance, shop supplies, common-use auto parts, chemicals, vehicles oil…
RNR Tire Express Stores started selling their tires and wheels with a concept of rent-to-own. This concept is also called as Rent-N-Roll. This helps customers to make payments monthly, bi-weekly or weekly. In 2003, they began franchising based in Tampa,…