A great number of franchisors call Atlanta their home. So many leading franchised brands are here that Ben Lawrence, a professor at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, believes Atlanta should be a global hub for franchising.
Here is our unofficial, non-quite-complete list of franchisors based in the Atlanta area. Nearly 100 franchised brands by our count. We surely missed a few or have some wrong information. Please send us corrections and updates!
Update November 9, 2018: How could I have forgotten Waffle House? Seven more franchisors added, including Citrus Solutions, which is just 1 franchise short of graduating to the 100+ category.
Update December 26, 2018: Ten more franchisors added, for a total of 108.
Update June 29, 2019: Now up to 113
Small (1-10 units)
Barberitos**
Bezoria
Café Intermezzo
Carbon Recall
CG3 Battery Fundraising
Classic Commercial Services
Club SciKids
Crazy Dough’s
CRU Urban Lounge
Cryoshift
‘cue barbeque
Da Vinci’s Donuts
Daddy O’Brien’s Irish Ice Cream Pub
Eyeworks
Flexx Chiropractic
Friends American Grill
Grassroots Turf
Grecian Gyro
Hybrid Fit Food
J. Buffalo Wings
The Juicy Crab
Kremo Ice Cream
Land of a Thousand Hills
Lice Ladies
Nic and Norman’s
Ninjakour
Ninth Inning Baseball
The Original Hot Dog Factory
PeachCap
Peachtree Vapor
Poki Burri
Pure Tacqueria
Purpose Snackery
Roll It Up
Savi Provisions
StarBQ House
Steakout
Supreme Burger
Supreme Fish Delight
Talisman Rentals
TapOut Fitness
This Is It!
Thumbs Up
Vibe Ride
We Sell Restaurants
Wing Factory
Wings101
Emerging (11-100 units)
Amici
Atlanta Bread Co
Caring Man In A Van
Challenge Island
Cheeseburger Bobbys
Cinnaholic
Discovery Point
Duct Doctor
Fab’rik
Floor Coverings International
Flying Biscuit
FreshToOrder
Gottwals Books
Highland Bakery
Kale Me Crazy
LifeLine
JR Crickets
Monkey Joes
Omega Learning Center
Pigtails & Crewcuts
Pita Street Food
Rising Roll
Shanes Rib Shack
ShelfGenie
Tin Drum Asian Kitchen
Uncle Maddio’s
Vida-Flo
Waffle King
Weathersby Guild
Wing Zone
WNB Factory
Your Pie**
Large (100+ units)
Aaron’s
American Deli
Any Lab Test Now
Arbys
ASP Americas Swimming Pool Co*
Candlewood Suites
CarpetPlus Color Tile
Carvel
Chick-fil-A
Church’s Chicken
Cinnabon
Crowne Plaza
Great American Cookies
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Express
Honeybaked Ham
Hooters
Huddle House
InterContinental Hotels
Jan-Pro
Kids R Kids
Krystal
Maid Brigade
Marble Slab Creamery
McAlister’s Deli
Mellow Mushroom
Moe’s Southwest Grill
Orkin
Pretzelmaker
Primrose Schools
Schlotzsky’s Bakery Café
Sips n Strokes
Spice Wing
Staybridge Suites
Tropical Smoothie Café
Waffle House
Workout Anytime
Zaxby’s**
*Macon, but close enough, right?
**Athens, but we’ll claim them for Atlanta anyway.