#3 on the Franchise 500: Sonic Drive-In Looks to the Future
The #3 company on our Franchise 500 list may be built on the idea of nostalgia, but a new wave of tech-focused initiatives is laying a strong foundation for years to come.
by Matthew McCreary
Jan 01, 2019
1 minute
Started franchising: 1959
Total units: 3,606
Cost to open: $865K–$3.6M
What’s old is new again.
When people talk about “companies of the ,” they typically mean Silicon and helped propel Sonic to the #3 spot in the Franchise 500, up from #6 in 2018.
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