The 2026 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR) delivers data collected from franchisors with responses organized by industry, unit investment, system-wide sales, brokers, and more.
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The annual report provides franchisors with the ideal tool for studying their development practices, benchmarking their sales and recruitment budgets against their own industry categories, and setting goals and budgets for the year ahead. The report also includes research into online recruitment practices, the growing use of mobile and social tools by prospects, and best practices by franchisors.
Here you will find access to purchase the full report, along with a summary of the key takeaways.